Victoria Braithwaite's Hooked On A Myth

Behavioral biologist at Edinburgh University, Victoria Braithwaite, her article, Hooked on a Myth, sheds light on the matter that fish feel pain. She supports this claim by first utilizing that fact that millions of fish are caught on barbed hooks every year for amusement. She then explains how she conducted her experiments with the fish. Towards the end, Braithwaite questions if humanity even knows what consciousness is. Finally she concludes her argument by stating that society should be aware of their actions. Braithwaite's purpose is to notify her readers that a change needs to occur, because there is not a justifiable excuse as to why humans are cruel to any species.