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From: ldw@hpclldw.HP.COM
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
Subject: Re: Pirahana puzzle
Message-ID: <7070002@hpclldw.HP.COM>
Date: 2 Feb 88 17:04:58 GMT
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Organization: HP ITG/ISD Computer Language Lab
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> I really don't think pirahanas are illegal, and if they
> are how can pet stores sell them?

Piranhas ARE illegal in the U.S.  The reason has to do with the damage
they could potentially do if dumped by bored aquarium keepers or malicious
individuals into our rivers.  They could displace certain native species
of fish, causing ecological problems.

As for how pet stores can sell them, I guess we all have known someone who
has done something in spite of the fact that it was illegal, right?