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Fish Feel Pain!

Scrutiny of a Dogma

Alexander Schwab author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Merlin Unwin Books

Published:23rd Nov '23

Should be back in stock very soon

Fish Feel Pain! cover

Fish feel pain is the battle cry of animal rights activists who would love to see a ban on recreational fishing and all use of fish by humans. Their claim is rooted in research purporting to demonstrate beyond doubt that fish and aquatic invertebrates are capable of experiencing pain.

The fish feel pain claim has gained traction over the last 20 years, and in many parts of the world legislation now recognises fish as ‘sentient’ beings, with some potentially dire and far-reaching consequences for the 3 billion
people worldwide whose livelihoods depend on fish and fishing.

This book puts the widely accepted dogma under the scientific, social and philosophical microscope. 

And its findings challenge the whole premise that fish feel pain.

ISBN: 9781913159733

Dimensions: 210mm x 148mm x 21mm

Weight: 522g

256 pages