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Please go to this link to sign the petition to get Alibaba.com, the world's largest online distributor of shark fins and China's amazon.com equivalent, to stop distributing shark fins and shark products, which is fueling the shark finning trade.
Given the fact that enforcing shark finning bans is turning out to be extremely difficult due to the vast areas that need to be patrolled and protected, it seems like the most viable step is to try to stop the distribution and demand sides of the equation.
The goal is 10,000 signatures, and we are reaching 2,000 at this time.
www.theaquaplanet.com supports the fight too and have a link on the homepage which will take you straight to the petition as well. There are also some wicked shark videos on the site too, def worth a look.
Forgive me for asking, but was does shark fin soup taste like? I mean what is the appetite for it? Couldn't someone just make an artificial shark flavoring for the soup? I think that would resolve some of the problems.
"Why do animal lovers always make a bigger stink about fur than leather? It is much safer to pick fights with rich old ladies than with bikers." Thanks GypsyJim
Forgive me for asking, but was does shark fin soup taste like? I mean what is the appetite for it? Couldn't someone just make an artificial shark flavoring for the soup? I think that would resolve some of the problems.
or better, instead of shark, we could promote whale and dolphin soup
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"Why do animal lovers always make a bigger stink about fur than leather? It is much safer to pick fights with rich old ladies than with bikers." Thanks GypsyJim
I saw the documentary Sharkwater a few days ago and they briefly described shark fin soup. From what I remember, the fin itself adds very little to no taste -- they season the soup with chicken or beef -- but provides texture. The main reason for serving shark fin soup is not the taste, but the cache it provides (status symbol). It was the soup of the emperors.
very interesting the thing i dont like about the fin thing is they just cut off the fins and dump the rest over board if they used the entire first it wouldnt be such a waste
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Originally Posted by sgad
