{"id":12850,"date":"2011-01-26T10:04:33","date_gmt":"2011-01-26T15:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/12850\/mfas-fish-investigation-reveals-horrors\/"},"modified":"2011-01-26T10:04:33","modified_gmt":"2011-01-26T15:04:33","slug":"mfas-fish-investigation-reveals-horrors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/12850\/mfas-fish-investigation-reveals-horrors\/","title":{"rendered":"MFA’S Fish Investigation Reveals Horrors"},"content":{"rendered":"

MFA’S Fish Investigation Reveals Horrors<\/p>\n

Posted By:
\nAfSD\u2122(ADVOCATE FOR SAVING DOGS-and all living creatures\u2122)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n
<\/strong>MFA’S
\nFish Investigation Reveals Horrors<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n

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Photo
\n| Merseyside Animal Rights<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
A new
\nMercy For Animals undercover investigation provides a startling glimpse
\ninto \u201cCatfish Corner,\u201d a fish slaughter facility in Mesquite,
\nTexas.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Behind
\nthe operation\u2019s jaunty name lies a grisly reality. From the water
\nto the cutting table, fish are tortured \u2013 suffocated, skinned and
\ndismembered, all while conscious and feeling pain.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
MFA\u2019s
\nhidden camera video reveals:<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
* Workers
\nusing pliers to pull the skin off of live fish<\/p>\n

* Dozens of fish crammed into buckets and baskets, gasping for oxygen<\/p>\n

* Skinned fish still moving and gasping on the cutting table<\/p>\n

* Fish flailing and struggling to escape the workers\u2019 knives<\/p>\n

* Live fish sliced and split in half<\/p>\n

* Workers tearing the heads off of live fish<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n

Upon
\nreviewing the undercover footage, animal behaviorist Dr. Jonathan Balcombe
\nharshly condemned Catfish Corner, stating, \u201cTreating [fish] like inanimate
\nthings is cruel and ethically abhorrent. Handling such as that shown in
\nthe footage is extremely cruel and heartless and should be outlawed immediately.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Veterinarian
\nLee Schrader concurred, adding, \u201cTo subject fish to an obviously painful
\nprocedure such as the removal of their skin, while they are alive and responsive,
\nis cruel, inhumane and without excuse.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
It is
\nnow widely accepted that fish feel pain. In fact, fish process pain in much
\nthe same way as mammals. The fish in the video exhibit pronounced aversive
\nresponses to their handling, such as violently flopping and attempting to
\nmove away, suggesting that they indeed feel pain and are suffering immensely.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Skinned Alive: Cruel Catfish Slaughter Exposed<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n


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Further,
\nno measures were taken to stun or render the fish insensible to pain prior
\nto skinning.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

According
\nto Dr. Schrader, the fact that the animals stopped struggling only after
\ntheir heads were removed suggests that their movement was a deliberate response
\nto pain.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
MFA
\npresented clear evidence of the routine skinning and dismemberment of live,
\nsuffering animals at this facility, yet the Dallas County District Attorney\u2019s
\nOffice has declined to file cruelty-to-animal charges. Such inaction illustrates
\nthat stricter and stronger laws are urgently needed in Texas to prevent
\nsuch egregious animal suffering.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Nationwide,
\nnot a single federal law exists to protect fish from abuse on aquaculture
\nfactory farms, during fishing events, or at slaughter \u2013 allowing widespread
\nabuse to continue.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
In the
\nU.S. each year, approximately 8.4 billion fish are killed for food. According
\nto the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than 80% of farm-raised fish
\nare catfish, with Texas as a leading producer.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Fortunately,
\nas consumers we have the power to spare fish \u2013 and all other animals
\nused in food production \u2013 unnecessary pain and suffering by adopting
\na compassionate vegan diet.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Take
\nAction<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
* Go
\nVegan! \u2013 Every time we sit down to eat, we can choose compassion over
\ncruelty. Adopting a diet free of meat, dairy and eggs is perhaps the single
\nmost important and powerful action you can take to prevent needless cruelty
\nto animals.Visit ChooseVeg.com for meatless, dairy-free and egg-free recipes.
\nYou\u2019ll also find tips for making the transition to a vegan diet and
\nfor eating vegan on a budget.<\/p>\n

* Pledge to \u201cForgo Fish\u201d – Sign the pledge to forgo fish, and
\nspare countless fish and other aquatic animals from pain and suffering.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n

* Spread
\nthe Word – Share this investigation on Facebook or embed the YouTube video
\nif you have a website or blog. Don\u2019t forget to send a link to MFA\u2019s
\ninvestigation to your friends, neighbors, coworkers and family.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MFA’S Fish Investigation Reveals Horrors Posted By: AfSD\u2122(ADVOCATE FOR SAVING DOGS-and all living creatures\u2122) MFA’S Fish Investigation Reveals Horrors Photo | Merseyside Animal Rights A new Mercy For Animals undercover investigation provides a startling glimpse into \u201cCatfish Corner,\u201d a fish slaughter facility in Mesquite, Texas. Behind the operation\u2019s jaunty name lies a grisly reality. From […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12850\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}