Are Fish Really Self-Aware? Here’s Why That’s the Wrong Question

For the first time, a species of fish has passed the mirror self-recognition test. How long will people ignore the complex lives of fish?

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Canada’s Food Guide Favors Plant-Based Protein Over Animal Flesh, Dairy

The meat and dairy industries understandably feared Canada’s new food guide: Dishonest claims that they’ve pushed for decades are crumbling.

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UncommonGoods Protects Fish, Ends Fish Tank Sales

“My view is that we should always strive to have a better impact on people, animals, and the planet.” — CEO David Bolotsky

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APA’s Toxic ‘Traditional Masculinity’ Should Include Hunting, Eating Animals

Imagine having such a fragile sense of self that you’d torment, kill, and eat defenseless individuals just to look “manly.”

Aquaman Could Use PETA Supporters’ Help in Saving the Oceans

If Aquaman thinks that consumer plastics like bags and straws are doing the most damage to our oceans, boy do we have bad news for the king.

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Maine Fair Trade Lobster Under Fire for Dismembering Conscious Lobsters

Workers at Maine Fair Trade Lobster tore conscious animals limb from limb. One worker said they were alive for hours after the dismemberment.

PETA Founder Takes Fish’s Place in International Animal Rights Day Appeal

Fish who are dragged out of oceans in huge nets (along with unintended victims such as dolphins, turtles, and other sea animals) slowly suffocate or are crushed to death.

PETA’s 2018 Company of the Year Made Boss Move by Banning Meat

Leave animal flesh and gristle out of the daily grind. PETA’s 2018 Company of the Year proves that any business can help save animals.

Dead Whale Ingested Plastic Bottles, Bags, Flip-Flops, and 115 Cups

The whale had also ingested more than 7 pounds of plastic string, which may have been discarded fishing equipment.

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Save the Fish: Swimming Creatures Deserve Our Sympathy and Protection

National Fish Amnesty Day is the ideal time to start, so let’s show compassion for fish and all other animals by refusing to catch or eat them.

Forget Hunting and Fishing Day—for Real Nature Fans, It’s Fish Amnesty Day

We could have fishless oceans by 2050. These animals don’t deserve extinction—they deserve preservation. So let’s celebrate Fish Amnesty Day.

Video: Baby Whale’s Mutilated Tail Believed to Be Caused by ‘Ghost Nets’

Recent graphic footage of a whale calf swimming without a tail shows the devastating depths of our abandoned fishing net crisis.

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Man’s Hand Covered in Blood-Filled Sacs, Amputated Due to Bacteria in Sushi

Doctors determined that the man was infected with Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria found in sushi and other raw fish.

Liberation of ‘Cotton Candy’ Lobster Prompts PETA Plea for Vegan Dish

After Scales Restaurant liberated Blue Betty, PETA suggested that the eatery honor the lobster by adding a vegan lobster entrée.

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PETA Seeks Life Insurance Policy on Man Who Eats a Strict ‘Carnivore Diet’

The “carnivore diet” means having no carbs or veggies as well as an accelerated path to an unhealthy, foreshortened life.

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