Subject: Fish Pain

From: [email-masked] (Yap2)
Date: 15 May 1996 19:48:38 -0400

I am new to this newsgroup and I was really surprised at how pain in fish
could arouse so much intense discussion. And like all issues there will
always be two sides to it. I love fish and meat and I don't really care
much if they felt pain before they reached my table. For those who don't
eat fish or meat, maybe we should discuss pain in plants. Plants do have a
sense of touch. There are plant varieties that open or close their leaves
in response to touch. But do the non-fish-eaters care whether their potato
felt pain while they gobble their  french fries? But then again there are
more important issues we should discuss. I am reminded by a car I saw in
Jersey. The front bumper sticker read "Stop Hook Fishing - You're Hurting
the Fish" and the rear  bumper sticker read  "Legalize Abortion Now" . Oh,
well ...

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From: [email-masked] (Charles B. Moore)
Date: Fri, 17 May 96 02:14:06 GMT

I agree w/ your evaluation of the bumper stickers ...that person is really messed up :(

					-Charles