"I was so young but I instinctively knew fishing was wrong. My family teased me about it as families are want to do. But those feelings never left me. It's ... Read More
March 4, 2016Howard
I was lucky enough to do a lot of scuba diving over a three year period about 8 years ago. In their natural environment fish are fascinating, and their interesting ... Read More
March 4, 2016Howard
I went on a fishing trip when I was a little kid and I even had my own fishing rod. The first time I saw the fish in the bucket ... Read More
March 4, 2016Howard
Promoting dolphin captivity to very young children through a toy is unacceptable. This playset is teaching children that dolphins exist strictly for human entertainment and will likely create a desire ... Read More
March 1, 2016Howard
Walgreens Boots Alliance is supporting the plunder of Antarctica and one of the last unspoiled oceans on the planet. The pharmacy duo is marketing and selling Antarctic krill oil as a ... Read More
February 11, 2016Howard
Animal protection legislation has tended to include only vertebrates (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish) and exclude cephalopods and decapod crustaceans on the grounds that they are nonsentient ... Read More
February 10, 2016Howard
There is now good evidence that crustaceans can experience pain, argues Professor Robert Elwood of Queens University, Belfast. Pain in crustaceans is an important area of animal welfare research.
February 10, 2016Howard
Despite their image, sharks are among the most valuable, vulnerable, and neglected creatures in the ocean. Over hundreds of millions of years, sharks have evolved to serve as important ocean ... Read More
February 10, 2016Howard
Suffering is caused to fish throughout the process of capture until death, which may be considered as 3 parts: capture, landing and the time between landing and death. The suffering ... Read More
February 10, 2016Howard
Animal welfare matters. Commercially-caught wild fish suffer slow and distressing deaths in huge numbers, estimated at 1-3 trillion each year. Commercial fishing is therefore a major animal welfare issue.
February 10, 2016Howard