"It is unthinkable that fish do not have pain receptors; they need them in order to survive." ---Professor Frank Hird, microbiologist from Melbourne University Fish Are Fascinating Animals Though they may seem very different from us, fish are actually communicative and sensitive animals. Without the aid of sophisticated equipment, however, humans can easily overlook the complexity of these underwater animals. Fish Out of Water by Ingrid Newkirk The true story of a fish who lived in an aquarium in a country house and longed for weekday afternoons. Fish Feel Pain While fish cannot always express pain and suffering in ways that humans can easily recognize, common sense (as well as marine biologists) tells us that fish feel pain. Fish may not be cute and cuddly like puppies and kittens, but they suffer and experience pain in very much the same way. Fish suffer from being impaled, thrown, crushed, or mutilated while alive, and they are often left to die slowly and painfully of suffocation. If you Wouldn't Do This to a Dog, Why do it to a Fish? No one would consider doing to a dog what some so casually do to fish-trick them into impaling themselves in the mouth and pulling them into an environment where they can't breathe. But fact is-fish feel pain just as all animals do.