Mary Finelli, of Montgomery County, filmed the video. She's a member of Fish Feel, a Silver Spring-based organization "devoted exclusively to promoting the recognition of fish as sentient beings deserving of respect and protection," according to the organization's website. "These ... Read More
Fish Feel in the News
Coral Reef and Starfish
Acting on behalf of at least 2.1 billion sentient beings per year who are pureed or boiled alive, to little public notice, the Environmental Protection Agency on May 19, 2014 issued final rules for water use in the ... Read More
by Mary Finelli, President and Founder of Fish Feel
Earth is home to more than 30,000 known species of fish, which is more than all the other species of vertebrate animals combined. Fish are inquisitive, personable, and truly fascinating. Did you ... Read More
Fish Feel letter was published in The New York Times on Monday, April 20, 2015, in response to an op-ed by former fisherman Douglas M. Thompson. He noted that native wild trout have nearly disappeared due to “immense fishing pressure,” ... Read More
A letter from Fish Feel, responding to The Baltimore Sun's expose' on fraud in the seafood industry, was published on December 10, 2014. Fishing is also destroying aquatic ecosystems and devastating aquatic species. Science has shown that fish suffer fear ... Read More
Animal rights representatives included Mary Finelli, founder of Fish Feel, a Silver Spring, Md., group that asks people to quit catching and eating fish. Fish are sentient creatures, and even catch-and-release fishing traumatizes them, according to Finelli.” [As noted then, ... Read More