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Thursday, March 27, 2008

There's Something's Fishy About Seafood!

“It is unthinkable that fish do not have pain receptors. They need them in order to survive...”
––Professor Frank Hird, Melbourne University


Fish suffer greatly when caught and killed for their flesh. Whether caught by hook or net, fish experience fear—as evidenced by increased heart and breathing rates—just as humans do.


IT’S CRUEL!!!!

Fish, along with unintentional victims, including dolphins, birds, and turtles, are captured in huge trawlers’ nets, squeezed for hours along with any netted rocks and debris. Dragged from the ocean depths, fish undergo excruciating decompression, often the intense internal pressure ruptures their swimbladder, pops out their eyes, and pushes their stomach through their mouth. Then they’re tossed onboard where many slowly suffocate or are crushed to death. Factory-farmed fish are subjected to intensive crowding and unnatural conditions, which Others are still alive when their throats and bellies are cut open.spread infection and parasites. So fish farmers use antibiotics and hormones to make fish fatter faster.

IT’S UNHEALTHY!!!
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 325,000 people get sick and some die every year in the U.S. from eating contaminated seafood.

-Thank You PETA Family!!!! (Jody Boyman)

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