Can vegetarians eat fish?

Question

Can vegetarians eat fish?

Answer 1

You can eat whatever you want, but if you eat fish you are not a vegetarian.

Answer 2

there re different kids of vegetarians. some cut off all animal products even milk and eggs. but other just do meats and not fish.

Answer 3

yea it is not meat. i was a vegetarian once then i stopped! That was a big huge mistake try to keep up being a vegetarian!

Answer 4

its up to you really.

i personaly dont eat anything that feels pain. and fish most definately feel pain:-(

Answer 5

No, vegetarianism begins when one stops eating all animal flesh, and fish are still animals, they still have nervous systems, they can feel fear and pain and they bleed like a cow, pig, or chicken would.

Answer 6

No, by definition vegetarians do not eat the flesh of animals.  Fish are animals.

Answer 7

they can...but they are not vegetarians if they eat fish

Answer 8

Zero vegetarians eat fish. Pescetarians are NOT vegetarians. So no, vegetarians cannot eat fish. You need to zero in on the fact that zero vegetarians eat animal flesh. Zero!

Answer 9

yea you can eat fish

Answer 10

If you are going to call yourself a vegetarian then no! However most humans can eat fish some are allergic to some stuff but if you are going call yourself a vegetarian then you cannot eat fish. The idea of vegetarianism is not eating animal flesh.

Answer 11

Vegetarians can eat fish, but Vegans can not.

Answer 12

i think they shouldn't because they are alive...

but my friend who is a "vegitarian" eats fish...

and my cousin who is sometimes a vegan or a vegitarian (he swiches between the two) never eats fish... so i consider him a true vegitarian

Answer 13

There are several different types of vegetarians, you define your own rules.

Examples:

1. Pescatarian (also spelled pescetarian)

The word “pescatarian” is occasionally used to describe those who abstain from eating all meat and animal flesh with the exception of fish. Although the word is not commonly used, more and more people are adopting this kind of diet, usually for health reasons or as a stepping stone to a fully vegetarian diet.

2. Flexitarian/Semi-vegetarian

You don’t have to be vegetarian to love vegetarian food! “Flexitarian” is a term recently coined to describe those who eat a mostly vegetarian diet, but occasionally eat meat.

3. Vegetarian (Lacto-ovo- vegetarian)

When most people think of vegetarians, they think of lacto-ovo-vegetarians. People who do not eat beef, pork, poultry, fish, shellfish or animal flesh of any kind, but do eat eggs and dairy products are lacto-ovo vegetarians (“lacto” comes from the Latin for milk, and “ovo” for egg).

Lacto-vegetarian is used to describe a vegetarian who does not eat eggs, but does eat dairy products.

Ovo-vegetarian refers to people who do not eat meat or dairy products but do eat eggs.

4. Vegan

Vegans do not eat any animal-derived ingredients (eggs, milk, cheese, or meat)

Answer 14

NO Never because your eating animal flesh!

Answer 15

The very definition of vegetarianism precludes eating the flesh of animals.  Fishes are animals.  Ergo, vegetarians do not eat fish.  

This question has been asked so many times, I swear I wish I had autotext so I could just plonk in my response every time someone asks.   Please, people, do a search before you ask for the umpteenth time if vegetarians can eat animals.  The answer is and always will be no, no, no, no, no.

Pescatarian is not a type of vegetarian.  It is a made-up word for label-hungry people who are too lazy to say they don't eat any meat except for fish.

Answer 16

if you  are a full fledged vegetarian than u can't but if ur just half vegetarian that u can

Answer 17

Yes. They would be called a pescetarian.

Answer 18

Some do, some don't.  It depends on the philosophy.

Answer 19

You define for yourself, what you will, or will not eat.  Some vegetarians allow themselves fish others do not.  Did you become a vegetarian to be like others or because you made a conscious choice for your own health and lifestyle.