Following a council motion proposed by Councillors Vicki Heslop and Samantha Deakin, Ashfield District Council has implemented a ban on prize pets at all council-owned land. The decision aims to uphold animal welfare standards and address concerns raised by residents and the RSPCA's #NoFunAtTheFair campaign.
Pets being given away as prizes at funfairs will now be banned across Ashfield following a council motion designed to uphold animal welfare . The practice of “ prize pets ” was discussed during an Ashfield District Council meeting on Monday.
The motion was initially inspired by concerned residents, who contacted the two councillors after they had seen a recent campaign by the RSPCA. The #NoFunAtTheFair campaign was launched in July, calling for the outdated practice to be completely banned. “People look at it as a goldfish, but it’s alive and breathing and feeling.” Vice Chairman of the council, Cllr Paul Grafton, wants residents to extend the ban protects all animals, saying today: “The giving of live animals as prizes, it’s time to stop- the competitions online, you can win a dog, there’s no place for that any more.
He said: “The first pets children had when I was younger was a goldfish from a fair, it teaches them responsibility. The reasoning behind bans is that sometimes they’re abused and we took steps to stop it, where a small child can’t win one, they had to be with an adult.
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