Locals outraged after pet owner leaves fish inside aquarium on curb among free items

Locals outraged after pet owner leaves fish inside aquarium on curb among free items

By Elizabeth Pike

Source: nypost

12/6/2023

Credit: Street Bounty Inner West/Facebook

Aussies have been left outraged after a pet owner dumped their fish on the roadside for council clean-up.

A woman was walking through Sydney’s inner-west on Monday when she stumbled across the assortment of “FREE” items on a street in Forest Lodge.

To her horror, the local discovered pet fish were still swimming around inside the unplugged tank in the hot sun with only a small amount of water left for them.

She shared a photo of the tank to the Street Bounty Inner West Facebook page, a popular community site for people to share council kerbside pick-ups and other free items.

“There are fish in the aquarium! Is anyone able to rescue them?” she asked.

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