The Ministry of Forest and Environment in India has banned the sale and display of ornamental fishes to protect animals from cruelty.
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The new order forbids ornamental fishes to be kept in glass aquariums, and the shops that keep such fishes should have a vetenary doctor available full time. The new notification is expected to hit the fish industry in Kerala.
However, soon after the ban was announced, social media has been flooded with memes dealing with the fate of ornamental fishes if they are forced to live in ponds or river.
First day of gold fish in a pond
Vinayakan as giant danio fish: Why are you not eating anything?
Saiju Kurup as golden fish: I am not used to eating green algae.
Giant danio fish: No way, you have to eat it.
Recently, the Central government had even banned the sale of cattle for slaughter, and Kerala was pretty vocal against the ban.
Here are other viral memes on the ban of ornamental fishes for sale and display:
Pic 1: Arya as Modiji telling the public: You see that currency, that's the first thing I banned.
Pic 2: Then I banned beef.
Pic 3: Then fish, dog. I am satisfied.
Local fishes staring at goldfish: Who is the new one?
Sharafudheen as goldfish: The prince was alone in that glass aquarium.
Giant danio fish asking goldfish: Do you want earthworm to eat?
Goldfish from Aquarium: I am not a local fish like you think.
Goldfish explaining humans and the food he used to eat to other fishes in the pond.
Goldfish complaining about the foul smell in the pond.
