Mackerel festival should celebrate cabbage instead, say animal rights activists
Summary
Animal rights group Peta wants the town of Aberaeron in Wales to change its yearly Mackerel Festival into a Cabbage Festival to promote kindness to animals. The town’s council member said the fishing tradition is part of the town’s heritage and that fishing has greatly decreased there.Key Facts
- Aberaeron, a seaside town in Wales, holds an annual Mackerel Festival to mark the end of fishing season.
- The festival includes a procession with a large paper mache mackerel that is blessed and burned.
- Peta suggested changing the festival to celebrate cabbage instead of fish, calling it a kinder event.
- Peta offered to supply a giant paper mache vegetable as a replacement symbol.
- The animal rights group said this change would support local cabbage farmers and be more compassionate.
- Councillor Elizabeth Evans said fishing is a long-standing part of Aberaeron’s heritage, unlike cabbage growing.
- Evans noted that fishing has decreased and there are no fishing boats currently based in the town.
- Evans said local fishing is done sustainably and that the festival honors respect and gratitude for the fish.
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