Zen

Meet Zen, my betta... Zen was a rescue...hahaha Yep, for real. Our warrants officer served (arrested) this chick (then "fish's" owner), and Zen came to the station in a nasty little vase with a plant stuck in it. Well, we cleaned out the vase and set him up...the water kept turning and he would just lay on the rocks. I was out sick for a couple of days, and one of the dispatchers called and told me my fish would probably be 10-89 (dead) when I came back. I went and bought him a little aquarium with an aerator, turns out he was getting no oxygen in his little vase...now he is sooooo happy in his little condo (he surfs in the bubbles hehehe). He will come to the front of the tank and beg anytime someone walks in, and he sits and watches us dispatch...and he provides us with a calming effect---everyone should have an animal in the workplace...even if it is just a couple inches long and lives in water. He really lives up to his name.....that job can be very stressful, and he gives much needed "time-outs" during the shift...sounds nuts, I know, but it's true! I love him!