a pet peeves with the rescuing

[wrs]

So I know that some people, bettamama being the best well known, actually rescue bettas. But Now it seemes like every betta is consuidered a "rescue".

I see so many posts sayiong new rescure, and 1/2 of them seem in perfect condition.

It seems like there is no more buying a betta because you want it, and everyone wants people to think theyre good for buing the betta from a petstore as apart from a breeder.

Not everybetta that your purchase, unless it is terribly sick and in horrible conditions is a rescue.

 

[FalconStorm]

What about the bettas at Wal-Mart that are pretty much doomed unless someone buys them, regardless of their current health? *grin* Just playing devil's advocate. Personally, I consider all petstore bettas to be like the dogs and cats at the pound. Any time I get a dog or cat, I 'rescue' them from the pound. They may be in good health, but that does not guarantee they'll stay that way.

Although, I must admit, I try to only post a thread about a 'rescued' betta if they're in really poor condition. Otherwise, I'm just showing off my new betta.

 

[wrs]

yeah, but not ALL of those stores are. I dont consider anybetta I bought a rescue, even the ones from WalMart. Though I did get one with tail issues, though he still bites it at home, I wouldnt consider him a rescue at all.

Though there was one like Alex Daddys's that I saw, and if I was to buy it I would consider it a rescue, ut other wise ifd they look fine and are in good water, IMO they are not rescued, just bought because of how they look.

and some people do buy them and say theyre rescues because they want people to think they are good.

 

[eudielynn]

I agree that the term "rescue" is overused, but I believe that many of them mean that they have "rescued" the fish from the tiny little cups and filthy conditions. Although they may not be rescues in one person's eyes, they are in another's.

 

[wwestar2000]

Well that term can be mis-used. But the betta doesnt have to have something wrong with it for me to consider it a rescue. Alot of homley bettas are pussed to the back and can be there for there whole lives if someone like me doesnt come and give him a great home he diserves. Life isnt eternal and every day they lose in the back of the shelf of a WAlmart i s a day lost in there life in there dream home. I do consider that a rescue. Animals do die of depression.

 

[BettaMomma]

Well that term can be mis-used. But the betta doesnt have to have something wrong with it for me to consider it a rescue. Alot of homley bettas are pussed to the back and can be there for there whole lives if someone like me doesnt come and give him a great home he diserves. Life isnt eternal and every day they lose in the back of the shelf of a WAlmart i s a day lost in there life in there dream home. I do consider that a rescue. Animals do die of depression.

I couldn't have said it any better.

I'm kinda on the fence about the term myself.
I do think that anyone who brings a betta home, or any fish for that matter, really, is in a sense "rescuing" it from something. Whether it be cramped conditions, overcrowding, poor water quality, boredom, another day of laying in filth on the bottom of a cup - it kind of seems like rescuing to me.

But I do see your point in the fact that it might be misused.

Oh well - I guess I don't mind... as long as our little slimy friends are getting good homes (AND they share photos of them with us!) - they can call it whatever they like!

 

[FalconStorm]

If the person using the term is using it seriously just to get attention, I can see the problem. I might call a new betta a 'rescue' in jest, but I think that may be okay. Unless I'm asking for advice on helping a really sick one to get better, it's just showing off my new betta. The terminology is irrelevant.

Frankly, there are a lot of people seeking attention in this world. I'm one of the worst about it, even though I try to control it. *sniff* I was neglected as a child. Heh...not really, but I do like a good share of attention. It's annoying for others sometimes, which is why I try to curb it, but overall, it's harmless.

Almost everybody wants to be perceived as a good person. When deciding to obtain a betta, making the decision to purchase from a pet store rather than from a breeder so that one more pet store betta can have a good home is, in a way, a rescue and deserving of at least a small pat on the back. No matter the conditions at the store, the fact that they are up for sale puts them at risk of going to a home where, through ignorance or callousness, they may be treated poorly and die young and miserable. Sure, it is possible that they'll go to a good home, but it's just as possible, if not more so, that they will not.

I don't read every 'rescue' thread in the forum. That's not exactly my responsiblity. Some, I'll pop into for the fun of it and to look at pics, but it's easy enough to skip over them if I'm not interested. I guess I just don't understand what the problem is.

 

[wwestar2000]

If the person using the term is using it seriously just to get attention, I can see the problem. I might call a new betta a 'rescue' in jest, but I think that may be okay. Unless I'm asking for advice on helping a really sick one to get better, it's just showing off my new betta. The terminology is irrelevant.

Frankly, there are a lot of people seeking attention in this world. I'm one of the worst about it, even though I try to control it. *sniff* I was neglected as a child. Heh...not really, but I do like a good share of attention. It's annoying for others sometimes, which is why I try to curb it, but overall, it's harmless.

Almost everybody wants to be perceived as a good person. When deciding to obtain a betta, making the decision to purchase from a pet store rather than from a breeder so that one more pet store betta can have a good home is, in a way, a rescue and deserving of at least a small pat on the back. No matter the conditions at the store, the fact that they are up for sale puts them at risk of going to a home where, through ignorance or callousness, they may be treated poorly and die young and miserable. Sure, it is possible that they'll go to a good home, but it's just as possible, if not more so, that they will not.

I don't read every 'rescue' thread in the forum. That's not exactly my responsiblity. Some, I'll pop into for the fun of it and to look at pics, but it's easy enough to skip over them if I'm not interested. I guess I just don't understand what the problem is.

true

 

[Styx]

I’ve only “rescued” one betta. He was in a LFS and was the only one unhealthy. So I took a chance and got him. Took him two weeks to be able to swim properly, but now he’s healthy, happy, and loves to flare at the other fishes next to him.

I've bought a couple fish from Wal-Mart, but they weren't really rescues. One is Hornet, my chocolate mustard gas VT, he was there for weeks and always fairly healthy, so I bought him for no good reason. ^^ I myself, don't consider that to be a rescue for me.

 

[Kiarra]

I only consider them a rescue if they're really sick, dying, or torn up so bad they look like they were stuck in a blender. Or all of the above.... I've taken in many a true and proper rescue, but I've also taken in some healthy fish from Walmart who were just...ugly...or some healthy fish from other places where they were kept in tiny cups. But I didn't call any of the healthy ones rescues...I called them plain and simply my new fish.

Edit: Oh, and Styx. You rescued more than one. Finn was a rescue, too, remember? He was sick and torn to bits.

 

[wrs]

I only consider them a rescue if they're really sick, dying, or torn up so bad they look like they were stuck in a blender. Or all of the above.... I've taken in many a true and proper rescue, but I've also taken in some healthy fish from Walmart who were just...ugly...or some healthy fish from other places where they were kept in tiny cups. But I didn't call any of the healthy ones rescues...I called them plain and simply my new fish.

thats what I thgink should be done, not all those people who just say its a rescue and its perfectly fine.

 

[Styx]

Oh, yeah he was. I had completely forgotten. ^^

 

[MAM]

I see no problem with folks wanting to talk about a fish they feel they have rescued. If it makes them feel better to do so, then so be it. Whether you would call it a "rescue" makes no difference.

If you are tired of all the rescue threads, here's a real simple solution, just don't read them. Then you don't have to hear people talk about "rescuing" a fish that you don't see as a rescue.

 

[wrs]

I dont care about ones that are rescues, but just the poeple that say theyre rescues so that people think theyre great for what they did, people that do it for attention only.

 

[wuvmybetta]

I see what you're saying, but I also agree with this...

I do think that anyone who brings a betta home, or any fish for that matter, really, is in a sense "rescuing" it from something. Whether it be cramped conditions, overcrowding, poor water quality, boredom, another day of laying in filth on the bottom of a cup - it kind of seems like rescuing to me.

My adoptarino's are a rescue of a sort,IMO. They're hardly lacking for anything. They have clean water,food etc...but to be given an actual home by a caring soul is awesome