I’m all for empathy, but…fish?
I’m fond of pets, and as a child I had my share of fish, too. I won a succession of goldfish at a succession of fairs by tossing ping-pong balls into their tiny water-filled globes. Perhaps the shock of those ping-pong balls–light though they may have been–barrelling into their little worlds stunned them in a way that proved fatal, however, because most of the pretty little fish were found (to my sorrow) floating on the surface of the water in our fishtank just a day or two after taking up residence there. There was one particularly hardy specimen who managed to live long and prosper, and I carefully nurtured and fed him (her?) for three years.
So, I wouldn’t say I lack all feeling for fish, not exactly. But I’m afraid I fail to live up to PETA standards. Their fish empathy project is hitting the airwaves, designed to add a new layer of guilt to our lives.
I wish them good luck in New England–ain’t gonna happen. Here in New England, we like our seafood, especially on our plates.
Alright, this is just getting weird now. It was only a decade or so ago that Kurt Cobain told us “It’s okay to eat fish, ‘cos they don’t have any feelings” and now this? Is there anything that we are allowed to eat besides tofu? Check my blog post here: http://bjwcreations.blogspot.com/2005/02/root-of-all-evil.html for a related commentary.