'Fish Are Friends, Not Food' Contest
by Lara Sanders
"Fish Are Friends, Not Food" Week is June 15 to 21! To celebrate, we're giving away three Fish Friends Prize Packs, which each include a copy of the cookbook Vegan Seafood, an "Eat No Fish" tee, and a handful of the cute stickers that are pictured to the right.
Before you enter for your chance to win, check out our top five reasons that "fish are friends, not food"!
Top Five Reasons That Fish Are Friends, Not Food
- Fish Are Smart
Oxford University scientist Dr. Theresa Burt de Perera recently discovered that fish learn even faster than dogs do. Fish learn from each other, have long-term memories, and can recognize one another. They gather information by eavesdropping, and some species even use tools. - Eating Fish Can Make You Not So Smart
Feeling forgetful? Something fishy could be going on. The mercury, lead, PCBs, and other chemicals found in fish can make you lose your memory. - Fish Feel Pain
Fish feel pain, just as other animals do. Getting hooked, thrown, squished, or cut open with a knife while still alive hurts! This seems like a no-brainer, but fish can't breathe when they're out of water. When they flop around, fish are actually fighting for air as they slowly suffocate to death. - You Might Puke
Stay away from the sushi buffet if you don't want to spend the night praying to the porcelain god. Seafood is the number one cause of food poisoning in the U.S. - Poop Water
Farmed fish have to live in water so dirty that you would never dream of drinking it, but you're swallowing that sewer sludge every time you eat fish! All that germy dirt—which includes poop—makes millions of people sick each year.
Now that you know the facts about fish, enter to win! Complete the form below by July 7. If you're one of the five lucky winners, we'll notify you by July 21.
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