Omg!
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JunoStar
New Member
Oh look. One of them died.
Jeez.
Jeez.
shaz3271
Fish Addict
poor thing, 
OP
OP
rocknurworld2006
Fish Aficionado
thats what happens when u put goldfish in a bowl it dies
piper
Fishaholic
Whats a surprise! I'm pissed at C4 for this
JunoStar
New Member
Surely there's going to be more problems for them over this. Especially as they chose to broadcast it, even after recieving so many complaint emails. 
Cannot understand the logic.
Perhaps they just want to appear to have done the 'right' thing by removing the 2nd one.
Cannot understand the logic.
Perhaps they just want to appear to have done the 'right' thing by removing the 2nd one.
NonstickRon
Fish Crazy
/www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/...m.php?news=1767
5teady_2012
Here to help
Big Brother pulls dead goldfish story from website
The dead goldfish story was removed from the Big Brother website.
Channel 4 has reportedly removed a story from the Big Brother website which made fun of the death of one of the goldfish that housemates have been given as pets.
The story, titled "The goldfish has gone to a better plaice", flippantly mocked the death of the fish:
"We're accustomed to housemates making a bid for freedom but most of time they manage to make it out of the door. But one member of the Big Brother House has swam off for good. It's our first casualty of the series - one of the goldfish has left the building. But at least it didn't get flushed down the loo.
"Big Brother comforted Rachel and instructed her to bring the other fish to the Diary Room too. Hopefully it wasn't off to join it's sole-mate, just yet... For the record, no fish were harmed in the making of this story."
However, the article was removed from the Big Brother website shortly afterwards.
Three goldfish were given to the housemates in a small, unfiltered bowl during Friday evening's show, creating a stir with fishkeepers.
Complaints
Many viewers have complained to Channel 4, OFCOM and the RSPCA, as well as voiced their concern on the Practical Fishkeeping forums and on a dedicated Facebook group. (See Uproar at Big Brother goldfish bowl, News, Wednesday August 13, 2008).
Channel 4 told complainants that it had followed the care advice it had been given by the shop that supplied the fish and that "all necessary instruction had been passed on to ensure the health and continued well-being of the goldfish."
Practical Fishkeeping explained to Channel 4 that the advice it had been offered was incorrect and provided information on the proper care of the fish, as well as offering to assist in sourcing a suitable home for the fish.
Channel 4 confirmed that the information had been passed on, but the surviving fish remain in the bowl.
just put it here rather than a offlink
The dead goldfish story was removed from the Big Brother website.
Channel 4 has reportedly removed a story from the Big Brother website which made fun of the death of one of the goldfish that housemates have been given as pets.
The story, titled "The goldfish has gone to a better plaice", flippantly mocked the death of the fish:
"We're accustomed to housemates making a bid for freedom but most of time they manage to make it out of the door. But one member of the Big Brother House has swam off for good. It's our first casualty of the series - one of the goldfish has left the building. But at least it didn't get flushed down the loo.
"Big Brother comforted Rachel and instructed her to bring the other fish to the Diary Room too. Hopefully it wasn't off to join it's sole-mate, just yet... For the record, no fish were harmed in the making of this story."
However, the article was removed from the Big Brother website shortly afterwards.
Three goldfish were given to the housemates in a small, unfiltered bowl during Friday evening's show, creating a stir with fishkeepers.
Complaints
Many viewers have complained to Channel 4, OFCOM and the RSPCA, as well as voiced their concern on the Practical Fishkeeping forums and on a dedicated Facebook group. (See Uproar at Big Brother goldfish bowl, News, Wednesday August 13, 2008).
Channel 4 told complainants that it had followed the care advice it had been given by the shop that supplied the fish and that "all necessary instruction had been passed on to ensure the health and continued well-being of the goldfish."
Practical Fishkeeping explained to Channel 4 that the advice it had been offered was incorrect and provided information on the proper care of the fish, as well as offering to assist in sourcing a suitable home for the fish.
Channel 4 confirmed that the information had been passed on, but the surviving fish remain in the bowl.
just put it here rather than a offlink
JunoStar
New Member
And yet they still chose to broadcast it. Hmm
shelaghfishface
the one and only
the RSPCA and PFK , US.. and they still did it.... tw@ts!!
Axleuk
Fishaholic
5steady !!
You removed the part of the article that states " This article may not be reproduced without permission."
You tw@t, lol
You removed the part of the article that states " This article may not be reproduced without permission."
You tw@t, lol
Eh, they have to stick to their story. If they were to admit that they did it wrong then they'd open themselves up to a PR beatdown. By sticking to their, "We did everything the fish shop said to," story they can deflect most criticism off onto the shop if it ever comes. Besides most people in the general public are going to assume that a LFS knows what its talking about and aren't going to pay attention to "fish fanatics".
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