Mutilating Fish And Marine Wildlife And The Response By Humane, Against Cruelty Organizations

   It was in the news recently regarding several fishermen and their treatment of ocean wildlife. While there are some animal organizations that are involved in an infantile, nonsensical effort to stop fishing, there is no serious effort to stop the mistreatment of marine wildlife.
   Humans have relied on fish as a major source of food, protein and nutrition for thousands of years.  Serious efforts to establish humane practices in the treatment of fish and other marine wildlife are still lacking. There has been progress by some corporations regarding the humane handling and slaughter of fish. There are ways to handle and kill fish as painlessly as possible, and the implementation of these methods are to be applauded.
   There are many people that fish that are respectful of the life they are taking, and do what they can to minimize pain and suffering.
    But there are many others that have no regards for the fish they capture. For example, it is the practice by many to catch fish they consider junk, and then to cut off a third or so of the fish's body while it is alive, put the still living fish on a hook and use it to catch other fish. The mutilated fish can live for hours in this painful, mutilated condition.
    Fish out of water are completely vulnerable. Fish experience pain and suffering. The most humane thing people can do is inflict the least amount of suffering on these animals.
    Because fish are not dogs or cats or one of the few animals people care about, there is no serious advocacy to ensure their humane treatment. The humane, against cruelty type organizations go where the money is, and since money, not humane treatment, is their priority, marine wildlife remains without true advocates.
    Ensuring the humane treatment of fish and marine wildlife and their sustainability is not only ethical and ecologically important, but important for human survival.