Excerpt from La Vie des Animaux: Histoire Naturelle Biographique Et Anecdotique des Animaux; Poissons, Mollusques

Ce qu'on peut dire, je crois, de plus raisonnable a la decharge des pecheurs a la ligne, c'est que, le poisson etant citoyen d'un autre element que le notre, nos sympathies sont beaucoup moins excitees par ses souffrances que par celles des autres creatures qui respirent notre air, et vivent dans le milieu ou nous vivons.

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