P-05-933 Ban Goldfish from being given away at funfairs. #OperationGoldfish
P-05-933 Ban Goldfish from being given away at funfairs. #OperationGoldfish
P-05-933 Ban Goldfish from being given away at
funfairs. #OperationGoldfish
This
petition was submitted by Holly Rosalie Homer having collected 498 signatures
online and 1,918 on paper, a total of 2,416 signatures.
Text of Petition
We call on the National
Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to ban goldfish from being
given away at funfairs.
Goldfish are still being
given away as prizes at funfairs all over the country, they are complex
creatures that can live up to 25+ years and grow between 25-45cm. They are kept
in poor conditions and given away to someone who won on an impulse and due to
this they usually only last a couple of months. This in an archaic tradition
that through recent education we've realised is unethical.
Status
This petition was considered completed by the
Petitions Committee at its meeting on 29/09/2020.
The Committee considered an update on the petition
and, in light of the information provided by the Minister for Environment that
work to make The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Animal Exhibits) (Wales)
Regulations 2020 has been postponed due to the impact of Covid-19 and that the
Wales Animal Health and Welfare Framework Group will consider the giving of
animals as prizes in the future, the Committee concluded that there was little
further that it could achieve at this time. The Committee agreed to close the
petition and thank the petitioner for bringing the issue forward.
Full details of the consideration of this petitions
by the committee and related documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.
It was first considered by the Petitions Committee
on 04/02/2020.
Assembly Constituency and
Region
- Vale of Glamorgan
- South Wales Central
Further
information
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 15/01/2020