Vegetarians, do you eat fishes?

Question

Hello. Eating fishes on vegetarian diet is a very controversial problem. In my opinion..fishes can feel pain too. Why eating them? They are also animals, so they have right to live. What do you think about that? Do you agree with me?

Mountainmystic · Answer

I agree with you, Julie. I'm not sure where people got the idea that eating fish makes one a vegetarian. I don't eat fish. I'm a vegan. Fish can feel pain and have the right to live. My hope is that people eating fish and no meat are transitioning to a vegetarian or vegan diet. 

Take your friends to an aquarium and look at the fishes in the eyes for several minutes. Watch how they move in schools in unity. They are alive.  Once saw a fish with one eye. Amazing how it adjusted to life in the school. It's a wonderful life enriching experience. Humans could learn from the fish and many animals, if we open our eyes and our hearts.

JessicaAndreia · Answer

No, I don't eat fish.

I can see why some people think vegetarians eat fish, though. In many cultures, they call beef, chicken, etc. "meat", and call fish "fish". Since vegetarians are known for not eating meat...

Nadezhda_UA · Answer

Agree. I don`t eat fish.

nogodsjustwriters · Answer

Fishes are animals, so, no, I don't eat them.

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