The first of its kind, Respect for Fish Day wants to change the world for fish on August 1. Organized by more than 250 U.S. organizations, it aims to influence policy change and transform public perception by addressing the exploitation and cruelty that fish are frequently subjected to.
Billions of fish die for food every year in the United States, and even more are killed in laboratories and pet stores. Most federal and state laws designed to protect animals exclude fish, including the Animal Welfare Act, the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, and the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act.
“We hope this campaign will lay a foundation for future efforts to protect fish and help organizations incorporate action for fish into their campaign portfolios,” In Defense of Animals head coordinator for Respect for Fish Day, Shimon Shuchat, said in a press release obtained by Lady Freethinker. “As momentum builds, the public perception of fish will improve, and there will be greater support for legislation to restrict their exploitation.”
As sentient beings who are vital to our ecosystems, fish deserve our compassion and protection, especially amid the increasingly detrimental impact of overfishing. Newly-imposed legislation even seeks to deregulate the seafood industry and expedite the approval process for fish farming in the United States.
Lady Freethinker stands in solidarity with In Defense of Animals, the Humane Society, PETA, Mercy for Animals, and the hundreds of others who are speaking up for fish this August.
To learn more about the importance of protecting fish, as well as ways to participate in the upcoming event, watch the video below, or visit the Respect for Fish Day website.
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All animals deserve our respect, love and compassion.
Feel their pain
Well done. All animals are living creatures.
I support this. Fish are smart. They do have feelings. Their lives and their deaths at the hands of humans bears incredible suffering.
Agree.
I agree humans by the majority “need” to eat fish in addition it is also a great financial commodity hence overfishing with fishing nets trapping and killing other marine life is a slow painful way such as sharks, whales, dolphins, turtles and so on. Sad very sad.
Which is why recreational fishing should also be banned. It’s a cruel pastime which is also seen as a sport. Same with the culling of sharks by having their fins sliced off alive and thrown back into the sea for Shark Fin soup.
I am totally against fish captive in small fish bowls. Even in large home-sized aquariums for many reasons which is often due by neglect such as forgetting to change the vater including over feeding.or one fish that might have an ailment spreading to others in the tank.
Having an aquarium may be ideal as an indoor ornament to providing a therapictual scenario but not for the fish. Imagine oneself going around in circles which in reality most of us are. Covid 19 is a good example.
I am hoping government will make it illegal for pet shops to sell fish for this purpose. Same applies to breeders. This also includes birds.
I am well aware that in the wild fish are part of the food chain for other wildlife such as salmon for the bears, birds of prey and so on. But not for humans as far as I am concern. We have lost a lot fishes in the oceans, lakes and rivers due to overfishing, pollution and above all plastic waste where we and our domestic cats and dogs are eating plastic via the fish known as: MICRO-PLASTICS.CONSUMPTION. Natural predators such as Dolphins, Sharks, Killer Whales, Seals etc are being deprived of their natural food supplies no thanks to GREED.
It angers me to see fish being left on a ice platter fighting for life in restaurants especially chinese restaurants. Same in Japan where some species are eaten alive as per Japanese tradition. Not so bad with fish in large water tanks for the picking by the client to be cooked often alive deemed as “Jungle Fresh”. or “:Sea or Vater Fresh”
What is also disturbing are the crustaceans species such as crabs being thrown alive in cauldrons at Fisherman’s Wharf San Francisco and other countries as well. This also includes to their limbs being pulled off whilst they are alive. Same applies to lobsters-crayfish too.
I have had to complain to the R.S.P.C.A here in Australia and also Britain of crabs legs being tied and placed on ice in full view of restaurants’ front window for all to see especially children. These culprits are mainly chinese restaurants within the Chinatown precincts.
This entire method of fishing is overblown based on greed as oppose to need which has been over exaggerated in the Bible.
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What a great comment. Totally agreed.
Woohoo!! I hope this is a true victory for fish kind, and mother earth!! All animals deserve our undying love and respect!! Amongst so much tragic news all the time, I hope this truly comes to fruition!! Happy fish dance!!
Fish and all water animals are living creatures with feelings. It is sad how living things in the water are treated. We need to change this. As a vegan, I eat no animal.
Fish and all water animals are living creatures with feelings. It is sad how living things in the water are treated. We need to change this. As a vegan, I eat no animal.
Great idea! It’s time for fish to be more respected.
Long overdue.
We need to show respect to fish 🐟🐠.
I’ve mentioned this in social media before, and I was laughed at. People are truly apathetic, with no compassion or respect for all livings things. It will be a hard fight.
I was laughed at too when I mentioned cruelty to fish. To some, fish are nothing more than object. There’s a show here in BC called fishful thinking and when it happens to come on without my knowledge I change the station right away.