Bar abandons live goldfish shots

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A NEW Zealand bar owner has pulled the plug on offering live goldfish shots as part of a student week promotion after the stunt attracted widespread media coverage and concern.

The promotion was scheduled to take place at Hamilton's Agenda bar on Tuesday night, the Waikato Times reported.

Bar owner Logan Hughes called off the event because he did not want to get into a "moral debate".

Bar staff instead offered a chocolate fish and shot for everyone who asked for the goldfish drink and had an animal charity donation box at the bar.

Hughes had initially said the promotion was not as cruel as everyone was making it out to be.

It was frequently done in the United States, Thailand and England, he said.

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