Japanese parks are outraged by using 5000 live fish for unbelievable reasons

A theme park in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan is being heavily criticized by public opinion after implementing a plan to bury 5,000 live marine creatures beneath the ice skating rink to enhance people's knowledge of the system. marine ecology.

On November 12, Space World Park in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan held an event to introduce the "first in Japan and the world" special ice rink to help visitors have the opportunity to improve their knowledge of marine ecosystems.

According to the organizers' introduction, when visiting the park, visitors can buy tickets to have fun and slide on the ice rink where thousands of fish and oysters are frozen in different areas.

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5,000 fish and oysters are buried under ice.

Previously, the park also promised that customers will have the opportunity to "skate in the real space, first appearing in Japan and the world".

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The images that make users feel frustrated by Space World Park.

However, the advertisement and images of Space World Park's new project quickly sparked a wave of outrage in public opinion. Many people criticized the park for believing that the act of burying the animals under the ice rink was too cruel and inhumane and they should not take their lives for entertainment or business.

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In a photo posted on the company's Facebook page, we can see images of fish rising on the surface of the ice, eyes and mouth.

In response to fierce reactions from network users, Sapce World representative said that they had indeed received a lot of comments on social networks, even those who had come to the company to reflect.

However, the park denied the accusation of burying fresh fish under the ice skating rink. " The fish we use are imported from seafood markets, and fish sellers know our purpose. Many of them do not guarantee quality to sell to customers. But bigger fish like sharks, whales or rays are not true, they are just images that are inserted under the ice, " said Space World park public relations department.

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In another picture, hundreds of black fish are frozen into flocks.

When asked about the purpose of building this ice skating rink, Space Workd said they wanted people to have the opportunity to interact with marine creatures, where there were also notes about the fish displayed.

Despite receiving a lot of criticism and having to erase the images of ads about the ice skating rink on Facebook, but according to Tokyoreporter, Space World Park has never planned to close the ice skating rink."I personally think that once visiting the park, people will understand more about our purpose of display , " said the park representative.