SINGAPORE (AFP) – Animal rights activists launched a campaign in Singapore Saturday against the consumption of shark fin, a status symbol when served at Chinese wedding banquets and dinners.
The Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) held the rally at Speakers' Corner, Singapore's only venue for outdoor assemblies and demonstrations, subject to strict guidelines.
A large banner bearing the slogan "when sharks die, the oceans die" was displayed at a nearby park close to Singapore's business district.
Louis Ng, ACRES's executive director and founder, told 100 supporters that more than 3,800 sharks were caught every 20 minutes to meet global demand for shark fin, pushing many shark species towards extinction.
"Let us not only say no to shark fins but let us also be advocates for sharks and tell people why we do not, and will not, eat them," Ng said.
One of ACRES's supporters at the rally, physiotherapist Chng Chye Tuan, said he and his wife-to-be had decided against offering shark fin soup to guests at their wedding next month, despite opposition from both sets of parents.
"You can see the impact that humans are having on the ecosystem. The variety of fish is not as much as before," said Chng, referring to observations he had made during diving trips.
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Support! There are vegetarian Shark fins soup and it taste about the same! So start eating vegetarian shark fin soup.....first it reduces the demand for them and its also a healtier for us.
WHEN THERE IS NO DEMAND, THERE WILL BE NO SUPPLY!
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didnt read finish, but the title really stirred many emotions in me. maybe i should really say no to sharks fin, even though its nice. imagine all the poor sharks killed a make sharks fin ):
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i support!
in the first place, i don't find shark fins very delicious.
but anyway, do think twice when u order shark fins in the future!
don't let the sharks die in a cruel way.
if i'm not wrong, those fishers cuts away the fins from the sharks and then threw them back into the sea.
without fins, those sharks can't swim. this leads them to sinking down to the ocean bathe and eventually die of starvation.
correct me if i'm wrong.
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i support!
in the first place, i don't find shark fins very delicious.
but anyway, do think twice when u order shark fins in the future!
don't let the sharks die in a cruel way.
if i'm not wrong, those fishers cuts away the fins from the sharks and then threw them back into the sea.
without fins, those sharks can't swim. this leads them to sinking down to the ocean bathe and eventually die of starvation.
correct me if i'm wrong.
mostly correct except that sharks die because of drowning as they need to move to keep the oxygenated water moving through their gills. Without fins they sink and they drown.
Also not sure how the industry for rearing of sharks for sharks fin usage. Might be on the increase? Not sure.
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i think sharks should have one of the greatest rights to live. They are one of the most beautiful and well-adapted beasts on Earth and have survived unchanged for the longest time.
the least i can do is to show my support by abstaining from shark's fin.
I didn't have any since I saw a documentary on it on Discovery channel when I was young.
What's so nice about it anyway?
It's like some weird jelly-like boney thing.
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