RSPCA urges Wales-wide ban on pets as funfair prizes

RSPCA urges Wales-wide ban on pets as funfair prizes

Giving out pets as prizes should be banned in all parts of Wales, the RSPCA has said.

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It comes after the Vale of Glamorgan became the fifth of Wales' 22 councils to ban the practice after a Senedd petition was launched in 2019.

The animal welfare charity said goldfish given as prizes in fairgrounds can end up living in poor conditions.

But the owner of Barry Island Pleasure Park in the Vale of Glamorgan said the fish at his park do not suffer.

Vale of Glamorgan has joined Newport, Caerphilly, Wrexham and Conwy councils in banning giving pets as prizes.

Councils across Wales have been urged by the RSPCA to protect animals that may suffer poor living conditions as a result of being given away, with RSPCA Cymru launching its #NoFunAtTheFair campaign last year, calling for the practice to be banned.

Last year, more than 9,000 RSPCA supporters asked their local authority to ban the practice from happening in their area.

In England and Wales, fish cannot be given away as prizes to a person under 16 who is unaccompanied by an adult.

Five councils in Wales and 22 in England have implemented bans or are taking action against the practice, but the RSPCA has urged others to join them.