Martin Brown
wibbled on Thursday 08 April 2010 12:41

Tim Watts wrote:
Jeff Layman
wibbled on Thursday 08 April 2010 10:36

How else do
you explain the recent prosecution of the pet shop owner for selling a
goldfish to a 14-year-old?

Link? I haven't seen that.

Real enough although if you only read the Hate Mail or Sun biassed
accounts you will get the impression that is all they were had up for.

A more balanced view is on the local BBC site. I suspect the cockatiel
with the broken leg and eye infection and the gerbil dunked in coffee
had something to do with their decision to prosecute.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...er/8597762.stm

Even so it does seem a bit OTT to me.

Yes it is, a fine would have been more in order. Taken in balance with feral
oiks roaming the streets in many towns, then it is definately picking on a
soft target...



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