grubby Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Finn, its a slippery slope from pan fried Toga to live Goldfish my friend. A UK man who swallowed a live goldfish as part of a online drinking dare has been fined STG300 ($A544). The RSPCA says Gavin Hope was taken to court after he drank a glass of water with the fish in it for a Neknomination challenge, and footage of the stunt was posted on Facebook. RSPCA chief inspector Michelle Charlton said the video first shows the 22-year-old preparing a pint glass with lager, chilli, tequila, a fresh egg and fish food before revealing why the fish food is going in. "He picks up another glass containing a small amount of water and the goldfish, which is swimming around, and shows it to the camera before drinking it down, and following it with the pint," she said. "A vet report advised that the stomach would be a completely unsuitable place for a goldfish and that the fish would have died in time, the cause of death being a mixture of suffocation and acid ph levels in the stomach, as well as the alcohol he drank." The society said that Hope told them that he had owned the goldfish for a couple of months. He said he thought it was ill as it kept swimming into the sides of its tank and he was going to flush it down the toilet but decided to drink it as part of his Neknomination challenge instead. Hope pleaded guilty to an offence under the Animal Welfare Act - that he failed to meet the needs of a goldfish by failing to protect it from pain, suffering, injury or disease by drinking it. Neknomination, which acts like an online video-linked chain mail. is reported to have originated in Western Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obeice Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Hahaha too good what a role model working for the RSPCA and swallowing live gold fish!! Should probably have a good look at him self for even taking part it nek nomination!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooder Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Fined? I bet if you were caught killing a Native Australian animal they would let the pedophiles and rapists and murderers out to imprison you for life.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Imagine that a stomach is an unsuitable place to keep a goldfish. Go figure. They might have to start fining peacock bass for not keeping their goldfish free from injury pain and suffering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowrunner Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 not to mention when I go fishing I use live bait which involves putting a hook in its back or mouth and sending it out to get swallowed by a larger fish do I get fined too? or was it because it was his pet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
