Quote Originally Posted by Felis View Post
Hi,

I am kind of relieved that there seem to be dying methods that aren´t that harmful. But I still don´t understand why people would like to buy dyed animals at all- in my opinion, keepers should be interested in watching the natural behaviour of their pets rather than collecting fancy-coloured, but highly unnatural specimen.
it's all about trends and making money. everybody wants different and unusual. that's why there are so many cross breeds in dogs. why do we keep dart frogs? because of the pretty colors. it's sad that they dye these frogs, and that they genetically modify fish to glow, but unfortunately, that is capitalism all you can really do is decide personally if you want to spend your hard earned money at a particular store. but to expect them to stop selling them because you protest is kind of naive. look at it from the shop owner's perspective, whether you feel it is right or wrong, but if he/she can sell hundreds or more of those frogs, compared to how much you spend in his shop, you'll lose every time.