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XoNeeruXo21
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I don`t know. Lots of my friends say it isn`t, but I think fish is a meat. I just wanna know and if there is any proof.
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max
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I thinks its both. I mean fish is meat, but it isn't in the same category as like beef or something. Its fish-meat.
Squash-Pumpkin
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Meat is flesh. Fish is made of flesh. Therefore, fish is meat.
Chell-Chell
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Animal: 1. A sentient living organism typically capable of voluntary motion and sensation: distinguised from plant.
Now, that certainly includes fish, doesn't it. Now, with that fact in mind, read the definition of meat...
Meat: 1. The flesh of animals used as food, esp. the flesh of mammals as opposed to fish or fowl. 2. The edible part of anything. 3. Anything eaten for nourishment, as in meat and drink.
Okay. Well, except for the part of it that says "esp. the flesh of mammals as opposed to fish or foul," that pretty much sums it up. Fish is meat, yessiree. It fits definitions 2 and 3 perfectly.
Now, that certainly includes fish, doesn't it. Now, with that fact in mind, read the definition of meat...
Meat: 1. The flesh of animals used as food, esp. the flesh of mammals as opposed to fish or fowl. 2. The edible part of anything. 3. Anything eaten for nourishment, as in meat and drink.
Okay. Well, except for the part of it that says "esp. the flesh of mammals as opposed to fish or foul," that pretty much sums it up. Fish is meat, yessiree. It fits definitions 2 and 3 perfectly.
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A P
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All fish species are considered animals. However, they are not considered MEAT... Technically, they are classified differently than mammal, reptile, bird, and amphibian meat. They are similar to meats in many ways, though. Vegetarians do not eat fish. They were living beings with thinking capacities. Etc...
Well, it's an animal, so I would say it is "meat" in the technical sense. It's an organism in the Animal Kingdom, but it's not a mammal like most meat -- but birds (namely chicken and turkey) aren't mammals either.
However, many religions don't classify fish the same as meat from cows, pigs, chickens, or other animals because fish are "of the ocean" and not "of the land" (which could make sense if you put yourself in the mindset of someone 3000 years ago). So it has a religious difference.
Fish also have a dietary difference in that fish is has much less saturated fat and cholesterol than "land meat." So many diets approve of and encourage eating fish because it has protein and unsaturated (healthier) fat, so it might have a different dietary classification too.
And lastly, some vegetarians allow themselves to eat fish because fish is raised differently. Vegetarians often think the treatment of "farm" animals is cruel, so they won't eat it. But lots of fish is caught from the sea/ocean, so it's closer to being "free-range" -- however, some fish are raised in massive numbers in tanks or "farms," but I believe only some fish like tuna or something can be raised this way and most fish is caught from a "free-range" environment.
Bottom Line: You are probably thinking like me that fish is an organism that moves, eats, has blood, etc. Your friends probably believe one of the reasons I stated above (whether they are vegetarians or strict dieters or whatever)
However, many religions don't classify fish the same as meat from cows, pigs, chickens, or other animals because fish are "of the ocean" and not "of the land" (which could make sense if you put yourself in the mindset of someone 3000 years ago). So it has a religious difference.
Fish also have a dietary difference in that fish is has much less saturated fat and cholesterol than "land meat." So many diets approve of and encourage eating fish because it has protein and unsaturated (healthier) fat, so it might have a different dietary classification too.
And lastly, some vegetarians allow themselves to eat fish because fish is raised differently. Vegetarians often think the treatment of "farm" animals is cruel, so they won't eat it. But lots of fish is caught from the sea/ocean, so it's closer to being "free-range" -- however, some fish are raised in massive numbers in tanks or "farms," but I believe only some fish like tuna or something can be raised this way and most fish is caught from a "free-range" environment.
Bottom Line: You are probably thinking like me that fish is an organism that moves, eats, has blood, etc. Your friends probably believe one of the reasons I stated above (whether they are vegetarians or strict dieters or whatever)
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jessicadrum1985
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Well I know some "vegetarians" that eat fish and eggs. So....
But I'd still say it's a meat. it doesn't grow on trees or in the ground, it's a living producing birthing feeding breathing animal.
But I'd still say it's a meat. it doesn't grow on trees or in the ground, it's a living producing birthing feeding breathing animal.
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P.E.R.S.O.N :)
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Fish is meat. Fish were living right? They have flesh and bones.