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10,000
sharks were just mutilated to death in
Brazil. Sharks are majestic animals
that protect precious marine environments like
coral reefs. But their fins sell at a
high price and that trade is still legal in
Brazil – so ocean poachers keep hacking
them off. This massacre could be a turning
point: let’s build massive public outcry
and we’ll take our call to allies in
Congress to ban the bloody shark
fin trade at last. SIGN NOW |
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10,000
sharks were just poached for their fins in
Brazil – the largest shark
massacre ever.
Sharks are majestic
animals: they have roamed the oceans for 450
million years, and they protect precious
marine environments like coral
reefs by keeping them
balanced.
But their fins sell at
a high price and that trade is still
legal in Brazil – a deadly
incentive for ocean poachers who hack them off
living sharks, before throwing them back into
the deep to die a slow agonising
death.
Now this massacre could be
a turning point: it’s been all over the
news, and the government could finally close
this loophole – but only if they feel the public
outcry won’t go away until they ban the shark
fin trade. So add your name now,
and when it’s massive, we’ll take
our call to introduce a new ban straight to
allies in Congress. Sign and share!
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Brazil
banned harvesting fins, but left a huge
loophole: It’s still legal to buy and sell them!
Since it’s impossible to tell where fins come
from, poachers know they can get away
with it as long as they can make it back to
shore. That’s why we need stronger
laws.
Demand for shark fins is higher
than ever, powering ocean poaching at alarming
rates around the world. This is
driving some shark species to the brink of
extinction, wiping out 99% of the
population in some cases. This latest massacre
included already endangered mako
sharks.
Brazil’s environmental protection
agency already fined the poachers, and this
record massacre showed the government the size
of the problem. This is our chance to
push for new legislation while it’s still in the
news: let’s build a resounding outcry
Congress won’t be able to ignore – Avaaz will
work with allies and deliver our call to make
the shark fin trade illegal once and for all.
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Our
movement is a nightmare for poachers around the
world: together, we have pushed Europe to
shut down one of the world’s biggest ivory trade
hubs, and we have funded efforts to protect
elephants from poachers in East Africa. Shark
finning is equally brutal, and it’s time for
governments to crack down on this
horror.
With hope and
determination,
John, Muriel, Diego, Nate,
Tabea, Christoph, Antonia, Abdelrahman and the
whole Avaaz team |
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