UFO catcher jeopardizes lives of prize blowfish
Why pay a 1000 yen for a baby blowfish when you can win one with your UFO catching skills? Blogger sosonko found this fugu UFO catcher in a Shimokitazawa game center. I agree with his sentiment that the existence of this UFO catcher is very wrong. For starters, blowfish are very sensitive creatures and need careful handling. They are easily agitated and even minor changes in the environment, such as switching off lights in the room can cause stress. When they are stressed, they may react extremely by blowing up or attempting to jump out of water. Even though it's cute, blowing up is not a good thing because it takes an extreme toll on their bodies and shortens their lifespan. (by Emily Co)
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Horrible!
Posted by: Momoiro | November 29, 2008 at 10:56 AM
I'm pretty sure any SPCA would have a field day with these.
Posted by: Saavik256 | November 29, 2008 at 11:39 AM
The one I saw in Funabashi didn't drop it, you had to get an employee to open the machine and take it from the crane. Not sure if they were blowfish though.
Posted by: skaht | November 29, 2008 at 04:53 PM
Never seen that puffer fish one. In Hawaii there's one (or used to be one) that you can catch live maine lobsters. I must have put 20 bucks into that machine over a year. Never got one.
Posted by: skuba808 | November 30, 2008 at 05:26 AM
That's terrible. My dentist keeps a puffer fish in his lobby, named Piglet. If you ever thought that fish don't have personality, Piglet would change your mind instantly - he's a total ham (pardon the pun).
Posted by: Justin Ried | December 01, 2008 at 06:21 PM