Guest guest Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Dear Anouk , We recently asked for your help to convince online mega-retailer, Amazon, to remove canned shark fin soup from its virtual shelves. Within hours, 14,000 of you had contacted Amazon about this issue and in response, Amazon discontinued the sale of Roland's shark fin soup. While the Amazon effort focused on shark finning--cutting off the shark's fins while it is still alive, and then tossing the body back into to the sea--sharks are also at risk from other fishing practices. Tens of millions of sharks are accidentally caught each year as victims of dirty fishing or bycatch. Despite the mounting evidence of shark overfishing and depletion, few countries restrict shark fishing or bycatch. We're working to get the EU to implement fishing laws to protect sharks. Europe is home to some of the world's largest fishing fleets and its powerful fisheries officials influence international fishing restrictions in many regions of the globe. As a result, poor European shark policies pose threats to sharks not only in European waters but in other parts of the world as well. Thanks again for taking the time to contact Amazon and being part of Oceana's first 2007 victory. For the oceans, Suzanne GarrettCampaign Project Manager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Taht's good. Jo - zurumato veganchat ; Vegan_Animal_Rights Sunday, February 04, 2007 4:51 AM victory! Amazon listened to us. Dear Anouk , We recently asked for your help to convince online mega-retailer, Amazon, to remove canned shark fin soup from its virtual shelves. Within hours, 14,000 of you had contacted Amazon about this issue and in response, Amazon discontinued the sale of Roland's shark fin soup. While the Amazon effort focused on shark finning--cutting off the shark's fins while it is still alive, and then tossing the body back into to the sea--sharks are also at risk from other fishing practices. Tens of millions of sharks are accidentally caught each year as victims of dirty fishing or bycatch. Despite the mounting evidence of shark overfishing and depletion, few countries restrict shark fishing or bycatch. We're working to get the EU to implement fishing laws to protect sharks. Europe is home to some of the world's largest fishing fleets and its powerful fisheries officials influence international fishing restrictions in many regions of the globe. As a result, poor European shark policies pose threats to sharks not only in European waters but in other parts of the world as well. Thanks again for taking the time to contact Amazon and being part of Oceana's first 2007 victory. For the oceans, Suzanne GarrettCampaign Project Manager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 This is wonderful news anouk! *mona , " zurumato " <zurumato wrote: > > Dear Anouk , > > We recently asked for your help to convince online mega-retailer, Amazon, to remove canned shark fin soup from its virtual shelves. Within hours, 14,000 of you had contacted Amazon about this issue and in response, Amazon discontinued the sale of Roland's shark fin soup. > > While the Amazon effort focused on shark finning--cutting off the shark's fins while it is still alive, and then tossing the body back into to the sea--sharks are also at risk from other fishing practices. Tens of millions of sharks are accidentally caught each year as victims of dirty fishing or bycatch. Despite the mounting evidence of shark overfishing and depletion, few countries restrict shark fishing or bycatch. > > > We're working to get the EU to implement fishing laws to protect sharks. Europe is home to some of the world's largest fishing fleets and its powerful fisheries officials influence international fishing restrictions in many regions of the globe. As a result, poor European shark policies pose threats to sharks not only in European waters but in other parts of the world as well. > > Thanks again for taking the time to contact Amazon and being part of Oceana's first 2007 victory. > > For the oceans, > Suzanne Garrett > Campaign Project Manager > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Good news........ The Valley Vegan.............zurumato <zurumato wrote: Dear Anouk , We recently asked for your help to convince online mega-retailer, Amazon, to remove canned shark fin soup from its virtual shelves. Within hours, 14,000 of you had contacted Amazon about this issue and in response, Amazon discontinued the sale of Roland's shark fin soup. While the Amazon effort focused on shark finning--cutting off the shark's fins while it is still alive, and then tossing the body back into to the sea--sharks are also at risk from other fishing practices. Tens of millions of sharks are accidentally caught each year as victims of dirty fishing or bycatch. Despite the mounting evidence of shark overfishing and depletion, few countries restrict shark fishing or bycatch. We're working to get the EU to implement fishing laws to protect sharks. Europe is home to some of the world's largest fishing fleets and its powerful fisheries officials influence international fishing restrictions in many regions of the globe. As a result, poor European shark policies pose threats to sharks not only in European waters but in other parts of the world as well. Thanks again for taking the time to contact Amazon and being part of Oceana's first 2007 victory. For the oceans, Suzanne GarrettCampaign Project Manager Peter H New Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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