AQUATIC ANIMALS: THE FORGOTTEN VICTIMS OF SPECIESISM. ETHICAL PROBLEMS AROUND FISHING
Keywords:
fish farming, fishing, animal ethics, aquatic animalsAbstract
While there is increasing moral consideration for some non-human animals (mammals and birds), little consideration is given to aquatic animals (fish, cephalopods, and crustaceans). They are often forgotten by the animal movement itself, even though they constitute most of the victims of animal production and consumption (ranging from 94 to 98%). Every year, between 1,000 and 3,000 billion aquatic animals are killed worldwide. In this context, this article focuses on showing, based on the most recent neuroscientific and ethological advances, that aquatic animals can feel pain and are even sentient and thus able to suffer consciously. Furthermore, the ethical consequences of practices such as fishing and fish farming, as well as the cultural representations behind them, are described and analyzed from a philosophical point of view.
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