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0 pointscnasc7y ago0 comments

I had an environmental ethics professor in college. Her pet cause was the plight of the atlantic bluefin tuna. She frequently lamented that only the cute animals get any real support.

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biztos7y ago

And yet we eat both bunnies (cute) and pigs (arguably not cute).

Fish, though, yeah, they're not getting any cuteness bonus. Not much outcry about "factory farming" in aquaculture.

I have recently, and irrationally, stopped eating octopus because they're so smart. Maybe some viral videos of tuna doing amazing things would help...

rusk7y ago

> and pigs (arguably not cute).

Ah come on![0]

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBJgCDBx2bU

EDIT: P.S.

> Not much outcry about "factory farming" in aquaculture.

I try not to eat Salmon; it's pretty much always farmed, often in ugly conditions which is a travesty for such a noble creature.

krageon7y ago

If you're going to eat salmon anyway (and lots of people do), it's much less destructive to eat it factory farmed. This actually goes for every single fish.

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codycraven7y ago

Only you can prevent blob fish hatred.

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