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Hi there! If you’re a kid

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and you like the Little Mermaid, [br]love to listen to a good SharkTale,

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want to free Willy or Find Nemo…

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oh wait…there he is…

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or maybe you’re a fan of fish sticks, goin’ fishin’, or[br]just think something fishy’s going on,

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then this video is for you!

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[Oh! I found him again]

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Hi it's Emily from Bite Size Vegan and welcome[br]to another vegan nugget. I’m so excited

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to be making another video just for you. So[br]far in my videos for kids we’ve talked about

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why we don’t drink milk, eat meat or[br]eggs, or honey, or wear wool,

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how you can be a superhero for the planet,[br]the people and the animals by being vegan

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and even heard from real vegan kids! You can[br]watch all of those videos later if you want

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linked there and in the [br]video description below.

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Now just like in my other videos I promise[br]that I’m not going to show you anything

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scary, that I’ll tell you the truth no matter[br]what and that I won’t talk down to you,

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cause you’re super smart!

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Now in one of my other videos for kids we[br]talked all about why we don’t eat meat.

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When most people think about meat, they think[br]about animals like cows, pigs, chickens and

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other birds, maybe even goats and sheep.

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Strangely enough fish are often left out altogether.[br]So you may hear someone say they’re vegetarian

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(meaning they don’t eat meat), but they[br]do eat fish, which is pretty silly when you

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think about it. I mean, does that mean that fish[br]are plants? Have you ever seen a fish tree,

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because I certainly haven’t! If you…do find[br]a fish tree…definitely let me know.

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Well vegans certainly don’t eat fish. If[br]you don’t know already, being vegan means

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you don’t eat animals or anything that comes[br]out of them like milk, eggs, cheese, or honey

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or wear anything from their bodies, [br]like wool or leather or silk.

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And the truth is fish are animals! Just like[br]dogs, cats, cows, pigs, chickens, and us!

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But being basically called plants isn’t[br]the only way fish get a bad rap.

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Many people think that fish can’t feel pain. There are[br]even teams of scientists who argue

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back and forth all the time with their big words and[br]charts and graphs about

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whether or not fish feel pain.

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If you’re super into science, I have a whole[br]video about the battle of brainiacs,

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that you can watch here. But to make it simple, studies show that fish do, in fact feel pain.

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And like I’ve talked about in my other videos for kids, if someone can feel pain,

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then it’s not right to hurt them, even if they do live underwater and don’t look or act anything like we do.

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It’s hard to know what a fish is thinking[br]or feeling because they do look so different from us!

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When dogs are hurt or sad, they whine.[br]When cows are really scared, their eyes get all big.

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When cats are happy, they purr. And[br]even though we don’t speak dog or cow or cat -

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or at least I don’t…if you do…that’s[br]pretty awesome!—

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we still can still understand what they’re feeling.

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But how do you know if a fish is happy or[br]sad? If they’re excited? Scared?

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How can you tell if they hurt? Sadly, what scientists[br]usually do to find out of someone can feel pain,

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is they hurt them. And we humans have[br]a habit of not believing something until we prove it.

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So even though fish have always[br]felt pain, scientists keep hurting them.

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It’s kinda like if the Earth was invaded[br]by aliens from the planet Fishtonia, who looked

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totally different than us and couldn’t understand[br]what we were saying. And just because we look

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different from them, the aliens decided that[br]we probably weren’t very smart and definitely

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don’t feel pain or emotions. How scary would[br]that be trying to tell them in the best way

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we know how that we do hurt, but being ignored[br]because we’re so different?

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That may seem like a silly concept, but sometimes[br]the best way to know if what we do to animals

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is right is to imagine ourselves in their[br]place.

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Of course what’s worse for fish than scientists[br]hurting them to see if they feel pain is the

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whole rest of the world hurting them for dinner![br]A ton of people all around the world eat a

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ton of fish, and I mean actually tons and tons[br]of fish. And because people think that fish can’t

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feel pain, there are no laws about how they should[br]be treated.

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It’s kinda like finding your favorite food[br]on your kitchen table but when to take a bite,

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suddenly your mouth hurts really bad! And[br]before you know it you’re pulled out the

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front door and underwater.

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That would be pretty scary, right? Well that’s[br]what it’s like for fish when they bite onto hooks.

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And just like we can’t breathe underwater,[br]fish can’t breathe when they’re out of

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the water, so after they’re caught, whether[br]by a hook or by a net, they die

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very slowly and very painfully.

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The worst part is fish are even skinned and[br]cut up alive. I can’t even imagine how terrifying

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and painful that would be!

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Fish may not look like you or me. They may[br]not scream or cry like we do. But even you

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and I don’t scream the same way or cry the[br]same way or about the same things.

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Different people laugh at different jokes. Some people[br]will hide when they’re scared while others

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will act tough and pretend they’re okay.[br]In some countries shaking your head means

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yes and nodding means no.

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And I don’t have to tell you that different[br]people look..well…different! But when it

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comes down to it, no matter what language[br]we speak or how we shake our heads, we all feel.

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We can feel joy and happiness, we can[br]feel fear and sadness and we can hurt.

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And so can fish. And cows, and pigs, and chickens,[br]goats, sheep, dogs, cats, monkeys, camels,

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parrots, rabbits, iguanas, elephants, zebras,[br]whales, rhinoceroses, platypuses, dragons,

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unicorns, jabberwocks and bandersnatches…

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oh I got... a little carried away there…

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But here’s the important thing. Fish can[br]feel pain. And hurting anyone who can be hurt

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is a pretty awful thing to do. They may not[br]talk like Nemo and Dori, but they do have

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mothers and fathers and sister and brothers.[br]They even form friendships, watch each others’

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backs, and are a whole lot smarter than we’ve[br]always thought!

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But every year we humans kill about 2.8 trillion[br]fish for food. That’s a pretty huge number!

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Just think about this. This is an inch. If[br]you walked for 2.8 trillion inches, you could

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go to the moon and back almost 94 times, or[br]around the world almost 2,800 times!

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It’s hard to even imagine a number that[br]big! And it’s not only hurting the fish,

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but also our planet. Pretty soon there won’t[br]be any fish left in the sea!

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But here’s the good news. You can be a friend[br]to the fish and choose not to eat them!

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And you don’t even have to give up your favorite[br]fish dishes! There are vegan fish sticks and

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vegan prawns and other options to chose from.

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No painful hooks, no being pulled from their[br]home, no slow and scary deaths, and no being

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cut up alive. You can save them from all of[br]that. And even though they may not be able

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to thank you in a way you can understand,[br]your choice will keep little fish families

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together. And that’s pretty amazing!

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I hope this was helpful. Let me know what[br]you thought of the video in the comments and

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if you have other things you’d like me to[br]cover, feel free to tell me!

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If you liked this video, do give it a thumbs[br]up and share it around to help other kids

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learn the truth. If you’re new here, do[br]hit that big red subscribe button down there

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out the on the rest of my videos for kids.[br]If you’re an adult and you want to help

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support Bite Size Vegan, check out either[br]of the support links in the description

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below or click the Nugget Army icon or[br]the link in the sidebar. Now go live vegan,

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ditch the fish sticks, and I’ll see you[br]soon!

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What do you call a fish with two eyes?

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A f-II-sh

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What you you call a fish with no eyes?

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A f-sh.

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I’m gonna stop now…

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It’s probably best.