08-12-2008, 03:57 PM
This is an old PETA argument that for the most part has been debunked by REPUTABLE researchers. Basically, to feel pain, you have to have the congnitive ability to interpret the stimulus as pain. The central nervous system of fish is not sophisticated enough or advanced enough to do so. Hence they DO NOT FEEL PAIN in the same manner that we do. Most mammals do, but most other animal do not have the brain power to process the stimulus as pain. The primary reason that a fish struggles when hooked is the survival instinct kicking in. Something is controling it and it will try and get away. It is not a Pain response
Unfortunately, the PETA folks were able to get laws passed in several European countries that outlawed the release of fish that were caught due to the psychological damage that they suffered due to being caught. What crap. But they continue to try and will do the same to us if we are not careful.
Unfortunately, the PETA folks were able to get laws passed in several European countries that outlawed the release of fish that were caught due to the psychological damage that they suffered due to being caught. What crap. But they continue to try and will do the same to us if we are not careful.