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Smile Everybody, It's Fish Amnesty Day!

Written by PETA

Posted 09-22-2007

41 Comments

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Yup, that's right. It's finally Fish Amnesty Day again! Fish Amnesty Day was created by PETA 10 years ago as a much less violent alternative to National Hunting and Fishing Day, which (by an amazing coincidence) happens to be on the same date.

For some reason, fish are often the last animal people cut from their diets when they go vegetarian, so if you're someone who's been thinking about giving up eating fish but never got around to it, this is a great time to take the plunge. PETA has a whole site about the lives of these fascinating animals at FishingHurts.com, and once you've checked that out, if you'd like to celebrate Fish Amnesty Day by giving up fish for good, click here to take PETA's pledge to be veg.

I will be marking this momentous occasion with a meal at my favorite vegetarian sushi restaurant, Kotobuki. Happy Fish Amnesty Day, everyone!

Click here to order a free vegetarian starter kit.

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Recent Comments

mymnUphon commented:

3-3-2010 1:57 AM

Holla Good Place i should be able to help on here. Cheers.
Corndog commented:

10-11-2007 12:35 AM

I think this blog is regarding Fish Amnesty Day? I read the posts and they ran the gamut from bees to spear fishing to debating . . . But I would love to talk about fish! I keep a couple of rescued horses and it's pretty common practice to keep a couple of goldfish in the stock tank. My fish do a great job of keeping the tank clean but what amazed me is that they have unique personalities and they learn quickly. And wow . . . do I know what you mean about people assuming that vegetarians eat fish! I have had people tell me they are vegetarians when they eat fish. I really try not to be rude about because I am certainly in the minority in rural Texas. If I had a dollar for every time I asked if the green beans were vegan and got the answer "Yes there is only a little bacon grease in them" I would be wealthy!
Christopher Cochran MD commented:

10-4-2007 3:36 PM

Kaitlyn Your belief that we have developed taste for meat is incorrect. We have eaten meat since before we were H. sapien. We are not "true carnivores" truly we are omnivores. We have a much smaller gut than our ancestors. The vermiform appendix is evidence of the vestigial nature of a large fermenting gut of an herbivore. We lost our massive cecum millions of years ago as we began eating meat. All the best and I apologize for being rude. When I began posting here I attempted to be polite and engage people in reasonable debate. Most people screamed and yelled and called me names. I will honestly try better not to sink to their level again.
kaitlyn commented:

10-3-2007 4:30 PM

christopher cochran... i couldnt help but notice your rude your posts are. i find it sad that by calling vegetariansvegans "pea pickers" and other "creative" names makes you feel like mass producing meat to slaughter and eat is the right thing to do. if you are such a specialist on human bodies then im sure you are aware that human bodies do not have a body made for eating meat as true carnivores wildcats for exampledo. our twisted long intestines as opposed to a true carnivores short not nearly as twisted intestines is just one bodily factor in my argument. i would go a bit further but i doubt you would be very interested and since it isnt a secret you could find facts about this on the internet. i believe humans over the years have developed a taste for flesh and though mass production of meat and cruelty to those animals produced for meat are causing great trouble for our planet humans still wont give up their oh so precious meat. and yes vegetariansvegans may not rule the planet with our amazingly large numbers but we are devoted to a good cause and our numbers are growing.
Kaitlyn commented:

10-3-2007 3:48 PM

I am a vegetarian living in a house with my 2 friends who are meat eaters. they often say " i understand not eating cows and pigs but fish don't even remember where they in 3 seconds" so im at work and im scrolling through all the articles on peta month by month and i see this one. i clicked on the read more link and read all about fish on the fishinghurts website. i wrote down all the facts i found particularly interestingespecially the myth about fish only having 3 second memory spams and im ready to go home armed with information for them. they still refuse to watch peta videos with me because of their denial but i can still preach!
Ana commented:

9-28-2007 9:13 AM

Cochran We finally agree. I would not insult you with animal based foods either. Michele Fish was the last animal I gave up eating. I became vegetarian during high school out of compassion for all animals just as you did. Always enjoy reading your comments.
Christopher Cochran MD commented:

9-27-2007 6:17 PM

Michele Your point is well taken. And you are correct fish do have memories as anyone who owns an aquarium can attest. And you are also correct that you do not need to eat fish to survive. I completely respect your stance and I honor it. If I were lucky enough to have you as a visitor I would not insult you with animal based foods. I wish that you and those like you could extend me the same respect. All the Best.
rojo commented:

9-27-2007 10:03 AM

chris There has been a lot of talk here in Australia about the US bee population decline and the potential effect on pollination. So much so that the price of hives have skyrocketed in anticipation of having to export bees to the US.
Michele commented:

9-26-2007 7:15 PM

When I stopped eating meat I did so out of compassion for all animals in general but I did not really think of each particular animal that I used to eat. After awhile when I started doing more research including the health and environmental aspects of going veg I started reading about the lives of fish. I probably never thought much about it before because I do not live near an ocean or lake and the nearest river is unfortunately polluted and does not seem to have much aquatic life. So I was just fascinated by what I learned about how fish have memories for example and now I share that kind of information with anyone who wonders why one cannot be a vegetarian if one also eats fish. So as to the debate about whether a diet with fish is healthier than one without to me it is a moot point because we just do not need to eat fish to survive and fish are living beings with whom we have to share this earth. We are not superior to them nor to any other species on this planet.
Ana commented:

9-26-2007 4:00 PM

NEVER LOST A DEBATE...most especially with a WORTHY opponent. BullyDawg Thanks!

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