[jambutty]

It has been reported on the news this morning that the British angler is complaining because the European migrants over here are fishing in our rivers and canals and “SHOCK HORROR” killing the catch (mainly Carp) and taking it home to cook and eat and not throwing the injured fish back.

GOOD!

At least the poor fish gets dispatched quickly instead of being thrown back with a gash in its mouth for some other angler to catch later on.

Providing the angler has a license to fish and permission from the owner of the stretch of river/canal then I see nothing wrong in that. As far as I know there is nothing on the license to say that any fish caught has to be put back. Or in other words, having caught the fish it is perfectly legal to kill it and take it home for supper or whatever.

My stand on the fishing topic is simply this.

Anglers call it a sport. Never in a million years. It is a pastime and a cruel one at that. A fish is caught by a barbed hook into its mouth or gills. The hook is ripped out leaving the fish with a gaping gash and it is put back in the water. An injured fish can become prey to other fish and also a potential victim of a fishy disease and possibly a slow lingering death. That’s the cruel bit and angling for pleasure should be banned forthwith.