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Hi. Nelsonmom here! I popped into the @PetSmart in Victoria, TX (store #1449) on a whim and found this: water so putrid you can’t even see the bettas through the cloud of their own waste. One was floating at the top of their cup, on the edge of death.
Do you know how many DAYS of neglect it takes for water to get like this? In cups this small, water changes should happen once a day, at a minimum.
Every time a fish breathes out, they produce ammonia into this closed system. When they breathe it back in, it burns their gills. It *hurts*. It causes psychological stress and organ damage.
Every. Single. Breath.
Treating fish like this at the start of their journey sets them up for shorter lives, weaker immune systems, and greater susceptibility to illness, even if they’re lucky enough to get a perfect owner and setup (and many of them will not get the perfect owner and setup).
I asked an employee in the fish department when they’re going to chance the bettas’ water — that they’re “rotting in their own waste” — and I received the most disinterested, uncaring “soon” of all time.
Meanwhile there was a cart of freshly-unboxed bettas in their medicated, Methylene blue water nearby. The latest recruits in a chain of corporate cruelty that sees living animals as disposable products.
Betta fish are the most delightful, wonderful creatures with unique personalities. It sickens me to my CORE to see a dozen+ little lives as valuable as my late Apollo’s. He is a betta (from a breeder, not a big box store) that I loved so much, I still cry about him FOUR years after his death.
I know retail associates are underpaid and overworked. But if you stock LIVING, FEELING creatures as products in your stores, your first priority should be their welfare. If you can’t do that, you should not sell animals. Period.
Like, give me a bottle of water conditioner and 30 fucking minutes and I’ll change the water for free myself. Zero excuse for this.
Nelson fans and animal lovers, please let @PetSmart know how you feel about this.
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His name is Jonah, and his Dream Day is July 12 at @loanDepotpark! Join us to cheer him on: https://t.co/chsJLKL3Si
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Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on the November 2026 midterm elections:
“If we were to lose the midterms, these Democrats will turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body. They’ll go after the president's family, the cabinet, his donors, friends, half of you in this room will be targeted.”
Proud to present my eighth and final ranking and mock draft for the 2026 NHL Entry Draft.
It's not the strongest class I've scouted - that explains some of the trades we've seen - but there are some real hidden gems here. #NHLDraft
you cannot be for the people and refuse to listen to the people (this also applies to the other parties). when your party starts to shift you need to acknowledge why instead of sitting still and twiddling your thumbs.
democrats refusing to understand their constituents interests is going to be their downfall, but they would rather whine and complain about Mamdani than do actual work
There are MINI MAMDANIs popping up all around the country.
It is a dangerous thing — this is NOT a joke.
We are in a fight RIGHT NOW to save the Republic and EVERY AMERICAN needs to take this seriously.
bam has been working on his shooting for years and this past season has shown that he CAN shoot
we can argue the legitimacy of his 83pt game but the fact of the matter is he can shoot the ball and worked on his 3s
some of yall look stupid as fuck with these takes