People dumped their pets into lakes, officials say. Now football-size goldfish are taking over.

[Slaphppy7]

Here's why football-size goldfish are a thing now

The invasion begins innocently enough: A goldfish paddles the secluded waters of an...

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[Sgooosh]

Here's why football-size goldfish are a thing now

The invasion begins innocently enough: A goldfish paddles the secluded waters of an...

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that's a beautiful goldfish....
probably not too shabby in terms of taste, too

 

[ThatFishGirl6231]

it’s so sad how people dump their fish in ponds and other pets on streets and stuff. messes up the whole ecosystem. smh.

 

[vig]

Simply because people don't care.

 

[DoubleDutch]

Football sized goldfish = normal sized goldfish

 

[Herpin Man]

Simply because people don't care.

I think they care about the life of their pet; that’s why they do it in the first place.
They may not care about the damage that they are doing, but I think that ignorance plays the bigger part.