March 31, 2010
A 66 year old grandmother has been placed under a curfew order for selling a gold fish to a 14 year old boy sent in by trading standards as part of a ‘sting operation’. She was also fined £1,000.
The curfew order means that she has to wear a ‘tag’ and is stuck at home between 6pm and 7am making it impossible for her to babysit her great-grandson.
The prosecution was brought under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. The Act makes it illegal to sell pets to children under the age of 16 unless accompanied by an adult. Pet shops must also provide advice on animal welfare to buyers.
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