Eat Like You Care: An Examination of the Morality of Eating Animals by Gary Francione & Anna Charlton

Author:Gary Francione & Anna Charlton [Francione, Gary]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9780989616706
Publisher: Exempla Press
Published: 2013-06-23T21:00:00+00:00

But…Do fish really feel pain?

Yes.

Many people who engage in fishing think that fish do not feel pain. But scientists have proven that view wrong.[29] There are receptor sites in the heads of fish that respond to damaging stimuli and fish show reactions to harmful substances.

How about clams, oysters, mussels, and scallops? Are these mollusks able to feel pain? It’s not clear whether they can or not. We err in favor of not eating them because the evidence is not conclusive one way or the other. But other mollusks, such as the squid and octopus, are among the most neurologically advanced of all invertebrates, and they are clearly sentient. Lobsters and snails are also sentient.

Remember, the issue is not whether fish or mollusks feel pain in the same way that humans feel pain. The only issue is whether they can feel pain; any being who can feel pain has an interest—a preference or desire—not to feel pain. It is that interest that we regard as morally significant when we say that we need a good reason to ignore that interest and impose that pain.

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