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An ice skating rink that froze 5,000 dead fish and other sea creatures under ice was forced to shut down after receiving public outrage and criticism. The amusement park was called Space World and located in Kitakyushu, Japan. According to the CNN news, on the day of its opening, the company posted pictures of dead animals on Facebook with the following caption: “I am d… d… drowning, s … s… suffocating”. When this was met with public backlash, calling the company “terrible”, “sinful”, and “having no soul”, the Space World responded. The company swore that when they bought the fish they were already dead and considered unfit for consumption. They said they used real fish for educational purposes and to add something extra to the rink. “We were shocked to hear the reaction as the ice skate rink was very popular since it opened two weeks ago, we had an unprecedented number of visitors,” company’s manager Toshimi Takeda told CNN.
“We are sorry for the project and decided to close the rink on that night,” Takeda promised they would unfreeze the skate, remove the fish, and then hold an “appropriate religious service” for the dead fish.
(h/t: cnn)
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An ice skating rink that froze 5,000 fish under ice received public outrage
The company posted pictures of dead animals saying: “I am d… d… drowning, s … s… suffocating”
After the criticism Space World amusement park, located in Kitakyushu, Japan was forced to shut down
They swore that when they bought the fish they were already dead and considered unfit for consumption
Space World said they used real fish for educational purposes and to add something extra to the rink
“We are sorry for the project and decided to close the rink on that night”
The company promised to unfreeze the skate, remove the fish, and then…
Hold an “appropriate religious service” for the dead fish!
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Jazmyn B (Jaz) 9 years ago
That's actually a really cool idea. If they did it with fake aquatic animals it would be really cool to skate over them!
Stille20 9 years ago
My initial thought was that is cruel, BUT then I read the companies response. If they were in fact already dead and unfit for consumption, people are getting angry over them essentially freezing garbage. If you had a dead fish that you couldn't eat, you would throw it out. At the same time Japan is still hunting whales for "scientific purposes" that is sold as food. It's kind of a strange double standard.
Lærke Littlebird 9 years ago
I don't get it... If the fish were dead and unfit for consumption they would have been thrown out. Why not use them for this?
Ana T. 9 years ago
hold an “appropriate religious service” for the dead fish. " i doubt they going to that lol
Arty 9 years ago
they are totally doing that! They are quite serious about this stuff in Japan.
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Tracy Baparam 9 years ago
If the fish were already dead unfit for consumption, then what's the problem?
Rana 9 years ago
why humans do not treat other animals with humanity..they are also living being..killing other animals for fun or even for food is wrong...
Gabriel Denis 9 years ago
Why lions do not treat their prey with humanity... You eat what you like, but the real sin is in the industrialization of the killing process, and to a larger extent, the industrialization of agriculture. If the fishes, already dead, were unfit for consumption, why not. Anyway this was poorly designed.
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Sasy 9 years ago
I would assume it is likely that the skaters visiting the rink the two weeks prior did not give much thought into what the fish were. I can imagine myself being a marine life lover, that I would assume it was fake plastic marine life, or some kind of really good mural, that gave it such realism, as the thickness of the ice would break that barrier of is it, or isn't it 3 dimensional. I can imagine that there are a lot of skaters that went that first week or two, upon hearing it was dead fish are probably horrified, and probably contributed to the outrage, as I know I would have. There are museums and exhibits all over the world, that are essentially the bones/remains of once living things, but this was a very silly thing, as again it could have been achieved with replicas.
cutebutsavagetiger 9 years ago
I agree with Jaz, it would be cool if they were fake fish! I'd probs puke all over the icerink becuse the fish went bad and smelled like... vomit and rotten fish! [BARF]
oops... sozy guys... images-583...d05bb7.jpg 
Le Panayi 9 years ago
they were under the ice. Those pics are when they were thawing it!
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Crystal Montvid 8 years ago
I think the post with a picture of a dead fish saying it was suffocating was low brow and stupid. But I think the idea is awesome. Beautiful beach scene and gorgeous school of fish. But again the Fish spelling out hello is low brow. If they would have done it purely for educational and artistic value it probably would have ended better for them.
Katinka Min 9 years ago
In a way it's a nice idea (and this is in the country where people buy and sell tiny turtles or fish sealed in plastic bags till they die as luck charms.) but even knowing the fish are effectively garbage, I'd still find it rather creepy to skate over them.
Katinka Min 9 years ago
With ' in a way' I mean visually. Sorry, no edit function.
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Meredith 9 years ago
Why would a skating rink with dead fish trapped inside be a good idea to begin with?
Monkey D. Luffy 9 years ago
Probably to make it look like you're ice skating with real fishes.
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Jazmyn B (Jaz) 9 years ago
That's actually a really cool idea. If they did it with fake aquatic animals it would be really cool to skate over them!
Stille20 9 years ago
My initial thought was that is cruel, BUT then I read the companies response. If they were in fact already dead and unfit for consumption, people are getting angry over them essentially freezing garbage. If you had a dead fish that you couldn't eat, you would throw it out. At the same time Japan is still hunting whales for "scientific purposes" that is sold as food. It's kind of a strange double standard.
Lærke Littlebird 9 years ago
I don't get it... If the fish were dead and unfit for consumption they would have been thrown out. Why not use them for this?
Ana T. 9 years ago
hold an “appropriate religious service” for the dead fish. " i doubt they going to that lol
Arty 9 years ago
they are totally doing that! They are quite serious about this stuff in Japan.
Load More Replies... Tracy Baparam 9 years ago
If the fish were already dead unfit for consumption, then what's the problem?
Rana 9 years ago
why humans do not treat other animals with humanity..they are also living being..killing other animals for fun or even for food is wrong...
Gabriel Denis 9 years ago
Why lions do not treat their prey with humanity... You eat what you like, but the real sin is in the industrialization of the killing process, and to a larger extent, the industrialization of agriculture. If the fishes, already dead, were unfit for consumption, why not. Anyway this was poorly designed.
Load More Replies... Sasy 9 years ago
I would assume it is likely that the skaters visiting the rink the two weeks prior did not give much thought into what the fish were. I can imagine myself being a marine life lover, that I would assume it was fake plastic marine life, or some kind of really good mural, that gave it such realism, as the thickness of the ice would break that barrier of is it, or isn't it 3 dimensional. I can imagine that there are a lot of skaters that went that first week or two, upon hearing it was dead fish are probably horrified, and probably contributed to the outrage, as I know I would have. There are museums and exhibits all over the world, that are essentially the bones/remains of once living things, but this was a very silly thing, as again it could have been achieved with replicas.
cutebutsavagetiger 9 years ago
I agree with Jaz, it would be cool if they were fake fish! I'd probs puke all over the icerink becuse the fish went bad and smelled like... vomit and rotten fish! [BARF]
oops... sozy guys... images-583...d05bb7.jpg
Le Panayi 9 years ago
they were under the ice. Those pics are when they were thawing it!
Load More Replies... Crystal Montvid 8 years ago
I think the post with a picture of a dead fish saying it was suffocating was low brow and stupid. But I think the idea is awesome. Beautiful beach scene and gorgeous school of fish. But again the Fish spelling out hello is low brow. If they would have done it purely for educational and artistic value it probably would have ended better for them.
Katinka Min 9 years ago
In a way it's a nice idea (and this is in the country where people buy and sell tiny turtles or fish sealed in plastic bags till they die as luck charms.) but even knowing the fish are effectively garbage, I'd still find it rather creepy to skate over them.
Katinka Min 9 years ago
With ' in a way' I mean visually. Sorry, no edit function.
Load More Replies... Meredith 9 years ago
Why would a skating rink with dead fish trapped inside be a good idea to begin with?
Monkey D. Luffy 9 years ago
Probably to make it look like you're ice skating with real fishes.
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