by Sandra Kyle | Sep 22, 2021 | Nature, ocean, wildlife
The Grindadráp is a type of dolphin drive hunting that involves beaching and slaughtering pilot whales. On just one day this week, 14,000 mammals were killed in a particularly brutal massacre. Read the CNN article here. ...
by Sandra Kyle | Jul 21, 2021 | ocean, Uncategorised
Cephalopods (octopus, squid, cuttlefish and nautilus) appear alien to us, yet they possess remarkable intelligence, cunning ways, curiosity and affection. Their cognitive abilities and complex thinking patterns are still being investigated by scientists. In...
by Sandra Kyle | Jul 20, 2021 | ocean
For some years now the scientific concensus has been that fish feel pain. At the anatomical level, fish have neurons known as nociceptors, which detect potential harm, such as high temperatures, intense pressure, and caustic chemicals. They also produce the same...
by Sandra Kyle | Apr 11, 2021 | ocean, Veganism, wildlife
The important documentary by filmmaker Ali Tabrizi is swearing people off eating fish. One of the most important reasons for this is that fish are sentient. ‘Each fish is an individual with a unique personality and the desire to live. Fish experience pain in a...
by Sandra Kyle | Mar 25, 2021 | ocean
In this breathtaking new Netflix documentary, film makers Ali and Lucy Tabrizi take us on a journey to Europe and Asia in an investigation that reveals how commercial fishing is implicated in the depopulation and degradation of our oceans, and animal suffering. ...
by Sandra Kyle | Feb 28, 2021 | ocean, wildlife
We slaughter fish in their trillions every year, and force them to lead lives of prolonged suffering in aquaculture operations. The majority of scientists now agree that fish are sentient, but what about their intelligence? Because they live in an environment that...
