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Finally an English council is getting the message. The practice of giving away goldfish as prizes at funfairs and carnivals is already banned across Scotland but the English & Welsh councils have, til now, not considered doing so.
Bristol are the first to step up and ban this horrible practice, hopefully more councils will follow suit.
My first fish when I was around 9 or 10 was a funfair goldie and that was over 40 years ago. The fish was scrawny and unhealthy, thankfully dad knew how to care for fish and it lived to a grand old age but not everyone has that knowledge or experience to fall back on and these fish are often kept badly at the fair and even worse in the homes of people who have no idea how to keep them
So Bristol's one small step towards banning them across the whole of the UK is, to me at least, great news.
Bristol are the first to step up and ban this horrible practice, hopefully more councils will follow suit.
Goldfish banned as prizes at Bristol funfairs
Conservative councillor secures pledge from mayor after RSPCA campaign
www.bristolpost.co.uk
My first fish when I was around 9 or 10 was a funfair goldie and that was over 40 years ago. The fish was scrawny and unhealthy, thankfully dad knew how to care for fish and it lived to a grand old age but not everyone has that knowledge or experience to fall back on and these fish are often kept badly at the fair and even worse in the homes of people who have no idea how to keep them
So Bristol's one small step towards banning them across the whole of the UK is, to me at least, great news.