Still Waters Posted May 25, 2016 #1 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Many farm-raised salmon exhibit behaviors and brain chemistry nearly identical to those of very stressed and depressed people, according to a new study with implications for animal welfare and treatment of mental illness in humans. The research, published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, could help to explain why so many fish farms have “drop out” or “loser fish” that have stunted growth and listlessly float at the surface of tanks, seemingly wanting to die. http://news.discovery.com/animals/stress-and-depression-seen-in-farmed-salmon-160824.htm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer77 Posted May 25, 2016 #2 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I find this quote from the article to be ominous: “Actually, it is a huge loss for farms to have such a high incidence of these individuals, so they are quite keen to understand what causes this so as to try and correct it from happening,” Vindas said Somewhere a CEO is yelling at his farm's manager "just dump some prozac in there with them" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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