Is it ethical to eat fish? (lemy.lol)

submitted 8 months ago by King@lemy.lol to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I understand when people speak about the ethical problems with eating meat, but I think they do not apply to fish.

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[-] Zehzin@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

My entire ethical framework for what animals are ok to eat is wether or not it's cute.

I say eat them.

[-] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 8 months ago

Could you envision a fish so cute you would feel it is unethical to consume it?

[-] Zehzin@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

I started imagining what it would look like and it was just a baby seal

[-] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 8 months ago

What attributes of the seal differentiate it from a fish that makes it to cute to snack upon?

[-] Zehzin@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

It looks like a sea puppy

[-] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago

Axolotl

[-] Maestro@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago

Octopodes

[-] Drusas@kbin.social 1 points 8 months ago

Not fish, but absolutely adorable and intelligent and unethical to eat.

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