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Killing Nemo. On the Ethics of Fishing & Eating Fish

By Scott
In Animal Ethics
August 20, 2012
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I’ve just finished reading “Do Fish Feel Pain?” by fish biologist Victoria Braithwaite (Oxford Uni, 2010). Braithwaite is one of the few people in the world who has conducted research on fish pain. Her conclusion? Fish do feel pain and there are significant ethical implications. As someone who loves fishing I think I need to pay attention. Anyone who sees a fish flapping around...

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How We Treat Animals Matters. Christian Faith And The Ethical Treatment of Animals

By Scott
In Animal Ethics
June 24, 2012
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Chapter 5 from my book on ethical consumption. A few years ago I was guest speaker at a youth camp set on the shores of a beautiful lake on the north coast of NSW. One afternoon I saw a group of adolescent campers knee deep in the water herding puffer fish into seaweed. I watched as a young man excitedly grabbed a trapped fish by the tail and lifted it from the water. The fish’s defence...

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