Is This Even Legal!?!?

[Chinito]

It's a regular plastic container with a divider in the middle. It just happens to say "fighting box" on the box. There are alot of similar betta containers that are sold all over in big chain pet stores "petsmart/petco" and Ma and Pa pet stores, where most of the time, they will say "is ok" to keep and raise betta in those.

 

[Rezatii]

Eugh this is horrible Poor betta's...

-Rezz

 

[jourdy288]

i was about to say the same, the seller is from singapore, so to them, its normal iirc, but i agree, making ANY animal fight for pleasure is WRONG

Depends on what you mean by fighting, watching rams butt heads is a common pastime in some places, where people will place bets.
I don't like gambling, but that's way more preferable than, say, rams fighting- to the death.

I'm disgusted at this though, it's obvious that whoever is selling this thing doesn't really care about animals. Still, if you would like to see it disappear, just keep complaining with reason.
"Users are like a virus"

EDIT:
Wait a sec, that's just a box with a divider, I wouldn't consider that cruel unless you leave the fish in there... or lift the divider. Stuff like that is good for getting reluctant males to breed, for example, by leaving them near another male, it gets them kinda jealous.
But as a permanent home, no.

 

[Haych]

i didnt notice, but i thought the divider can be removed?

 

[kelly528]

From what I can tell, the seller if based in Malaysia or Singapore, where I believe fish fighting is illegal. To my knowledge the only place where betta fighting is permitted is Thailand.

I strongly resent the sale of anything intended for such use. Even if it is just a box with a divider, the intended use for it is illegal. Sort of like selling a pair of lock cutters as a 'bike lock breaker'.

Jourdy was right in saying that users ARE a virus. The more people complain, the more eBay will do about it. A bunch of betta advocates on other forums have succeeded in banning many users who use their Youtube accounts to advertise their fighting plakats and gain buyer interest in their farms.

That being said, flag away people!

 

[aly_starh]

^agreed.
I emailed this seller a 1-2 months ago, and asked how many litres does it hold. In total it holds 2 but then divided its obviously 1 litre each.

It is a disgrace seeing these items for sale, and atm 3 people have brought it. I'd hate to think what they used it as.

IMO, its only suitable as a photobox, and thats it.