I run this blog myself, in an attempt to preserve this incredible fish, i cannot live my life and say i didn't atleast try in some way.

Over 80 MILLION sharks are slaughtered every year for the chinese delicacy of shark fin soup. 250 THOUSAND SHARKS ARE KILLED EACH DAY. It is an extremely cruel practise as their fins are simply cut-off while still alive and the sharks are thrown back in the water to die... How would you like it if someone cut off your limbs and threw you on the street? Not only is this practise cruel, but it is also wasteful as only 5% of the sharks body is used. Keep in mind that these fins are simply dried cartilage, and they are tasteless. The soup is enhanced with meats like beef or chicken and the cartilage simply gives the soup a jellied texture.

SHARK POPULATIONS HAVE DECLINED FROM 75%, AND UP TO 95% IN CERTAIN SPECIES!

SHARK FINNING WILL HAVE AN EFFECT ON US:
Sharks are the Apex predator in the ecosystem, if sharks are removed it can only have devastating effects. We will see things such as fish species populations declining, as well as plant populations increasing. These are only few of the devastating effects that we may face in the near future.

If you are "Pro Shark Finning" because you are simply afraid of sharks, keep in mind you are much more likely to be struck by lightning than ever being attacked by a shark.

Sharks are not veracious man-eaters, most attacks are one bite and then they swim away. Sharks do not have arms and hands to feel something, biting is the only way they can distinguish something as they are very curious animals.

If you think that shark finning is no different than animals being killed in slaughter houses every year, you are wrong. Slaughterhouse live stock are bred in order to be eaten, and do not affect the wild population of the animal. Because they are bred in captivity, they do not hold a niche in the ecosystem. Sharks on the other hand, cannot be bred in captivity, therefore we cannot kill as many as some people are hungry for.

I am not saying to completely stop shark finning, but to simply bring it down to a SUSTAINABLE level... 250,000 A DAY IS NOT SUSTAINABLE.

Help keep these amazing pre-historic fish around for many years to come.

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