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Find out about the lives of the millions of fish living in factory farms.

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All about fish

Fish are amazing. Did you know that some fish can use tools and are capable of recognising individual human faces?

When you think of a fish, you probably picture them in the wild in the open sea or a river. Sadly, the reality is that millions of fish are now raised in factory farms each year in the UK. These sensitive animals must endure painful sea lice and cramped conditions on the farms before they are slaughtered.

Shockingly, fish don't have the same legal protections as other farmed animals like pigs and chickens. Because of this, investigations at UK fish farms have revealed salmon having their gills cut while fully conscious and being repeatedly clubbed.

At The Humane League UK, we are campaigning for the Government to give fish the same legal protections at slaughter as other animals

Want to help fish?

Head on over to our Forgotten Fish campaign page and find out what you can do to help fish raised on factory farms.

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