Both are farmed; presumably both suffer? Is there any evidence that fish fare better psychologically than mammals overall? Why is there such thing as pescatarianism and not the same for eating only meat but no fish?
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I don’t know if it is still a factor but it was widely believed that fish don’t feel pain like mammals do.
It is also easier to feel empathy for a creature that looks more like us than not. Compare a warm cuddly fluffy lamb to a icky slimy cold wet fish.
On the whole both are bad. Animal farms are bad for biodiversity, pollution and general health and welfare of the animals, fishing is bad too. Over fishing can ruin whole ecosystems.
Fish farming is also bad for a myriad of reasons and humans seem incapable of doing something correctly.
My own personal belief was it was always a little “out of sight out of mind”. When you’re driving down a country lane you can’t see the fish frolicking in the fields. Fish just arrive at the shops. I have nothing to back this up, this is just personal opinion.
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