Mackerel festival should celebrate cabbage instead, say animal rights activists
In response, councillor Elizabeth Evans said fishing was "part of our heritage in Aberaeron", while the "growing of cabbages is not". It is a festival of gratitude and respect."Whilst many may have a different view, fishing has reduced dramatically in the bay, as has fishing more generally." Evans said the town did not have "a single fishing boat" anymore, which she said was a "matter of regret not celebration". She added local boat owners that do fish the waters do so "sustainably".Evans said she respected the views expressed in the letter, but that it did not reflect the town's "lived experience as a community", which is "one of respect not entitlement".
- ▪In response, councillor Elizabeth Evans said fishing was "part of our heritage in Aberaeron", while the "growing of cabbages is not".
- ▪It is a festival of gratitude and respect."Whilst many may have a different view, fishing has reduced dramatically in the bay, as has fishing more generally." Evans said the town did not have "a single fishing boat" anymore, which she said
- ▪She added local boat owners that do fish the waters do so "sustainably".Evans said she respected the views expressed in the letter, but that it did not reflect the town's "lived experience as a community", which is "one of respect not entit
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Mackerel festival should celebrate cabbage instead, say animal rights activistsImage caption, The Aberaeron Mackerel Festival takes place in August to mark the end of the fishing seasonByBruce Sinclair, Local Democracy Reporting Service and Danielle Herbert, BBC WalesPublished4 August 2026, 10:42 BSTUpdated 43 minutes agoAnimal rights activists want a small seaside town to change its annual mackerel festival to celebrate the humble cabbage instead.At the end of the fishing season in Aberaeron, the Ceredigion town hosts a mackerel fiesta, described as "a light-hearted funeral" dedicated to the fast-swimming fish.People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) wants the popular event to be an "animal-friendly" and "kinder" cabbage fiesta instead.
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