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Lice-nsed to kill
More than half the fish on our supermarket shelves are reared on intensive fish farms! But what lurks beneath the surface?
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More than half the fish on our supermarket shelves are reared on intensive fish farms! But what lurks beneath the surface?
Think fish is a health food? Think again. Plant-based foods offer all the benefits of fish and more, without any of the hidden nasties.
Search for ‘images of prawns’ on any search engine. Almost everything that comes up will present prawns in the context as something to be eaten. You’ll find them skewered, boiled or fried. It’s hard to find even a single image of a prawn who is alive. It clearly represents the predominant way in which we view prawns and shrimp; not as living creatures, but as food for humans.
Since 2013, the Scottish salmon farming industry has accrued ‘hidden’ costs amounting to £3.3 billion and is ‘wreaking ruin on marine ecosystems’.
Rainbow trout found severely overcrowded and suffering from stress, abrasive injury and predation in ‘high welfare’ fish farms supplying luxury food retailers.
RSPCA suspends ‘sustainable’ high-end trout farms following investigation by campaigners at Viva!
There’s something fishy about Co-op, Sainsbury’s, Lidl, Aldi, morrisons and M&S Scottish farmed salmon…they’re infested with sea lice
Alarming scenes captured at Scottish salmon farms supplying major supermarkets reveal putrid conditions that lead to invasions of flesh-eating parasitic sea lice.
It might seem like a harmless self-care practice, but fish pedicures are far from a good idea for your feet or the fish.
