-=> Quoting Dan Laflin to Bo Lau <=-
 DL> On (25 Jul 96) Bo Lau Rambled On  To Christine Labont‚...
 BL> capillaries on the surface of the fish are the first to crystalize and
 BL> the fish dies a lethargic painful death(well, I added the "lethargic"
 BL> part myself).
 
 BL> As for the humane way to kill a fish, I don't know.  There are soooo
 BL> many controversial ways.
 DL> Place on a board, take hammer smash head, instant death.
  In fish processing plants they have a kind of guillotine (sp?) that cuts 
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fishes' heads off in a quick shot, supposedly the most humane way to do it.  

can also remember as a youngster being told that the first thing to do when 
cleaning a fish (like a trout or bass or something else you've caught for the 
purpose if consuming) is to sever the spinal cord by cutting the head off.  
That way if the poor critter is still alive it won't feel what is about to 
happen to it.  Depending on the size of the sick or injured fish, this may 
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be feasable.  I'd still go with scalding hot water.  
BCNU!!!
... How do frogs kill themselves? They Kermit suicide.
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