Can ethical vegetarians eat certain sea-life?

Some sea-life don't have nervous systems advanced enough to feel pain and also don't have brains and thus have no consciousness (much like the way most plant-life works), but they're still living creatures, even if they don't realise it, so can someone who is vegetarian purely because of the ethics of eating animals eat certain sea-life like clams, oysters, etc.?

Can ethical vegetarians eat certain sea-life?
If you eat fish that makes you a semi-vegetarian. Clams and oysters still feel pain. I remember when I went to the U.S virgin islands I collected a bunch of tiny thumbnail sized mussels and kept them in a cup of salt water. I left the cup in the sun while I went out to swim and soon when I came back the water was super hot so I dumped them back into the ocean and you should have seen how fast they dug into the wet ,cool ,and salty sand. They were obviously glad to be relieved from the heat. I seriously had never seen mussels dig that fast until that particular incident. To me it would be even scarier to die in a pot of boiling water if I had no eyes. Like clams.
Reply:puppy just doesn't get it. ignorance is bliss isn't it sweety pie. i think you should learn what it is to be a vegetarian. cluelessness is dangerous. then again you're not the template of intellectuality. Report It

Reply:Pure Vegetarians do not eat anything that would fall under the biological classification of "Kingdom Animalia". These sea creatures do, so pure vegetarians do not consume them.





Pesco-Vegetarians eat seafood but no other meats.





Pollo-Vegetarians eat chicken but no other meats.





Lacto-Vegetarians eat dairy, but do not consume any meats.





Ovo-Vegetarians eat eggs.





Vegan or Pure Vegetarian eats nothing from the above mentioned biological kingdom.
Reply:Personally, I wouldn't have a problem with it from an ethical standpoint. I still wouldn't eat shellfish though, because of the mercury.
Reply:Vegetarians do not eat animals, period.





This is the definition from the people who coined the word. Their word, their definition. http://www.vegsoc.org/info/definitions.h...
Reply:No, they would no longer be a vegetarian if they ate an animal.
Reply:my sister is so dumb you would swear she has no nervous system or ability to feel pain.





And she hasn't had a conscious thought about anything useful since 1973 .





Doesn't mean we should eat her though, does it ?





There is a clue in your question, its sea-LIFE





"Iam O" really needs to stay in the "hair" section, anything else is asking for ridicule.
Reply:If you would swat a fly, I'd say go ahead and eat clams and oysters. They don't have a face, but the fly does. I don't eat seafood because we use the sea for our toilet and I don't eat out of my toilet. :o)
Reply:I have asked myself this question many times, and currently are saying yes. I personally don't eat fish. I do think it is okay to eat things such as muscles, and other crustaceans\shellfish. It is hard to decide though. I still feel guilty sometimes when I DO decide to go all out and eat some shrimp or something.





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Reply:No. Vegetarians don't eat any animals.
Reply:Other animals are often harmed during the harvesting or collection of sea life. These other non-target organisms are called by catch and are often thrown dead or dying back into the ocean. Often the ratio of by catch is much higher, than the animal being harvested. There are also environmental concerns about the sustainability of large scale seafood production. In addition our oceans were used as waste dumps for many years. So sea food has one of the highest concentrations of heavy metals. This is due to the bio-accumulative nature of these toxins. Just because these sea creatures aren't cute and cuddly it doesn't mean they deserve to die.
Reply:I believe that it would be hypocritical to eat anything that falls inti the animal kingdom. Also, the harvesting of these animals has a hugely negative impact on the environment which should also be something you consider when you are thinking about what you eat. However, food is a deeply personal choice, and if you feel it is right don't let others impact how you eat.
Reply:An ethical vegetarian is called a vegan. Vegetarians eat dairy and eggs, which still results in suffering, death, and exploitation. Vegans, on the other hand, do not eat any animal products.





Your question is absurd. Just because they aren't "aware" of the torment, it does not make it right or okay. You sound like a would-be serial killer.

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