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12 Wildlife Crimes on the Rise

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By Paul Ciampanelli Jan 16, 2013

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4. SHARK FINNING

Shark finning is a booming business that provides the key ingredient for shark-fin soup, a delicacy that shows no signs of going out of style. Sadly, the method for procuring the fins involves catching sharks, cutting off their fins, and then leaving the animals to die suffocating, unable to properly swim or defend themselves. Sometimes, definned sharks wash up on shore, providing grim evidence of the cruel and unnecessary shark-fin trade. But there is some hope that fake shark fins will both fill the market’s demands and curb the practice of killing sharks simply for their fins. (Humane Society International)

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Sylvia Galloup

leave these beautiful animals alone, they're not hurting you, we're the ones invading their space, not the other way around

January 16 2013 at 2:53 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply