Time to pledge to end shark finning
You may remember I wrote recently about how shark finning (cutting off the high-priced fins of sharks and dumping the rest of the body at sea) is contributing to the decline of shark species worldwide. Â While the practice is illegal in many countries, it is still permitted in New Zealand.
Forest & Bird is asking the public to help save our sharks by signing the shark fin pledge:
“We pledge our support for a ban on shark finning in New Zealand waters because we are concerned that shark finning is contributing to a decline in shark species worldwide.  We pledge that we will:
- Not eat or serve shark fin soup
- Avoid restaurants which sell shark fin soup
- Not catch sharks just for their fins
- Support a law change to make shark finning illegal in NZ.�
You can sign the pledge online here
With your pledge you’ll be joining New Zealand chefs, food writers and TV presenters including Simon Holst, Peta Mathias, Julie Le Clerc and Richard Till.
August 27th, 2008 at 10:48 am
I have signed, please add your name to this petition and we might be able to do something about this disgusting practice.
August 27th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Signed the pledge though there is one ’shark’ I am hoping will be finned, filleted and fried this afternoon!!!
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
big bro - respect! That’s a truelly nasty practice.
August 27th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
are you a vegan..big bro..?
or a speciesist..?
phil(whoar.co.nz)
August 27th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
would you like me to detail some of the ‘disgusting practises’..
..around your flesh addiction..?
phil(whoar.co.nz)
August 27th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
phil - how about detailing some of the positive, effective, pursuasive, well recieved actions you are taking to improve the state of affairs? (there’s no need to you to tell us that setting yourself up as a stalking horse for the movement is what you do, or that belittling non-vegans is your modus operandi - we are well aware of that) I’m looking for inspirational stuff from you, not more-of-your-same. Genuinely.
August 27th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
greenfly..
can i direct you to here..?
http://whoar.co.nz/?s=vegan
if you have any further questions..
..get back to me..
(b.t.w..i don’t ‘belittle’ non-vegans..
..i respect anyone who is thinking about this..
..i was raised a carnivore..)
phil(whoar.co.nz)
August 27th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
and i make no apologies for holding up the vegan/animal rights mirror..
..phil(whoar.co.nz)
August 27th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
phil - following last nights Jamie Oliver’s fowl programme there will be a lot of people ‘thinking about this’ It’s the perfect time for you to inspire, guide and build support for the cause.
(btw, I think you just might, a little…belittle that is…)
If pushing doesn’t do it, pull!
Cheers phil. (I’ll follow your link as soon as I get back, funeral sadly, ex butcher by chance