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| Neknominate goldfish man banned from owning fish | Neknominate goldfish man banned from owning fish |
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| A man who was filmed swallowing a goldfish for the Neknominate online drinking game has been been banned from owning fish for five years. | A man who was filmed swallowing a goldfish for the Neknominate online drinking game has been been banned from owning fish for five years. |
| Luke Berry admitted causing unnecessary suffering to an animal at Oxford Magistrates' Court. | |
| Berry, 26, from Faringdon, Oxfordshire, was prosecuted after he posted a video on Facebook in August 2014. | Berry, 26, from Faringdon, Oxfordshire, was prosecuted after he posted a video on Facebook in August 2014. |
| He was ordered to carry out community service and must do 120 hours unpaid work and pay £500 costs. | He was ordered to carry out community service and must do 120 hours unpaid work and pay £500 costs. |
| Neknominate usually involves people filming themselves "necking" an alcoholic drink, posting a video on social media and then nominating someone else to do the same. | Neknominate usually involves people filming themselves "necking" an alcoholic drink, posting a video on social media and then nominating someone else to do the same. |
| 'Horrible craze' | |
| The RSPCA brought the case under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. | The RSPCA brought the case under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. |
| Inspector Andy Eddy said: "The video shows that the fish was clearly alive when it was swallowed. | |
| "This was a callous and cruel way to treat a living creature. | |
| "Eating a live animal and posting a video of it online for entertainment is not some light-hearted joke - it is unacceptable. | |
| "We urge people not to involve animals in this horrible craze and to report anyone who has." | |
| Berry, of Taylor Close, pleaded guilty at Oxford Magistrates' Court in January. | Berry, of Taylor Close, pleaded guilty at Oxford Magistrates' Court in January. |
| He must also pay a £60 victim surcharge. | He must also pay a £60 victim surcharge. |