02-06-2007, 06:21 AM
Let me preface this by saying I’m not involved with P.E.T.A. and I don’t agree with most of the things they do. I’ve hooked a lot of fish and hope to hook many, many more.
In the add that was referenced in the initial post, the one with the dog, I believe they (P.E.T.A.) were responding to some independent research on the topic. Here is one of the related links I found:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2983045.stm
Interesting read.
No, they don’t feel pain in the same way as people or mammals in general do. Of course whatever they feel is going to be different than what we experience. However, I don’t think it is accurate to say they feel nothing and are simply responding to basic stimuli.
Pain is most likely relative to the person or creature experiencing it; if the experience is different than yours, does it mean it does not exist?
P.S. Fishing is just about my favorite thing in the world to do and I’m not trying to start something. This is just something I’ve wondered about for awhile.
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In the add that was referenced in the initial post, the one with the dog, I believe they (P.E.T.A.) were responding to some independent research on the topic. Here is one of the related links I found:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2983045.stm
Interesting read.
No, they don’t feel pain in the same way as people or mammals in general do. Of course whatever they feel is going to be different than what we experience. However, I don’t think it is accurate to say they feel nothing and are simply responding to basic stimuli.
Pain is most likely relative to the person or creature experiencing it; if the experience is different than yours, does it mean it does not exist?
P.S. Fishing is just about my favorite thing in the world to do and I’m not trying to start something. This is just something I’ve wondered about for awhile.
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