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Deadline to protect persecuted cownose rays moved to Nov. 13

November 10, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Harmless to humans,  shark relatives are frequent victims of killing contests ANNAPOLIS,  Maryland––What’s harder than getting people to recognize cruelty to fish? How about getting people to respond within just a 72-hour time span on the morning of a closely and bitterly contested national election to a state regulatory proposal to partially protect cownose rays? […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Fish, Hunting practices, Killing contests, Laws & politics, Marine life, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Fish Feel, Howard Edelstein, Mary Finelli, Merritt Clifton, Rona Kobell, Steve Hindi

Why Fish Feel?

August 22, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Rediscovering long submerged origins ALEXANDRIA,  Virginia––The Showing Animals Respect & Kindness booth in the main hallway at the late July/early August AR-2015 conference was a crowd-stopper. Featured were one of the SHARK drones,  one of the most powerful lenses outside of top-secret military use mounted on a tripod,  and SHARK founder Steve Hindi,  with fellow […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Crustaceans, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Middle Left, Fish, Food, Humane history, Marine life, Meat issues, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Culum Brown, Fish Feel, Henry Spira, Mary Finelli, Merritt Clifton, Peter Singer, Redouan Bshary, SHARK, Steve Hindi

Fish Feel founded to promote recognition that fish suffer

March 2, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

“Fish are sentient individuals”             Your discussion of the 2010 Guardian article “Peter Singer speaks against cruelty to fish” (https://www.animals24-7.org/2013/11/22/peter-singer-s…ruelty-to-fish/ ‎) was much appreciated.  Fish are sentient individuals,  as has been scientifically shown.  Among other important qualities,  they are perceptive,  communicative,  and personable.  For example,  groupers use body gestures to invite eels to […]

Filed Under: Fish, Letters, Marine life, Opinions & Letters, Wildlife Tagged With: Fish Feel, Mary Finelli, Peter Singer

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