Ever Heard Of A Pet Eel? (Animal Story 6)

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The other day I read about a German who had caught an eel, but somehow couldn’t kill it to eat it with his family. Instead, he put it in the bathtub where it has been living happily (?) for 33 years! Whenever a member of the family feels like taking a bath, the eel has to stay in exile in a bucket for the required time. The story found its way into the media because a neighbour reported the people to the police for cruelty against an animal. A vet came to check on the eel but found no irregularities. The eel has now the official permission to live out its earthly existence in the bathtub. What kind of rapport do the eel owners have with their pet? Have they given it a name? Do they make cooing noises and talk to it? Do they pat and stroke it? Do they occasionally carry it in a bucket to a river and let it have a look at its natural habitat? They can't take it out of the water and have it sit on their laps because it needs water to survive. The mind boggles. You may think this is a joke, a tall tale. Yet, it isn't. I found it in a reliable German newspaper under Miscellaneous where strange occurrences are reported. Another proof that life is stranger than fiction! ----- If you're interested in more animal stories, click on the green box above the title.