Submitted by @illgottencranes:
Meanwhile in Norway - these tanks are emptier than some of the similar setups Iâve seen, but apparently cups arenât a thing here?? Iâm still a little suspicious that Iâll find out this is the exception and not the rule, though! (There were also many more bettas in tanks spread around the store, in with other fish and plants. The half-dozen budgies are also in a huge double-wide aviary cage!)
These are wonderful!! And the budgie set up sounds amazing too. Iâm not all that surprised that Norway would treat their pets better, especially while still in the pet store. The US is really far behind when it comes to animal care standards in a lot of ways. Iâve spoken to quite a few people from other countries who never really understood our whole âdonât buy from chain pet stores!â movement until the typical chain store was described/shown to them. I guess pet stores are just a lot more humane in other countries, which is great! I hope the US heads in that direction. I think weâre trying, weâre just doing it slowly.
