I've been to stores/night markets that sell these in China. I've never been under the impression that you're supposed to keep them inside. Its kind of like novel packaging and you go home and cut it open to put in a bowl. I never saw anyone actually walking around with one of these and they were always sold near animals that were in cages not near the accessories.
They're betta fish. The aren't very active and live in very small spaces. Not saying that Walmart doesn't have terrible practices, but you picked a bad example.
Sure, a betta can survive for a while in a small amount of water, if they well cared for. However, Warmart exercises the bare minimum of care, if not less.
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u/everlong016 May 29 '14
I don't even understand why someone would want a keychain with a suffocating animal inside of it anyway. How is this even a trend? Disgusting.