Fish often avoid intense stimuli, but scientists and animal welfare groups have long debated whether fish can feel pain. So is there an answer? Animal rights organization PETA claims on its website ...

The problem -- What is pain and why does it hurt? -- Bee stings and vinegar : the evidence that fish feel pain -- Suffer the little fishes? -- Drawing the line -- Why it took so long to ask the fish ...

Not too long ago I got a call from a fishing buddy asking what I had been doing lately. This sort of inquiry, from this particular friend, while somewhat social in nature, generally meant that he was ...

Fish like the rainbow trout suffer 2 to 20 minutes of excruciating pain while they are harvested and killed for food, according to a new study. The research, published in Scientific Reports, reveals ...

What must it feel like to be a fish — to glide weightlessly through the sea, to draw breath from water, to be (if one is lucky) oblivious to the parched terrestrial world above? Maybe you suspect ...

ANSWER: Whether or not fish feel pain has been debated for years. Google “do fish feel pain,” and you’ll find answers and opinions all over the place. The balance of scientific opinion says yes, but ...

We tend to credit animals like cats and dogs with a certain degree of mental complexity. But fish aren't usually afforded that kind of praise. "They do not talk, they do not bark," says Caio Maximino, ...