Halacha: Hunting Vs. Fishing
Rabbi Nachman Wilhelm of Online Smicha explains why is hunting considered cruelty, while fishing using a live bait isn't. Video
Rabbi Nachman Wilhelm of Online Smicha explains why is hunting considered cruelty, while fishing using a live bait isn't. Video
Does the hunted animal feel pain after being shot, pierced, etc?
If it’s not a clean kill this could be ‘tazr bal hachaim.’ The rabbi never said the meat is wasted.
Since you didn’t state your name it’s easy to make an error or criticize others.
Don’t ambush Jewish rabbis, whoever your are.
There is another type of fishing which is called Sport Fishing by which people compete to see who catches the biggest fish, but in all cases the fish goes back into the water.
Some people do it by themselves as a recreational activity and even the civil law permits it as long as you return the fish to the water.
This however, although in secular world is considered ‘humanitarian’ behaviour, nonetheless should be considered also as ‘osur’ for yiden because there is ‘tzar baalei chaim’ caused for no other reason other than fun.
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Hunters do not waste the meat of the animals they kill. Sure, if a Jew goes hunting the meat will be treif, but it won’t be wasted, it will be used. Donated to a soup kitchen, or sold to those who may eat it.. And that makes it no different than fishing.
Also, worms and insects don’t feel pain, so the whole concept doesn’t apply to them.
Per most fishing rules, if the fish is small you have to throw it back in. But, can you say that you are fishing for a big fish and if a small one comes up then you will throw it back in, but your main is to catch a big one and take it home?