"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message
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"george" wrote in message
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I am not a PETA dork, nor do I support that organization in any way.
However, that does not mean that I am going to take a living creature
and
cause it suffering. Tossing a fish on the ground to let it die is akin
to
tossing you into the pond and holding you under.

So you too think that fish and humans have equal value? Sorry, as much as
I
love raising fish, I have to disagree. And I don't think a fish that is
near
death is going to suffer much by pulling it out of the water and letting
it
suffocate. They don't have the nervous system that we do, so to suggest
that
they feel pain like we do is a bit naive, and quite anthropomorhic.

I am starting to believe you are just trolling, but I'll continue to bite.

I do believe all living creatures are on some level equal to humans in
importance. More importantly, what I believe is that it's narcissitic for
humans to believe they are somehow above other creatures and therefore have
some right to treat them poorly.

You "don't think" the fish will suffer, but you don't know.
It's your responsibility to ensure as little suffering for that creature as
you can,
IMHO. Just because they do not have the nervous system that we have, does
not mean they do not feel pain, and does not mean they should be treated
without regard.

BV.

It is an anatomical certainty that fish do not have the pain receptors that
humans have, and so are not capable of feeling pain the way humans do. I:m not
suggesting that you pull a healthy fish, who might, admittedly, feel something
vagely resembling pain, if put to the test. My argument is that if a fish is in
so dire a shape that it has to be "put down", then certainly that fish is
unlikely to feel much, if any pain at all, no matter how one decides to end it's
life.