Goldfish in a puddle, were they stolen or rescued

[Catherine]

There is a puddle on Brooklyn New York and someone put some feeder goldfish in that puddle. The goldfish are from a pet store and they were being sold as food for other animals. Instead these goldfish ended up in a puddle. Some people loved seeing the fish. Others were sure it was cruelty to the fish.
Some of those people actually stole the fish.

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/homemade-aquar...35246.html

Whatever happened to the fish, they were still better off than being tossed in a tank with a piranha.
They looked okay in the pond. I don't know how good the conditions were. Goldfish do well in outdoor ponds. I think the pond was too shallow for winter survival so something would have to have been done. I am not sure stealing them was the right move. It would have been better to discuss the situation and find a solution that works for everyone, including the fish. They have been taken from the puddle, but how well are they being looked after? 
Everyone involved has a right to know that the fish are okay.