Fish are Friends, But are Also Food

From the "Hooked On a Myth" article by Victoria Braithwaite, I found myself in a dillema between my support for animal rights, opposing my undying love for seafood.  When we think of a fish, we usually imagine a senile aquatic creature flowing in whatever direction the water takes it, but because of this article, I now understand that they aren't as undeveloped as I thought.  With all the facts given by Victoria in "Hooked On a Myth", I now understand that fish also can feel pain like we humans do.  This article made me think of all the fish that I've eaten, what atrocious pain was caused to them in order for me to enjoy the spoils of genetic superiority?  There was even one dish I ate where the fish was gutted, descaled, and cleaned while it was still alive and put into boiling noodle soup.  I didn't think of anything while I ate it as it still twitched in the bowl, because all I thought was that "It's just a dumb fish, it can't feel anything.". Knowing that the fish could feel every nerve in its body squirm in pain as I deliberately tortured it for my appetite sends shivers doen my spine, that due to my hunger, a living being went through what I can dscribe as "hell on Earth", truly it makes me lose my appetite. I'm not saying that we should stop eating fish altogether, they're a crucial part of many Americans' diets, what I'm trying to suggest however, is to show the beings a little mercy.  End their pain swiftly, don't prolong their suffering for efficiency or taste, use painless methods in order to prepare their bodies as food, and show them at least some kindness as their executors.