...a passing thought

As I sit here drinking my tea, blogging away, having the background noise of a relaxing fishing show...wait...relaxing fishing show?

Fishing as a recreational sport has been incorporated into Australian culture, whether its a family outing, Dad and son bonding, boys day out - it's a stereotypical Australian way of living that we (well I) have grown accustom to. It's known to be relaxing and peaceful, releasing those endorphins, however after thinking about 'fishing' from a fish's perspective (I know, I'm weird) this activity seems the furthest thing from 'relaxing'. Imagine swimming peacefully through the calm water then boom your HOOKED, a rusty, metal knife has stabbed your throat, hooked your mouth and then continues to swiftly drag you through the water, to a atmosphere where you cannot breath and into the rough hands of an unknown creature. Us humans commonly kiss the fish (ah, aren't we nice..) and release the injured and traumatised fish back into the water. If we were committing these acts to dogs (for one example) we would be arrested for animal cruelty, so why are we allowed to stab these fish. Where are the animal rights activists to defend these precious creatures? 

"What if fish were in reality intelligent creatures that not only felt pain but also had a sense of self and felt emotions? Would we still be so eager to kill and eat fish if we knew that they were not so different than us? If a fisherman could be a fish for a day it is likely that his attitudes would change very quickly."

Take a look a this perspective: http://www.highstrangeness.tv/articles/fishing.php

This was just a ramble. 

From a fish perspective.