When I heard days later about how angry the animal rights groups are, I felt they were just making an unnecessary fuss.How can they be so sure Fu has abused these goldfish? It’s not like they can feel indirectly for the fish. Apparently, the campaigners are not so sure either, given the lack of evidence, and have been trying to force the magician to prove his innocence by revealing the secret behind the trick.Fu has so far stood firm, however, and in the end the protestors ganged up and successfully pressured CCTV executives to cancel his scheduled appearance on the Lantern Festival on Feb 17.
Reading up on the story online, I discovered that what lit the fuse(导火索) was some mean imitators who posted their sick experiments with goldfish online.Of course, all of their attempts fell like a lead balloon.
OK, this somewhat justifies the concerns of animal protection groups.I can understand that they fear that the trick might encourage thoughtless behavior that results in the abuse of fish.But that still doesn’t justify the way they dealt with the issue.
They played hardball, yet was it really wise to demand the Lantern Festival show be cancelled? If the fish are not harmed during the act, as the magician has repeatedly stated on his blog and in the press, is it fair to cut the show just over the fear of inspiring copycats?After all, cases of people experimenting with fish have been few and far between.
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