Life / Support wanted to stop the sale of live carp in Poland [74]

Hi everyone,
I know this is a very touchy subject but it one that breaches cruelty laws and I want to help stop it. As we know eating carp for Christmas supper is traditional here and I have no complaints about it. However, to sell the fish alive is absolutely cruel. There are laws that govern the well being of animals, even in Poland. To keep hundreds of carp in small pools in supermarkets is breaking these laws. Placing them in plastic bags is the same as me pushing your heads below water until you die. Carp are able to lower their metabalism and thus survive longer. But it is still suffocating to death. It just takes longer. Did you know that selling fish knowing these fish will suffer is illegal and buying them too is also breaking the law. I am looking for people to support me to stop these barbaric acts.

I should point out that I am English but I have lived in Poland 13 years. I am not anti Polish tradition. I am anti cruelty when it is not needed. I expect flack here but I am ready for that.

Thanks in advance,

Britpol1