<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 20-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly walked into a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span> pet store, took a live fish from a tank and ate the animal.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Hills Police Area Command said the alleged "goldfish gobbler" sparked "concern and led to a swift response from the community" after he visited the shop on Victoria Avenue in Castle Hill on Sunday afternoon.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Officers said the man returned to the store a short time later and paid for the fish.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-news-driver-baffles-police-with-mattress-hanging-from-ute-cab/bf9883b6-528d-441b-be90-228f403b8884"><strong><span>'Nothing wrong with it': Driver baffles police with mattress hanging from ute cab</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police opened an investigation into the incident and the 20-year-old man assisted police with their enquiries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was later charged with committing an act of cruelty upon an animal and behaving in an offensive manner.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He is due to face Parramatta Local Court on Wednesday, August 29.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/police-charge-man-after-pet-shop-incident-at-castle-hill-in-sydney-new-south-wales/5fd11e8d-55a3-4851-bbda-f3df2e454788" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>