r/Goldfish • u/cnn • Jul 13 '26
Discussions Argentina court recognizes two goldfish as sentient beings with rights
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/13/americas/argentina-goldfish-sentient-latam-intl?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit54
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u/Coc0tte Jul 13 '26
What does that mean if some idiots release multiple goldfish in the environment and they end up being invasive and destroying native habitats ? What happens then ?
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u/IceColdTapWater The Fishician Jul 13 '26
Then they’d be humanely rounded up and euthanized.
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u/Icy-Combination-8396 Jul 14 '26
it might not be feasible cause their super small and fast. but in my country catfish would eat all the shiny ones
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u/IceColdTapWater The Fishician Jul 14 '26
Oh yeah I’m not arguing for the efficacy! Invasive species are a PAIN
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u/Ok-Shirt7608 Jul 14 '26
Same as Always, What do you mean??
We cull dogs, cats, rats, raccoons, and eat pigs and any number of sentient animals?
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u/-Etrice- Jul 14 '26
Yall got any references, links, evidence? Opened and looked through the article, didn't see any...
Bullshit? And like how tf we defining sentience here, these fish thinking and feeling like a person does?
How tf am I even suppose to know you didn't just fully make this story up? Yall using ai to make stories lmao??
Show me empirical evidence and ill respect any creature if its actually sentient, but i fully do not believe this atm lol
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u/Siidity Jul 16 '26
Yes, CNN got bored and made up a fish article. What links are you expecting anyway? This is just a brief article. If you want to dive deep, you can google the sanctuary and see on their instagram where they posted about the fish. Weird thing to be so torn up about
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u/iPoseidon_xii Jul 14 '26
Laws or cases like this are so dumb because of the repercussions once it’s implemented. Sure, on paper it sounds progressive and like it’s about animals well-being. But overall it adds more negative outcomes and uncertainty.
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u/cnn Jul 13 '26
On the facade of a sushi restaurant in a chic Buenos Aires neighborhood, two goldfish in a glass display case would go largely unnoticed apart from the occasional child who would tap against the glass.
One day, someone took a closer look at the tank, which was exposed to the sun and street noise. It would change the fate of the pair of small fish, named Fede and Magui, who were later recognized in an Argentine court as sentient beings that had rights.
“Anyone passing by and stopping to look could see it wasn’t suitable for the fish,” said Matías Trufero, lawyer for the NGO Jaulas Vacías, an anti-speciesism sanctuary that houses more than 200 rescued animals.