How do you protect your livestock?
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There are some sick people out there. A Canadian pet store is reeling after vandals dumped chemicals into one of the store’s main filtration system, killing 700 marine and freshwater fish, as well as 200 corals.
Customers reported a bleach-like smell.
What is the motivation for idiots like this? Do they wake up one morning and think, “I know, today’s a good day to kill some fish.” Or is this some stupid retaliation, perhaps because the owner refused to sell said vandal some fish? It makes me so angry.
Could something like this happen in the UK? There are certainly enough horror stories every day about mindless acts of wanton vandalism, cruelty and violence. And then there are the thefts of livestock from pet stores.
This is where retailers have to be on top of their game and think long and hard about the security being provided for the fish and creatures in their temporary care. How can one deter the opportunistic theft of a tortoise, or the blatant act of vandalism?
So I had a good long chat with Allan Riley, co-founder of John Allan Aquariums, specialist shopfitters and fish wholesalers. Allan said that, precisely to counter thefts, all their cages and units for live animals and birds are built so as to be either accessible only from the rear by shop staff, or have special locks on the front.
As for fish, they do not advise a centralised filtration system, because if something goes wrong, all the tanks will be affected. Instead, they work on single vertical systems, which means if something does go wrong, that minority of tanks are in complete isolation from the other tanks in a store and, therefore, self-contained.
If you sell livestock in your store, how do you ensure their safety? Perhaps you have other methods? If so, I’d be interested to hear how you do it. Keep safe and warm this weekend.
Customers reported a bleach-like smell.
What is the motivation for idiots like this? Do they wake up one morning and think, “I know, today’s a good day to kill some fish.” Or is this some stupid retaliation, perhaps because the owner refused to sell said vandal some fish? It makes me so angry.
Could something like this happen in the UK? There are certainly enough horror stories every day about mindless acts of wanton vandalism, cruelty and violence. And then there are the thefts of livestock from pet stores.
This is where retailers have to be on top of their game and think long and hard about the security being provided for the fish and creatures in their temporary care. How can one deter the opportunistic theft of a tortoise, or the blatant act of vandalism?
So I had a good long chat with Allan Riley, co-founder of John Allan Aquariums, specialist shopfitters and fish wholesalers. Allan said that, precisely to counter thefts, all their cages and units for live animals and birds are built so as to be either accessible only from the rear by shop staff, or have special locks on the front.
As for fish, they do not advise a centralised filtration system, because if something goes wrong, all the tanks will be affected. Instead, they work on single vertical systems, which means if something does go wrong, that minority of tanks are in complete isolation from the other tanks in a store and, therefore, self-contained.
If you sell livestock in your store, how do you ensure their safety? Perhaps you have other methods? If so, I’d be interested to hear how you do it. Keep safe and warm this weekend.
By:
Sandra
Date/time :
05/03/2010
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