“Fish pedicure” in the UK fuels health and animal welfare concerns

Monday, May 30th 2011 - 00:41 UTC

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One of the fastest-growing beauty treatments in Britain, fish pedicures – during which tiny toothless carp smooth down feet by eating dead skin – has come under new scrutiny from health experts and animal rights campaigners, reports the Sunday UK media. Read full article

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ElaineB
Just my personal opinion but I have seen these being used and they look revolting. Ugh!
May 30th, 2011 - 08:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard
This is an 'old' story.
I have never needed or wanted to use the “therapy” but since reading about it some time back, I was bothered about the bacteriological/viral bathing of open (psoritic) lesions.
Lots of little fish equals lots of little defaecations and contaminations of the bathing water and the bathers.
Putting biocides in the water to control faecal microbes does the fish and the bathers no good at all.

Not for me.
May 30th, 2011 - 07:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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