I really cannot find any possible way of justifying such a horrible fad:
Live Animals Being Sold as Keyrings in China
Keyring ornaments are perhaps the most useless item you'll ever carry in your pocket or stuff in your purse -- but now, thanks to an increasingly popular item being sold in China, it can easily be the cruelest, too. For the price you might expect to pay for some kitschy trinket, Chinese street vendors are selling live animals, permanently sealed in a small plastic pouch where they can survive for a short while as someone's conversation piece. Apparently, these unimaginably inhumane keyrings are actually quite popular -- and worst of all, it's totally legal.
According to The Global Times, these keyring accessories containing live animals are widely available and sold publicly in subway stations and on sidewalks. Potential buyers (read as animal-abusers) have the choice between a living Brazil turtle or two small kingfish, sealed in an airtight package along with some colored water. One vendor claimed that the trapped creatures "can live for months inside there" because the water contains "nutrients," though veterinarians have already disputed this claim.
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Despite the fact that the selling of animals as keyring ornaments is a clear-cut case of animal cruelty, it is actually entirely within the law. Chinese law prohibits the sale of wild animals -- a designation which evidently does not apply to the Brazil turtles and kingfish being sold.
This is just sickening. Besides my adoration for turtles, I can’t imagine any type of animal ending up “living” like this. How can people be so cruel and heartless?
One customer said “I’ll hang it in my office, it looks nice and brings good luck.” I seriously wish him the worst luck he ever had and serious health issues. Someone who thinks so little of other beings’ lives doesn’t deserve any respect for his own.
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