Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Do fish really have feelings ? I never thought about that until reading the article by Victoria Braithwaite. She brought a new perspective to my mind and I couldn't stop thinking if she was right or wrong. I always thought fish get hooked and then they're on the boat and after that they're in my stomach. The thought of they might have gone through pain never crossed in my mind. This article made me think. It made me think about how I've neglected a fish's feelings all my life. I only matched feelings with dogs or any other household animal. Even though people keep goldfish as pets , how much do they really interact with them ? Just feeding them twice a day doesn't count either. Or for instance , animals at the zoo or sea world have feelings to me and I feel very sorry for them , but why don't fish join that same category in my head with the rest of the animals ? These questions don't have answers but it's just crazy to think that I've never thought about a fish's feelings. And have you ever noticed that there are charities for basically every animal , but I never recall seeing one for fish. They're the ugly duckling no one cares about. I've probably thought about every other animal besides them and I bet the rest of the world has too. We all need to stop and think about a fish's emotions once in awhile.
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I never really thought about fish having feelings either that's such a weird thing to think about. I never took in to account that all animals would have feelings. I would always only associate feelings with certain animals like cats or dogs because you can hear them when they cry. I have never really associated fish with anything except that they are boring creatures; all they do every day is swim around every where.
ReplyDeleteI agree with both you and Azaria because after reading Braithwaite's article I did a lot of thinking. Like dang all animals have feelings. Now that I'm actually thinking about it.. Duh that's obvious. Of course animals have feelings but for some reason it never really clicked in my head. It's just something to think about and to take into account when handling animals.
ReplyDeleteI think that because fish is a common thing that is eaten, we try to distance ourselves from them on that level. You know the whole "if you want to enjoy the food you eat, don’t ask where it comes from" type of thing. Its not everyday that you hear about people eating their pet dog, cat, or porcupine because that we be considered inhumane. If we were able to, I don’t know, pet a fish or play with it, we wouldn’t be so shocked about the idea of them having feelings.
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