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Stopping goldfish being given away as fair ground prizes.

Submitted on Sunday 5th May 2013

Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

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Stopping goldfish being given away as fair ground prizes.

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Fair grounds have given away Goldfish as booby prizes for generations, however if you asked the general population, "how do you care for a goldfish to give it the 40 year life expectancy you can expect from a healthy fish?", and who knew a goldfish can comfortably reach 18 inches?. How many people would be able to answer that question, and supply a suitable home- either a pond, or a tank of 3ft and 100l plus in capacity, just for one fish, with suitable filtration, and regular water changes and tank/ pond maintenance? I'd bet not many.

We need to stop this barbaric practice from happening, and the legislation changing, banning the practice of giving away fish as prizes.


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