ZANE GETS A BITE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13178, 10 February 1936, Page 3

ZANE GETS A BITE.

AUTHOR’S NAIVE REPLY. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copvright SYDNEY. February 7. j Fishermen are perturbed ov«*r the < attitude of the Royal Society for the Prevention ot Cruelty to Animals to- j wards big game tishimr Mr S. A. Lord, the secretary, sai l ] the society regarded it as a wantonlv i cruel sport which served no purpose i ether than to give a few fishermen i thrills and mental pleasure. Mr T. C. Rough ley, economic zoo- i legist, said he did not think there was any doubt that, fish did feel pain, but they were not nearly so sensitive to pain a.s human beings. Mr Zane Grey, according to the Telegraph's Hennagui correspondent, said that it lie could not fish in peace in Australia b,o would have to go fishing elsewhere. Tho question of cruelty to swordfish had been thrashed out in America years ago, and it was shown then that swordfish hail practically no nerves, and did not suffer agony as human benigs understood it. “I woyld like*' to point out,” Mr Grey added, “that in America w»» sell swordfish, but you don’t in Australia and New Zealand, although they art' good eating, and you should |