does a vegetarian still eat fish?

Answer 1

It amazes me how many people are clueless on this. It is not totally their fault because there is a lot of bunk information, but it is still terribly annoying none the less.

Sorry, but vegetarians do not eat the fishes because vegetarians do not eat animals. No such thing as an animal-eating vegetarian because each negates the other.

No vegetarian organization or society, since vegetarianism began has EVER accepted the idea of a animal-eating vegetarian. NO *pesca,* no *semi*, no *flexi.* You either eat animals or you don't.
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"People who don’t eat red meat but do eat chicken or fish are making a very important first step, but they aren’t vegetarians. We usually call such people meat-reducers."
http://vegsoc.org
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"What is a Vegetarian?
Vegetarians are people that do not eat meat, poultry, fish or any by-product from a slaughterhouse such as gelatin."
The Vegetarian Channel
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"For the purpose of membership of IVU, *****vegetarianism includes veganism and is defined as the practice of not eating meat, poultry or fish or their by-products, with or without the use of dairy products or eggs."
International Vegetarian Union
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http://fishinghurts.com

Answer 2

By definition, vegetarians should not eat fish, as it is a living animal. However, in practice, large numbers of people do eat fish and still claim to be vegetarian.

Answer 3

It falls into 3 categories >>>

Vegetarians don't eat meat but do eat dairy produce.
Vegans don't eat, wear or use anything that comes from an animal.
Pectarian is the term applied to people who eat fish but no other meat

Answer 4

It's not that vegetarians don't eat anything living (plants are alive). It's that vegetarians don't eat animals (sentient beings). Fish are animals.
Dictionary.com defines vegetarians as those who do not eat meat, fish or fowl.
The food industry may often define seafood and meat seperate, but the actual definition of "meat" is the flesh of an animal (although the terms "meat" and "flesh" are used for other foods too, like nuts and fruit, so "animal" is a more accurate term)
Anyways, fish ARE animals, and vegetarians do not eat animals.

Answer 5

No, a genuine vegetarian does not eat fish.
Vegetarian means 'I don't eat anything with a face', as Linda MaCartney said.

There are some people who eat fish but not any other kind of meat but they are not actually vegetarians. (Whether they claim to be or not.)

Answer 6

No. According to the vegetarian society a vegetarian eats neither fish nor flesh nor fowl.

Answer 7

Depends on ones views. A vegetarian is an eating style not a club.

Answer 8

A true vegetarian doesn't cause other living creatures to be killed and this includes fish.( Sorry Kikidee but you are mistaken.) Vegans (and I was one long ago prior to becoming a chef) follow a more extreme form of vegetarianism and also refuse to tolerate in their lives any product which caused the exploitation, death or suffering of any living creature. Examples of these are dairy products and honey as well as animal-tested cosmetics. I have noticed that in recent years, supermarkets etc are eager to oblige vegans
in a way that they never used to be. My own view is that by becoming a Vegan, I distanced myself still further from the majority of the human race. You must take into account when setting yourself apart from others that many will not take kindly to having their lifestyles branded ethically unsound - including my parents. In short you must avoid at all cost the emotional barrage of propoganda for the numerous causes and ideals that are out there and decide for yourself what is important. It is good to want to live your life peacefully and without adversely affecting other lives, but as you get older you realise that you must impact on the lives of others if you are to live at all. For a long while I was also a technophobe,opposed to materialism.However, this does not reflect the world in which I find myself and sometimes it is more important to be a part of the human race than to be the most perfect person that ever there was.

Answer 9

No. A fish is a living thing. If you eat the meat of a living thing you are not a vegetarian. A lot of them do not know this.

Answer 10

As I understand it a vegetarian eats no flesh (including fish), but may have animal by-products such as milk, cheese, eggs. Vegans eat no animal products at all.
No doubt someone will enlighten me if I'm wrong.
Also, as a matter of interest, a lot of meat eaters are very concerned about animal welfare.