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Originally Posted by JareS
Whoever considers that to be "torturing animals" is clearly missing the point. They can't feel pain.. scientific studies have proved that. Fish aren't sentient like humans or mammals.
Other non-consumptive sports also put unneccessary added stress to animals too, such as wildlife photography in many instances.
When handled properly and with proper practices it's next to zero. Its good practice to not fish if the water temp is too high/ D.O. is too low, you don't have a shack on a -30 degree day, etc. You also don't have to fish in 40 FOW or use bait. If I'm catching and releasing I choose to fish with methods that are least harmful to the fish. Of course the odd one will be hooked deeply and won't survive. The average Joe often doesn't take these factors into consideration, and god knows we've all seen frequent poor fish handling skills from most anglers. I beleive the majority of C&R mortality is from poor handling and practices, not the much less frequent unpreventable death like a deeply hooked fish caught without the use of bait.
I like eating fish too but in a province of 4+ million and limited fishable waterbodies, people have to accept that our Fisheries are not your buffet.
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This is so far off topic from reg changes but here is the Anti's point of view.
https://www.peta.org/issues/animals-...ish-feel-pain/
I dont know for sure, but to me I think it's a little hard to say that fish feel no pain when there is no way to possibly know what a fish does or does not feel or experience when caught. Peta seems to think there is plenty of evidence to refute your claim. As in any area of research there are evidences for and against. As time goes on we often further our understanding and realize how we have been wrong in the past. Same reason catch and release mortality study results can widely range from 0 to 80%.
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