Comments on: Killed for a Dollar

By: melissa

melissa — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 12:48:04 +0000

Okay, people. Calm down or go join PETA. First of all, how can you grow to adulthood without knowing starfish are alive? Secondly, don’t lose any sleep over your dastardly deeds if you’ve taken one home. They have no brains or nerves and therefore do not feel pain. They did not die in silent agony. However, we should try to refrain from overdoing the sand dollar collecting so they continue to exist.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:08:23 +0000

This makes me so sad! Two days ago my mom found one on the beach and we took it home with us. I had no clue that it was alive! But we live 4 hours from the nearest beach, so there’s nothing I can do now except remember that next time I find a green-brown sand dollar, to put it back where I found it.

By: Athlyn Green

Athlyn Green — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:37:21 +0000

This was an interesting read. I can remember collecting sand dollars at the West Coast. I’m so glad that the white ones I found weren’t still alive.

Thanks for bringing this information to light.

By: Dana

Dana — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:58:59 +0000

I feel so sad about this. 2 weeks ago my boyfriend and I were excited to find 7 sand dollars during our beach vacation. We, along with seemingly hundreds of other beach guests were excitedly combing the shore as the low tide had brought these in. We could find “only” 7 while many others found so many more and claimed them for their prize. Only after doing some research on how to preserve them did I discover that the brown, furry sand dollars that we found were still alive. I really feel awful about this. In my ignorance, I had no idea that sand dollars are actual, living creatures. I wish more than anything I could release them back to the sea. If ever given the chance again, I will enjoy them in their environment and take only the happy memories with me.

By: kyle

kyle — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:30:00 +0000

Wow I neaver knew that people killed animals just to get a sand dollar that is just cruel to the creature inside.

By: Ronnie

Ronnie — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:00:46 +0000

Thanks for the info on how to find these! I’m going tomorrow to dig some up for my girlfriend.

By: lizzy morgan

lizzy morgan — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:58:50 +0000

;-; poor creatures.

By: Lauren Axelrod

Lauren Axelrod — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:00:43 +0000

It really is proof that some people will do anything for a buck. Sad to say, but it’s true.

By: Kara Wright

Kara Wright — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 08:16:09 +0000

I remember when I first found out that sand dollars where alive and not rocks. I was probably 13 or 14 and I was at the beach, playing in the low tide when I felt an odd shell under my foot. I picked it up and with great excitement I realized I had a sand dollar! A brown one, too! I ran to go show my father and he told me to drop it before it ate through my hand! Needless to say this terrified me and I quickly returned it to where I found it.

By: gianne

gianne — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:23:37 +0000

I had no idea….I feel sad.