Comments on: Do you think fishing hurts fish? Does it even matter? http://www.kittymowmow.com/2008/10/27/do-you-think-fishing-hurts-fish-does-it-even-matter/ Animal News That Doesn't Have To Be Cute Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:23:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: mjschindler http://www.kittymowmow.com/2008/10/27/do-you-think-fishing-hurts-fish-does-it-even-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-1414 mjschindler Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:50:21 +0000 http://www.kittymowmow.com/?p=2080#comment-1414 I can totally empathize. My discomfort with sport fishing began on a<br>fishing trip with my family as a child. I caught a fish, but the hook<br>went through its eye, and it took what seemed like excruciating ages<br>to get it out. I couldn't help myself; I felt terrible for the fish<br>and started crying (hey, I was a little kid).<br><br>I also eat fish, and I also just try to be as sustainable as possible.<br> You might appreciate this article, FishPhone Helps You Find a<br>Sustainable Seafood Dinner:<br><a href="http://www.kittymowmow.com/2008/08/26/fishphone-helps-you-find-a-sustainable-fish-dinner/">http://www.kittymowmow.com/2008/08/26/fishphone...</a> I can totally empathize. My discomfort with sport fishing began on a
fishing trip with my family as a child. I caught a fish, but the hook
went through its eye, and it took what seemed like excruciating ages
to get it out. I couldn't help myself; I felt terrible for the fish
and started crying (hey, I was a little kid).

I also eat fish, and I also just try to be as sustainable as possible.
You might appreciate this article, FishPhone Helps You Find a
Sustainable Seafood Dinner:
http://www.kittymowmow.com/2008/08/26/fishphone...

]]> By: Mike http://www.kittymowmow.com/2008/10/27/do-you-think-fishing-hurts-fish-does-it-even-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-1413 Mike Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:56:04 +0000 http://www.kittymowmow.com/?p=2080#comment-1413 I used to trail a fishing line behind my sailing boat until one day I actually caught a mackerel. However, the excitement of hauling it in soon gave way to the realisation that I had destroyed something incredibly beautiful for the sake of a few moments of eating pleasure.<br>I’m not a vegetarian so I suppose it is cowardly of me to let others do the killing for me. I try to justify my meat and fish eating by buying as sustainably as possible and not wasting any.<br>But fishing purely for the sport of it I cannot understand. <br>If only fish could learn to scream loudly when hurt it might not seem so much like fun. I used to trail a fishing line behind my sailing boat until one day I actually caught a mackerel. However, the excitement of hauling it in soon gave way to the realisation that I had destroyed something incredibly beautiful for the sake of a few moments of eating pleasure.
I’m not a vegetarian so I suppose it is cowardly of me to let others do the killing for me. I try to justify my meat and fish eating by buying as sustainably as possible and not wasting any.
But fishing purely for the sport of it I cannot understand.
If only fish could learn to scream loudly when hurt it might not seem so much like fun.

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