We need to learn how to capture and kill wild fish humanely

Peter Singer
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We need to learn how to capture and kill wild fish humanely - or, if that is not possible, to find less cruel and more sustainable alternatives to eating them. ✨ Peter Singer (2016). Ethics in the Real World: 82 Brief Essays on Things That Matter, p.46, Princeton University Press
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We need to learn how to capture and kill wild fish humanely - or, if that is not possible, to find less cruel and more sustainable alternatives to eating them. ✨ Peter Singer (2016). Ethics in the Real World: 82 Brief Essays on Things That Matter, p.46, Princeton University Press

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