I am a physician in my 70s. I have been disgusted by the thought of fishing ever since I can remember. I recall once, at a lake in northern Canada, ... Read More

I'm not sure how old I was — maybe nine, maybe ten — and the "Boat, Sports, and Travel Show" had come to town as it did every year, and every year ... Read More

I became interested in vegetarianism when I was about 10 years old. My uncle and his family took me to an upscale fish restaurant where they ordered lobster on a ... Read More

Charles Stahler is a co-founder and co-director of the Vegetarian Resource Group. When I became vegetarian, it never occurred to me to eat fish. It is fascinating how many people see ... Read More

Yueyue Guo was a winner of the Vegetarian Journal's 2010 youth essay contest. It was the smell that got to me first. It was my first trip to a Chinatown at ... Read More

THE LAST FISH (initially posted on Care2) When I was a child, I was taught that killing fish was supposed to be relaxing. It was a time to bond with family ... Read More

I WAS A FISH KILLER I first fished at age five, with my brother Greg, who is one year younger. Each of us caught a perch out of a lake in ... Read More