| In observance
of Fish Amnesty Week, PETA is asking wildlife refuges to ban
fishing on their grounds in order to make them a true haven
for all wildlife. In letters sent to National Wildlife Refuges,
PETA details the suffering and grave danger that fishing poses
to fish especially, as well as to hundreds of bird species and
other aquatic animals, and asks that this violent activity be
banned. Click here to read
the sample letter.
A study conducted last year by
researchers at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland,
again shows that, as scientists have been saying for years,
fish can feel pain in basically the same way as do birds and
mammals—the physiological response has been shown to be
the same. For more information on the fact that fish feel pain,
click here.
Ask for a ban on fishing in National
Parks.
In the United States:
Secretary Gale Norton
Department of the Interior
1849 C St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20240
In Canada:
The Honorable Sheila Copps
Minister of Heritage (Parks Canada)
Rm. 511-S
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6
U.K. members,
write to National Trust officials and ask them to follow up
on their ban on stag hunting on Trust land with a ban on fishing:
The National Trust
36 Queen Anne’s Gate
London SW1H 9AS
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