Pets as prizes banned by Dorset Council

Ms Coombes said: “We are not superior to animals, we are blessed to have them in our lives and we should treat them with the kindness and respect they deserve.

“We need to end animal cruelty.”

The only dissenting voice in the debate came from fellow Conservative Weymouth councilor Louie O’Leary, who said he was against legislating against personal choice, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

“We have to move away from this belief that the state, or the council, or some quango, can dictate or impose morality, or public decency or even common sense.

“If you win a goldfish at a fair or county show, you have the choice to accept it or not. If you don’t want to, you don’t have to,” he said.

“We all have individual responsibility and choice.”