Fight if you must--but leave the goldfish out of it!
My sis-in-law Liz sent me this article written by a friend of hers, Mark Fleming, and originally published in the Pasedent Citizen on September 29, 2009:
No charges filed in goldfish dispute
By MARK FLEMING
Jewelry and goldfish were at the heart of a Pasadena domestic dispute Saturday, when a man reported his common-law wife had kidnapped his seven pet goldfish, and was holding them hostage in an argument over some jewelry she said he had taken from her.
When a police officer went to the couple’s residence in the 1100 block of Queens Road to try to negotiate the release of the unfortunate fish, the woman said she was unable to return them, as she had already fried the fish and eaten three of them.
No charges were filed in the case, according to Vance Mitchell, public information officer for Pasadena Police Department.
Speaking for fish-lovers everywhere, this is just wrong. Since this story was published, Fleming has been asked my many if he is going to write a follow-up to this story. He said he didn't plan to as he had "bigger fish to fry."
Why is it always the fish who suffer?