isn't this illegal??

[ownedbyroxy]

A friend of mine took her kids to a fair that came to town recently and has told me that they were giving goldfish away as prizes. I thought this was made illegal years ago!
Was it?

If not, then it should be! She said she saw a group of kids aged about 10 or 11 with 3 between them...
It beggars belief. How can ANYONE give a child an animal like that?

Hmmmm when my daughter is wins at a board game next i'll send her to the petshop to get a budgie to bring home....

[Elsa]

its still done.

[Alex]

yeah, fish can still be won at fairs, its a shame for kids who win them and dont have a tank to put them in , let alone any fish food GRR...

[Joshh]

yes at scarborough their was a stall were you could win them, 'hook a bucket' it was £3 a go and also i was quite disgusted as they looked half dead, i think it should become illiegal

[daftlassieEmma]

there was a lengthy thread on this in Fishkeeping section

Uproar as goldfish remain legal prizes | Practical Fishkeeping magazine

[gazz]

Originally Posted by Joshh

Their was a stall were you could win them, 'hook a bucket' it was £3 a go

Why would anyone pay £3 to try and win a goldfish.When there only £1 to buy from the aquatics shop.How are these stalls still going.

[mandi1234]

Originally Posted by gazz

Why would anyone pay £3 to try and win a goldfish.When there only £1 to buy from the aquatics shop.How are these stalls still going.

its gambling, people will always do it, and there will always be goldfish as prizes.....................sadly

[vikki21]

i remember when i was young and was taken to a fair with my family and my uncle won me a goldfish on one of the stalls. but we were responsible enough to know what winning a goldfish meant, and i kept it as pet for many years after. but i agree that many people dont look after the goldfish once its been won and how can it be that a child cant buy a pet from a petshop unless with an adult but they can win one at the fair? the law is strange in many ways

[SandiskReptiles]

stillon going which is sad really.

[KoopaTheBoa]

If the fairs at near you guys are like the fairs near me i would have thought that the people running them couldnt care less if its legal or not.

It really should be stopped though.