South Carolina Restaurant Stops Goldfish Races!

August 2013

We contacted a South Carolina restaurant after learning that it held weekly goldfish races. After explaining that fish are capable of experiencing great stress and suffering, we urged the restaurant to cancel future events, and it has made the compassionate decision not to host any more goldfish races!

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 Ingrid E. Newkirk

“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?” READ MORE

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind