>>I have yet to understand how exactly (both in scientific and common sense ways) does PETA tell for sure that a domestic animal is a miserable animal.. (?) but that would be another thing...

If anyone is in a bookstore and wants a few laughs, check out PETA's book "The PETA Practical Guide to Animal Rights.

The author (Ingrid Newkirk) tells a story about how she came upon some fisherman who pulled in an eel. She was so upset that the eel was wriggling around, she walked up to the fisherman and wrapped a towel around the eel to hold it still so the fisherman could get the hook out without injuring the eel. (Of course, wrapping a towel around an eel is probably a bad idea, since it will remove the slime on the skin.) Anyway, she said that the evil fisherman yanked the hook out and tore out some parts of the eel along with it. She said she saw in the eyes of the eel horrible pain, suffering, sadness, etc. Now don't get me wrong, I love all animals, and I don't like seeing any animal get it's guts ripped out, but reading emotions from the eyes of an eel is about one of the stupidest things I've ever heard or read.

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