Cruel hobby
People would be horrified if anglers did to dogs what they do to fish – impale them through their sensitive lips and yank them into an environment in which they can’t breathe – for nothing more than sport.
Common sense and ichthyologists tell us that when it comes to feeling pain, fish are equal to dogs, cats and even this writer.
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Hide AdNo-one should be hooked on fishing, and there’s no excuse for hooking fish at all.
Anglers should hang up their rods and switch to hobbies that do not involve harming sentient beings.
Ben Williamson
Peta (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
Southwark Street
London