BME Scares me Again

Fish Piercing? Shannon Laratt of BMEzine.com interviewed a professional body piercer named William who gave his goldfish a lip ring.

Piercing a pet fish. It sounds sick, doesn’t it? Some kind of animal abuse?
Maybe it is, but as humans we have always modified our pets with everything from identification tattoos and brands, to cosmetic surgery such as ear cropping, tail docking, and toe amputation (ie. the honest name for “declawing”). Many modern animal enthusiasts decry the traditions as barbaric, while advocates insist it allows them to maintain a closer bond with their pet and thus the pet lives a longer and happier life.

I'm honestly not sure how I feel about this. It would be a useful technique for implanting microchips in smaller fish, where internal ones would be potentially harmful. On the other hand... WHY THE FUCK DID THIS WEIRDO THINK OF THIS....