by Sandra Kyle | Jul 15, 2020 | Fish, ocean, wildlife
All living beings are interconnected, and interact in myriad ways with their environment. Our wanton killing of sea creatures affects entire ecosystems. For example, whales help maintain healthy, resilient oceans, and reduce the impacts of climate change. ...
by Sandra Kyle | Jan 3, 2020 | Animal cruelty, Fish, Oceans
At a popular beach on the upper reaches of coastal Auckland on the second day of the new year, a crowd gathered around an unusual sight: that of a Great White Shark slowly dying on the beach. The 2.75 female had apparently been netted on purpose (against the Law as...
by Sandra Kyle | Dec 19, 2019 | Animal cruelty, factory farming, Fish, Fishes
“Fish in aquaculture farms are forced to live in crowded tanks and endure unwanted interactions with other fish, handling by humans, struggles to get food, and sudden changes in lighting, water depth and currents. Just like pigs and chickens, fish in intensive...
by Sandra Kyle | Oct 2, 2019 | Fish, Fishes
Antiquated ideas about fish not being able to feel pain and lacking the brain structure necessary for a subjective experience of the world still persist, despite a growing body of evidence to the contrary. Through line fishing, deep sea fishing, commercial fishing,...
by Sandra Kyle | Aug 12, 2019 | Fish, Oceans, wildlife
End Animal Slaughter contributor LYNLEY TULLOCH briefly outlines cruel and unsustainable fishing practices. No 1: Death by Bombing When we think of slaughterhouses we think of a building encased within impenetrable walls, a place where the unseemly happenings inside...
by Sandra Kyle | Jul 31, 2019 | Fish, Video, wildlife
This moving story of human/non-human friendship is one of the most unusual we have seen. It is the story of a Japanese Diver and his friend Yoriko, a humphead wrasse. The wrasse is a large, diverse and remarkable fish. There are more than 600 species of wrasse,...