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Do Fish Feel Pain? [Hardcover]

Victoria Braithwaite
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  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: OUP Oxford (25 Mar 2010)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0199551200
  • ISBN-13: 978-0199551200
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 14.2 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 466,078 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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An accessible and compelling account...her book will make an important contribution to the debate. (Anne Magurran, Times Literary Supplement )

'Do Fish Feel Pain?' is a fascinating excursion through the recent studies of the surprisingly complex behaviour of fish. (Clive Wynne, Nature )

A timely, important and interesting book. (Sanjida O'Connell, New Scientist )

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While there has been increasing interest in recent years in the welfare of farm animals, fish are frequently thought to be different. In many people's perception, fish, with their lack of facial expressions or recognisable communication, are not seen to count when it comes to welfare. Angling is a major sport, and fishing a big industry. Millions of fish are caught on barbed hooks, or left to die by suffocation on the decks of fishing boats. Here, biologist Victoria Braithwaite explores the question of fish pain and fish suffering, explaining what we now understand about fish behaviour, and examining the related ethical questions about how we should treat these animals. She asks why the question of pain in fish has not been raised earlier, indicating our prejudices and assumptions; and argues that the latest and growing scientific evidence would suggest that we should widen to fish the protection currently given to birds and mammals.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Powerfully argued 21 April 2010
By Chris
Format:Hardcover
I approached this book with from a rather skeptical perspective, but found myself won over by the strength of the author's argument. It would be easy to slip into simple advocacy, but Braithwaite artfully avoids this trap - instead, she allows the data to speak for themselves, and takes the reader through the series of well designed experimental steps that are necessary to defend her contention that fish do indeed feel pain. It is science at its best - clear, methodical, and rational. I'd recommend it highly to students, not just as a study in fish biology, but also as an example of how to present an emotive argument without letting emotion cloud the issue.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Eminently readable 11 May 2010
Format:Hardcover
Do fish feel pain? This book makes it clear that they do. The author, a respected scientist in her area, presents a wealth of evidence. Although this is drawn from scientific papers, the book is eminently readable.

The book flattens the argument that fish are robot-like in responding to painful events. It shows that they have numerous pain receptors in their mouths, and sites in their brains that receive pain messages. Fish change their behaviour when experiencing pain, and avoid similar situations in the future.

It will make uncomfortable reading for people who fish for a living and those who do so for pleasure.
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I'm a zoology student. I've read about pain in mammals, amphibians and in birds. I was therefore interested to see what was the current opinion is on fish. As fish can't tell us whether they are in pain or not, they have to be observed in experiments. This well researched book, draws the conclusion that they are capable of feeling pain.

I'd certainly recommend this book for those interested in animal physiology like myself, and also for the general reader.
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