Fish.

   Being an animal lover I was excited to read the article 'Hooked on a myth' by Victoria Braithwaite. In her article she  brings up the question "Do fish feel pain?" . Thinking about that question I got to thinking, yes it's correct that fish can't physically show pain. They can't tell you that they are hurting. But that doesn't prove that they can't and don't feel the same way we, as humans feel. Humans have a more complexed brain, therefore we can feel pain, both physical and mental, and we have the ability to express how we feel. Having the strong feelings I have towards animal rights, I feel that just because fish, or all animals , can't express how they feel they shouldn't be treated any differently than we treat others, because fact of the matter is fish can feel the pain. They just can't express it in the same ways we can. In Hooked on a myth Braithwaite goes on talking about how when she gets a headache she takes aspirin, she then starts to wonder what would happen if we put pain killers in the fishes water. Would that help them?  It turns out that the research she did about this shows that it actually helps an you can see a difference in the fishes behavior.
   I personally think that people take advantage of catching fish because it's easy, and they think that it doesn't hurt them. But  is taking a fish out of water the same thing as drowning a human? Think about it.  Do fish feel the same way when they get air in their lungs as we get water in ours? I wish I could make people change their minds about how they treat animals, but sady I can't force anyone to feel or think a certain way.
    Braithwaite's article will hopefully tell people that fish, just like dogs or sheep , can feel pain. They just can't show it the same way.