Sometimes, even compassionate people seem to disregard fish. I know: I was one of them. Years after I stopped eating meat, I identified as a vegetarian but would still have a little sushi. It was a long time before I realized—thanks to PETA—that fish are sentient beings who feel pain acutely and struggle against death. … Read more »
Hundreds of bass were crammed into tanks inside a truck traveling through Irvine, California, bound for the market. They never made it. The truck flipped over, cracking the tanks, and when firefighters opened the doors, the fish spilled out onto the roadway. Those who were not already dead from their injuries or lack of oxygen … Read more »
A trio of PETA mermaids came ashore at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf to remind everyone that “seafood” comes from animals who feel pain and suffer when they’re netted or impaled and pulled into an environment in which they can’t breathe. After all, who would know better than these hybrid lovelies that fish, lobsters, and other … Read more »
