This petition was started to reflect the feedback from our website visitors
(and our customers) as well as a reflection on what we at The Netfysh believe.
We do not think that Sea-Monkeys (that are simple Brine Shrimp) are cognizant enough to suffer mental cruelty from such treatment, however it is
inevitable that if these products are used as intended the creatures will suffer some physical damage. One of
our main motivations for stocking Sea-Monkeys products was that we felt they combined a fun aspect with
educational possibilities and are a nice way to get children interested in life sciences. The penquarium, watch, maze and other similar toys are
just that - toys with no educational saving grace. We also believe that they encourage children to think of living creatures as playthings. They are
contributing to the "frog in a pan of water" syndrome that is endemic in all aspects of society today.
The Petition
To: All designers and manufacturers of Sea-Monkey
products
We ask all designers and manufacturers of Sea-Monkey
products to bear in mind that Sea-Monkeys are actual living creatures and should
be treated with the respect they deserve. We believe products such as pendants,
pens, key-ring maze games and watches cause unnecessary suffering to these small
crustaceans. The swimming space within these products is small, and they are, by
their nature, designed for rapid movement, which can only result in injury. As
they are watertight there is no way for air to enter the water.
We also believe it is irresponsible of designers, manufacturers and distributors
to sell kits to the general public which do not contain air pumps, which are
critical for the survival of these pets or comprehensive instructions such as
are found in the official Sea-Monkey Handbook.
