what does a vegetarian think about sport fishing?

Question

would you ever fish?
if you had kids and they really wanted to go fishing with the nice neighbor family- would you permit this?

Answer 1

No.

1. It's no fun to have a metal hook stuck in the roof of your
mouth.

2. It's no fun to jump around in a bucket and gasp for air
while you're suffocating.

3. Fish are monogamous and they mate for a lifetime. By
catching one we break up a couple and cause grief.

These are not things that we should teach our children
to do.

Answer 2

Sorry, no. I feel one of the biggest downfalls of vegetarianism is how hard it is to not give into the what seems normal that most other people participate in (like eating meat, or fishing). I feel that if you are a vegetarian and you let your child go with your neighbors (friendly or not) you will only be going against your own views and giving in to the thoughtless activity. Unless you are a vegetarian for strictly health reasons, then you probably don't agree with what I am saying anyway, but if you care about animal welfare, then I hope this helped in your instance! Good luck.

Answer 3

What does the nice neighbor family have to do with anything?
What makes them 'nice'?

Why would you permit it?

I'm sure theres a lot more constructive mind expanding things someone can do besides fish.

Sitting in a boat or standing on a shore...with basically a modified stick in your hand. All you do is sit while you wait to trick some well meaning fish who just wants food..and then you wind your wrist like crazy in some stupid pseudo race against what? Then you do it again.

I'm sure if families chose more constructive hobbies to bond with, our society would be much more..well, constructive.

Go pick berries and then bake a pie together or something.. common! Kids would have just as much or more fun doing this and nothing needs to be taunted, hurt, maimed, or killed to do it - plus they wouldn't be being taught that its ok to use other creatures for entertainment at any cost.

Answer 4

Well, sports to me include a ball and two teams. Harming animals has never been a sport where I come from - be it deer, fish, birds or other creatures. (hey! I covered air, land and sea on that one!). Any-who. I don't eat fish and I don't think I would do the sport fishing thing.
If I had children, I would allow them to make the decision on their own. After being informed about the sport and the motivations behind it, I would allow them to decide if they wanted to participate. Far be it from me to say that they cannot spend quality time with their friends (!) so I wouldn't flat out say no. That would also mean that I was pushing my beliefs on them and I would not want to do that.

Answer 5

I used to go fly fishing with my Dad all of the time when I was growing up. I loved it. But I can't do it anymore. When you yank a fish out of it's habitat it flops around gasping for air. It is just too sad for me. I don't have kids but when I do I will not deny them the experience of fishing. I think it is important for humans to be exposed on a very basic level to their food sources so that they can make an educated choice as to what they are willing to eat. I still go fishing with my dad but now I just wade downstream with him in the river and we talk. He doesn't catch as many fish as he used to.

Answer 6

Why would a vegetarian eat fish? Vegetarians don't eat meat at all, and fish is considered a meat. Also, most vegetarians are vegetarians for ethical reasons, so no I guess none of them would go sport fishing because it doesn't seem to pleasant to have a hook put in to some little creature's mouth only to reel it up and then suffocate it for a bit while removing the hook and throwing it back in. And since a vegetarian wouldn't want to do that to a fish, why would they let their kids do it?

Answer 7

Who is the sport for? Not the fish... so as a vegetarian for45 years and a vegan now for 7 years, no way would I do it, let my children do it or enjoy seeing anyone else doing it.

Even if it is catch and release, there is still the cruelty involved in catching the fish and having to take out the hook and then throwing the fish back. Plenty of trauma for the fish.. no fun for me watching it.

Answer 8

I would never go sport fishing, it is just as cruel to have an animal pierced with a sharp hook, have to tear it out, just to throw it back in the water.

I would also never allow my children to go fishing. There are so many other things involving sea life that are positive and actually teach them something. I would tell them no, and allow them to go with me whale watching, diving(if old enough), to an aquarium, etc.

Answer 9

This is a current dilemma in my household. My husband (omnivore) feels that our children (who are vegetarian), should be able to do this "fun act!" My daughter went with their grandparents once, but didn't do any fishing, nor did she watch all that much since she's only 3 and wanted to run around and stare at nature more. I am set against it!

Answer 10

i would never ever go fishing. i hate the smell of fish and i could never imagin hurting one mentaly or physicaly. if i did that , i wouldnt be able to sleep for days. i would not allow my kids to fish because i would want them to know how to treat animals.