PETA says no to goldfish racing
A Tacoma, Wash., bar has suspended its weekly goldfish-racing night after complaints from animal-rights activists. Patrons were given water pistols to encourage goldfish to race down 8-foot troughs of water. Owner Pat Nagle says the event was “really, really popular,” but People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said the “loud noises and bright lights” terrified the goldfish.
Wineries war over “Mommy” labels
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A U.S. winery is suing another one for using the word “Mommy” on its label. The New Jersey–based distributors of “Mommy’s Time Out” say that California winery Clos LaChance violated their trademark by selling a wine named “Mommyjuice.” A Clos LaChance spokesman responds, “‘Mommy’ is a generic word that they don’t have a monopoly on.”
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