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Fish Suffer Up to 22 Minutes of Intense Pain When Taken Out of Water (www.sciencealert.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (12 children)

So long as you release them after a few minutes, they feel no pain whatsoever. Not even the hook through their mouth or gills.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 19 hours ago (5 children)

And how do you know that?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 15 hours ago (4 children)

Hah, I guess my sarcasm got missed on this comment! The premise that fish can't feel pain because we don't know for a certainty that they can is blatantly just mental gymnastics to justify the continued practice of a cruel hobby.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

Same reasoning behind not giving infants anesthetics during surgery.

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