PSYCHOLOGY TODAY– A new book titled Do fish feel pain? by the renowned scientist, Victoria Braitheaite, is a very important read for those interested in the general topic of pain in animals, especially because it has been long assumed that fish are not sentient beings and are not all that intelligent. A few years ago I reviewed the literature about sentience … Read More
ALTERNET– Americans love their shrimp. It’s the most popular seafood in the country, but unfortunately much of the shrimp we eat are a cocktail of chemicals, harvested at the expense of one of the world’s productive ecosystems. Worse, guidelines for finding some kind of “sustainable shrimp” are so far nonexistent. In his book, Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically in a … Read More
