In Reply to: Shark Murdering posted by Not Happy on August 18, 2002 at 15:27:24:
: Hi,
: Is anyone concerned that the eating of shark fin soup is just a selfish and cruel act with no respect for the impact it will have on the marine environment in coming years??
So-called shark fins are the fins of big fish.
Chinese have a tendency to exagerate and make
the dish sound more expensive. I don't believe
that people actually hunt sharks for their fins.
Some of the fins are so small that they may have
come from a fish of a foot long. Granted, some
of the big fins may come from big fish like sharks.
BTW, are you a vegetarian? Do you eat chicken
or beef. Do you think killing chicken and oxes
for their meat is cruel?
Happy