SILENT SCREAMS: Fish, the forgotten animal welfare disaster

ESTHER TAUNTON: From the moment he hits the deck of a trawler, a fish can take more than four hours to die. If gutted alive, its last gasp could come anywhere between 25 minutes and an hour after being landed. Legally, that’s OK because there is no humane slaughter requirement for wild-caught fish. Now, Auckland … Continue reading SILENT SCREAMS: Fish, the forgotten animal welfare disaster