jestep Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 My wife took a picture of these in a gift shop this weekend in south padre. I haven't ever seen this before and am very passionate about not harming sharks due to how vulnerable they are. Anyway, have no idea why or who would do this, but some pretty sick stuff. $20 each... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 That's sick. I remember seeing those when I was a kid. I thought it was wierd then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Why would someone buy those... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Mendez WTR Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Horseshoe crabs freak me the **** out....I used to step on them when I would run at VA. Beach......Aquadome just got a small one in the touch tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ludakris Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 thats just sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+o0zarkawater Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Its sick, but I'm sure they are bred specifically for that purpose. There are hundreds/thousands of them at gift shops up and down every coast. What little kid wouldn't want his own shark in a bottle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 I especially hate seeing the blowfish souvenirs they sell: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuentes31 Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Yeah unfornutately that stuff is bad and is up and down the coast. It's geared toward tourism and souvenirs. People do it for the Almighty Buck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted May 7, 2012 Author Share Posted May 7, 2012 I've seen the puffers and starfish and just about everything else. Somehow I've missed the bottled sharks all these years. It's funny how much anti-aquarium activism there is, Hawaii especially. At least we're trying to keep our livestock alive... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannerfish Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I'll never spend my money on that stuff...i like my ocean creatures alive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe.kool Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Seen the sharks..kinda hoped they weren't real.puffers i havent seen.... IM a fishermen that releases onley ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Mendez WTR Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 slightly off topic but in Australia when I visited....there were giant rooms full of kangaroo things....pouches made out of ball sacks....back scratchers made from claws. Complete disregard for the life of other things. They really are treated like rodents over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 slightly off topic but in Australia when I visited....there were giant rooms full of kangaroo things....pouches made out of ball sacks....back scratchers made from claws. Complete disregard for the life of other things. They really are treated like rodents over there. I saw the same when I was over there. The kangaroos and wallaby in the "zoos" there are awesome, you can pet and feed them and they're really smart. A wallaby followed me around and kept trying to pick-pocket me because he knew I had food. Over there, though, they are like deer are here in Texas. There are so many that they become a hazard when driving and cause many accidents. At least there I felt like the hides and such that I saw were from responsible harvesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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