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Old 04-18-2008, 12:54 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Re: Euthanizing Fish

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Originally Posted by lcstorc View Post
We have no way of knowing what they do or not feel. You would have to be a fish to know that. Science can guess but they don't know.
You certainly can let it die naturally, but there is also the argument that if they are suffering shouldn't we end their misery similar to what we would do for a dog or cat.
Everyone must decide what is right for them and their situation.
I agree to a certain degree...hehe that rhymes. I think what I am trying to say is that humans have super developed nervous systems so we feel everything very easily. Since a lot of creatures don't have such developed nervous systems they are able to survive "better". Think of how wolves and coyotes chew off their legs when they get stuck in a trap. If we attempted to do that we would pass out. Besides, arent we trying to provide an environment as close to the wild as possible?
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