Handing out goldfish as fairground prizes has been banned after councillors agreed fish should not be distributed because they are 'challenging to look after'. Giving out live animals as prizes is still legal in England and Wales so long as a child is accompanied by an adult.
But there are already over 20 other local authorities across England that have introduced the goldfish ban in recent years, while the RSPCA has received 147 calls from members of the public concerned about fish being offered as prizes since 2015.
Councillors on London's Southwark Council have now joined the ban and also agreed to write to the UK government, urging it to introduce a blanket ban on giving out pets as trophies on public and private land, MyLondon reports.
