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Location: The Scientific Community
Reporting: Prof. Bakeman
Date: 30 Apr 2003
Time: 14:41
From the web: RESEARCH HAS FOUND that fish have receptors in their heads and that subjecting them to noxious substances causes "adverse behavioural and physiological changes." "This fulfils the criteria for animal pain," said Dr. Lynne Sneddon who headed the research, published on Wednesday by the Royal Society, Britain's national academy of science.
It is the first time these receptors have been found in fish. They have similar properties to those found in amphibians, birds and mammals including humans. Animal activists said the findings showed that fishing was cruel. "We would encourage anglers to lay down their rods. It's ridiculous that in 2003 we are still talking about whether fish feel pain - of course they do," Dawn Carr of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and most likely a good friend of Martha Burk told Sky News.
But anglers vowed to keep on enjoying their sport. Charles Jardine, director of pro-angling group Gone Fishing (and close friend of Hootie Johnson) is quoted as saying "I don't think the millions of anglers throughout the whole of the world would see themselves as cruel individuals."
Official Response from The Professors:
Without question, all Mommies would like guys to "lay down their rods". But we'll be damned if PETA will take the backbone out of our Fenwicks!
Ms. PETA, you are right- it's ridiculous.