sharks

september 8 2007

Most humans dislike sharks, even though they've never seen them in real life conditions.
Most species of shark are not dangerous to humans.
And the species that are dangerous hardly come in contact with human beings.

The few incidents each year all reach the papers, but often it's not mentioned that people ignore warningsigns.

As fearful people are, quite a few don't care to eat shark.
Shark fin is seen as a delicacy, and is often used in western countries in soup.
It has the taste of chicken and is a very good substitute.

Humans kill each year over a 100 million sharks a year.
Usually only the fins are taken and the shark is tossed back to die a slow, painful death (as it can't swim without its fins).

By diminishing the population of sharks the whole ecosystem is influenced in a bad way, which in turn may cause disease and other problems in humans.

Pledge to save sharks.

Your pledge will make a difference.
http://www.sharkwat er.com/pledge_ to_save_sharks. asp

Petition to the European Commission to Save Sharks
http://www.sharktru st.org/petitions /?rootid= 6246&toptab=8

Petition to Establish a Global Ban on Shark Finning
http://www.thepetit ionsite.com/ takeaction/ 345265363

Stop Shark Finning -send an email
http://www.sharklif e.co.za/index. asp?Content= 125

Tell UK supermarkets to stop selling endangered fish
http://www.bite- back.com/ campaigns/ campaigns. htm#top