00:00Just like cats, just like dogs, you know, they have their own personalities, they have their own needs.
00:06So, yeah, you know, it is obviously some attitude changing that's perhaps needed there,
00:11but then obviously, you know, we can only do that through educating.
00:14And then, you know, many people are usually surprised to find out that the giving of goldfish is still legal,
00:19it's something that's associated with a thing of the past.
00:22The summer months are upon us, so fairs and carnivals will be dotted around the country,
00:25with rides and games offering prizes.
00:28The RSPCA wants to make sure that none of those prizes are animals.
00:32It's a bit of a tradition to win a goldfish at the fair, but as Billie Jade says,
00:36it feels a bit out of date and wants to encourage people around Wales to be a part of outlawing the practice.
00:42You know, some people obviously are, they like the idea of winning a fish and think,
00:46oh great, I can get, you know, a new pet, you know, especially children, of course,
00:50you can understand the appeal there.
00:52But it's just obviously the welfare implications of that are probably not being thought about,
00:58or perhaps not as obvious to everyone, to some people as they would be to others.
01:01So even though it might seem like a great idea at the time and an exciting thing to do,
01:05which it is exciting to get a new pet, obviously then you could imagine the upset if obviously that does go wrong as well.
01:12So obviously as well as protecting animal welfare, you know, it's protecting, you know,
01:16children from those circumstances where they're excited to get a new pet and then,
01:19you know, they lose them before they even can get them home and get them, you know, into a setting.
01:25The reality is that it's hard to uphold decent animal welfare standards when goldfish are awarded as prizes.
01:31They're sat in bags for hours on end, sometimes out in the sun.
01:34And then of course, a parent who just went out for the day to the fair wasn't necessarily expecting their little one
01:39to win a live animal who needs somewhere to live.
01:42Unfortunately, we see animal welfare compromised in these situations.
01:47Often fish die before their new owners can even get home, get them home.
01:52And obviously because of the nature of winning a pet as a prize, there's no kind of room for preparation.
02:01And, you know, we'd always recommend that anyone that acquires a fish would have a setup ready for them
02:06and have all of the relevant provisions in place.
02:08And of course, when you win a fisher or, you know, another animal as a result of a spirit of a moment game, this is impossible.
02:15The Welsh government have floated the idea of an outright ban in the past, according to Billie Jade,
02:19and she'd like to see this implemented in the future.
02:22The RSPCA will be releasing a manifesto for the upcoming Senate election that they want parties to adhere to.
02:27So there's hope that it will become the law at some stage.
02:30It's a bit of a difficult one through a lack of evidence.
02:33You know, everything the Welsh government does has to be backed by evidence, of course.
02:36We're asked to provide evidence.
02:38And while we do get, you know, X amount of reports about this year with many sort of, you know,
02:43some of these fears and fates are travelling.
02:45It's obviously a very seasonal thing as well.
02:48So perhaps because of those various issues, it hasn't been prioritised by the Welsh government.
02:52But we have received support for such measures within the Senate.
02:56I think we had the issue raised in the Senate.
02:58It was last year, if not the year before.
02:59And we have the pitchers on the Senate.
03:00And so, let's do it.
03:01And so, if you look at this, if you look at this, if you look at it, it's interesting.
03:03But this is the case for the Chinese government.
03:05So let's think of this.
03:06You're going to see that there are kind of a way behind it.
