Is It humane to freeze fish?

[Johnnylightning]

It's a fish not a human. A knife to the spinal cord is fastest and most humane way for a fish. Myself eat saltwater fish which I do this before thrown in a cooler. Have done this to plenty of dying pet fish over my years.

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[JOSCAR05]

dot do it. its mean.

 

[Bottomfeeder]

There is, imho, quite a mixture in here.

A fish that is owned as a pet does not compare with fish raised for feeders, at least in the owner's eye, or it should not.

It is not the eel, or whatever. It is a fish that has been cherished as a pet and then, just because one wants to change track, the easiest way is to kill it.

How many of us are stuck with true monsters that are unplaceable? That nobody can provide for?

Killing them would solve the problem, would free tanks, would open a lot of new possibilities.

I, for one, cannot.

But i understand some may think otherwise. But 99% of those are poeple who have fish today, will have canaries tomorrow, and a hamster the third day.

Agreed. The "people use fish as feeders all the time" excuse doesnt cut it for me. It's like saying it's okay to kill your pet bird because you eat chicken. In the eyes of a life destroyed, it's the same. But as pet owners, we should see a line between a feeder animal and an animal we've raised. A very clear and broad line, too.