Chuck wrote:
>
> But if we were to start slicing the legs off of small dogs in public (They
> are also I understand a delicacy in China) we would all get arrested.

Don't really agree on the delicacy part since I already ate dog
when living in Korea and didn't particularly enjoy it. As a
matter of fact, my understanding is that they beat (or used to do
so) the dogs (breaking a couple of bones) a while before
slaughtering them. The idea is that the adrenalin pumped into the
system gives the meat a better taste...

I notice that no one answered on whether fishes feel pain or not.

I think that Strike was making a good point. We are more likely
to react to something we know/like or can empathize with. Much
easier to mobilize people on Dolphin protection than on sharks.
As an illustration I'll take the Singapore Night Safari. All
animals on display there have corporate sponsors except the
hyenas :-)

We are all humans with our emotions but each of us may have a
different threshold at which point we think something is
acceptable or not.

Jean-Marc


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Strike" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 3:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [SCUBA-SE] Better late than never I guess :-(
>
> > On Sunday, October 22, 2000 6:24 PM, Christian wrote:
> >
> > (snip)
> > > > Whether they can or cannot (I dont care to know) it is senselessly
> cruel
> > and
> > > > inhumane to slice the fins off of a fish and then toss the still
> living
> > > > animal back in the water to die.
> >
> > > To take your message just one step further:
> >
> > > I just wonder what the various humane societies, leave alone the public,
> > > would have to say if this was practised in your main street rather than
> > > out of sight, out to sea?
> >
> > Ah!  And there, Christian, is the real nub of the problem - and one that
> few
> > people ever consider.  (Myself included until you just raised it!)
> >
> > Strike
> >