LETTER: invests in shark finning

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Sea Shepherd News News Releases 10/04/2007 Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was recently alerted to Inc.'s investment in the deplorable shark fin industry. is a 40% owner of Alibaba, a Chinese company that trades in shark fins and contributes to the senseless and agonizing deaths of sharks worldwide. Sea Shepherd has received numerous inquiries in recent weeks about the removal of its listings from GoodSearch and Freelanthropy Search, search engines that contribute a portion of the proceeds from each search to the nonprofit organization of the user's choice. Regrettably, these search engines are powered by , and despite its support of their mission in theory, Sea Shepherd simply cannot in good conscience benefit from a company such as that invests in the despicable shark fin industry. In September 2007, Sea Shepherd Founder and President, Captain Paul Watson, wrote a letter to the

President of asking, "Is this the legacy that you want to leave-the destruction of the world's sharks for shark fin soup in China?" He did not receive a reply. Sea Shepherd urges its supporters to voice their opposition to shark finning by writing a letter to and its partners. Tell them you will avoid using their services until they STOP condoning the violent murder of innocent sharks. ============ ========= CONTACT INFO======== ========= ===== Susan Decker, President Inc. 701 First Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Phone: (408) 349-3300 Fax: (408) 349-3301 CorporateSecretary @ -inc. com China 9/F, Tower A, Winterless Center No.1 West Da Wang Lu Chaoyang District Beijing 100026, China Phone: +86-10-6598- 6666 Fax: +86-10-6598- 6660 Alibaba Group International Headquarters Room 2403-05 Jubilee Centre 18 Fenwick

Street Wanchai, Hong Kong Phone: (852) 2215-5100 Fax: (852) 2215-5200 ============ ======SAMPLE LETTER====== ========= ======= (sample letter based on info from Humane Society International) CorporateSecretary Stop supporting the shark finning industry Dear Ms. Decker, I was dismayed to lean of Inc.'s investment in the deplorable shark fin industry. is a 40% owner of Alibaba, a Chinese company that trades in shark fins and contributes to the senseless and agonizing deaths of sharks worldwide. I urge you to drop this investment immediately. Sharks are essential to the marine ecosystem. However, their survival is threatened by the cruel and wasteful practice of shark finning. Every year in

oceans around the world, tens of millions of sharks have their fins brutally cut off often while they are still alive and fully conscious. They are then thrown back into the water to endure a painful death from suffocation, blood loss, or predation by other species. These ancient, remarkable animals are suffering agonizing deaths so a few, such as Inc., can profit from their fins. Please stop supporting this barbarism. Sincerely,