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    ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS AGAINST ANGLERS

    The French League for animal rights requests that fishing with live bait and the use of hooks with barbs be outlawed!
    The increasingly powerful French League for animal rights is accusing French anglers of using fishing techniques which cause great suffering to fish. A few months ago they publicly declared their fight against the live bait technique: “This is a cruel act against poor and helpless fish, and it has to be forbidden.”

    Just recently the League came forward with another public accusation. This time it demands that the use of barbed hooks be forbidden. Why? “It causes great stress to the fish, and they often die as a result of it.”

    Let us remind ourselves that in many european countries some already existing measures for animal protection have been implemented. In Luxembourg and Ireland for example, fishing with live bait has been against the law for a long time now, and in some other countries you can't use metal guarding nets because fish can easily be damaged in them. Our goal is to equilize all the laws in all the European Union member countries, it is not suprising that an increasing number of concerned anglers are wondering whether they will be able to freely go fishing tomorrow and use techniques of their own choice?!!

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    "This time it demands that the use of barbed hooks be forbidden. Why? “It causes great stress to the fish, and they often die as a result of it.”

    Umm yes, fish do die, and they are eaten by us.

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    Stupidest thing I ever read, reminds me of the Jerky boys - "Yes they said very bad things to me, and I was injured".

    When you go fishing, the fish get injured, that's what hooks do. Most guys are reasonable and try to be careful before throwing them back. Nuff said.

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    Default Re: Animal Rights Activists Against Anglers

    Quote Originally Posted by rockhopper View Post
    Let us remind ourselves that in many european countries some already existing measures for animal protection have been implemented. In Luxembourg and Ireland for example, fishing with live bait has been against the law for a long time now, and in some other countries you can't use metal guarding nets because fish can easily be damaged in them. Our goal is to equilize all the laws in all the European Union member countries, it is not suprising that an increasing number of concerned anglers are wondering whether they will be able to freely go fishing tomorrow and use techniques of their own choice?!!

    There is a famous quote that says those that do not remember the sins of the past are doomed to repeat it. The things actvists are trying to do in other countries could end up being tried here. Watch out for this, folks.

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