A plea to Amazon to remove the sale of shark products from their website.
- by: The Tank Bangers and friends.
- recipient: Amazon
Dear Amazon,
Please take the time to read this letter. It is not a pitch forks and burning effigy rant but a civilised request on behalf of genuinely concerned people, many of whom are regular Amazon customers.
We, the undersigned, wish to express our deep concern over the sale of the following items on your website.
Seafoodxpress-Fresh Thresher Shark Fillets, 2lbs
Great Gourmet Fresh Mako Shark (3 lbs.)
NOW Foods Shark Cartilage 750mg, 300 Capsules
Shark Cartilage, 750mg, 300 Capsules from All Nature
Australia Shark Cartilage 750 Mg, 00 Capsules
Shark Cartilage Treats - 46 oz
Shark Cartilage Powder 16 Ounces (1 Pound) By: Kismet Kreations
Shark Cartilage Treats - 16 oz
As I am sure you must no doubt be aware the sale of shark products is somewhat of a hot topic these days. There is, however, a very good reason for this and it is not, contrary to what you may have read, simply to give conservation groups something to do.
Simply put, shark numbers are in global decline due, in no small part, to massive and sustained over fishing. This information is backed up by numerous scientific papers and is freely available on the internet for anyone even remotely interested in the facts. In summary, though, an estimated 38 - 73 million animals are taken every single year (according to ICCS Ecology letters, (2006) 9: 115-1126) and due to the fact that they are not able to breed fast enough to replace their numbers we must surely come to the conclusion that if we continue this trend then we shall simply run out of sharks.
This would lead an environmental disaster and food chain collapse. Sharks are massively important to the health and well being of the delicate ecosystems in which they are being so relentlessly taken. Unless we change this attitude countless species of shark which, by the way, have managed to survive in our oceans for the past 420 million years, will simply vanish.
I note, with great pleasure, that the Amazon website contains a section called "Amazon and our planet" where you promote the use of "frustration free packaging" utilising 100% recyclable cardboard. This initiative must be rightly applauded along with your Kaizen program! If only other companies would adopt this kind of forward thinking, environmentally sound strategy. However, do you not think it a little hypocritical that, on the one hand, you are making great efforts to be environmentally aware while, on the other, your site is freely offering the sale of shark products?
Regardless of where the animal was caught, how it was caught and whether or not it was finned alive the fact remains the same... we are still over fishing these animals to the point of a critical collapse.
Would you, as a forward thinking and innovative company with a recognisable global name, like to be associated with the support of such an industry and the almost certain extinction of one of the most important and amazing creatures in our oceans? Of course not, which is why I believe that this is probably a huge oversight on your part and I feel confident that, once in possession of the facts, you will do the right thing and remove and ban the sale of such items from your otherwise excellent website.
Many thanks and best regards.
Please take the time to read this letter. It is not a pitch forks and burning effigy rant but a civilised request on behalf of genuinely concerned people, many of whom are regular Amazon customers.
We, the undersigned, wish to express our deep concern over the sale of the following items on your website.
Seafoodxpress-Fresh Thresher Shark Fillets, 2lbs
Great Gourmet Fresh Mako Shark (3 lbs.)
NOW Foods Shark Cartilage 750mg, 300 Capsules
Shark Cartilage, 750mg, 300 Capsules from All Nature
Australia Shark Cartilage 750 Mg, 00 Capsules
Shark Cartilage Treats - 46 oz
Shark Cartilage Powder 16 Ounces (1 Pound) By: Kismet Kreations
Shark Cartilage Treats - 16 oz
As I am sure you must no doubt be aware the sale of shark products is somewhat of a hot topic these days. There is, however, a very good reason for this and it is not, contrary to what you may have read, simply to give conservation groups something to do.
Simply put, shark numbers are in global decline due, in no small part, to massive and sustained over fishing. This information is backed up by numerous scientific papers and is freely available on the internet for anyone even remotely interested in the facts. In summary, though, an estimated 38 - 73 million animals are taken every single year (according to ICCS Ecology letters, (2006) 9: 115-1126) and due to the fact that they are not able to breed fast enough to replace their numbers we must surely come to the conclusion that if we continue this trend then we shall simply run out of sharks.
This would lead an environmental disaster and food chain collapse. Sharks are massively important to the health and well being of the delicate ecosystems in which they are being so relentlessly taken. Unless we change this attitude countless species of shark which, by the way, have managed to survive in our oceans for the past 420 million years, will simply vanish.
I note, with great pleasure, that the Amazon website contains a section called "Amazon and our planet" where you promote the use of "frustration free packaging" utilising 100% recyclable cardboard. This initiative must be rightly applauded along with your Kaizen program! If only other companies would adopt this kind of forward thinking, environmentally sound strategy. However, do you not think it a little hypocritical that, on the one hand, you are making great efforts to be environmentally aware while, on the other, your site is freely offering the sale of shark products?
Regardless of where the animal was caught, how it was caught and whether or not it was finned alive the fact remains the same... we are still over fishing these animals to the point of a critical collapse.
Would you, as a forward thinking and innovative company with a recognisable global name, like to be associated with the support of such an industry and the almost certain extinction of one of the most important and amazing creatures in our oceans? Of course not, which is why I believe that this is probably a huge oversight on your part and I feel confident that, once in possession of the facts, you will do the right thing and remove and ban the sale of such items from your otherwise excellent website.
Many thanks and best regards.
Dear Amazon,
Please take the time to read this letter. It is not a pitch forks and burning effigy rant but a civilised request on behalf of genuinely concerned people, many of whom are regular Amazon customers.
We, the undersigned, wish to express our deep concern over the sale of the following items on your website.
Seafoodxpress-Fresh Thresher Shark Fillets, 2lbs
Great Gourmet Fresh Mako Shark (3 lbs.)
NOW Foods Shark Cartilage 750mg, 300 Capsules
Shark Cartilage, 750mg, 300 Capsules from All Nature
Australia Shark Cartilage 750 Mg, 00 Capsules
Shark Cartilage Treats - 46 oz
Shark Cartilage Powder 16 Ounces (1 Pound) By: Kismet Kreations
Shark Cartilage Treats - 16 oz
As I am sure you must no doubt be aware the sale of shark products is somewhat of a hot topic these days. There is, however, a very good reason for this and it is not, contrary to what you may have read, simply to give conservation groups something to do.
Simply put, shark numbers are in global decline due, in no small part, to massive and sustained over fishing. This information is backed up by numerous scientific papers and is freely available on the internet for anyone even remotely interested in the facts. In summary, though, an estimated 38 - 73 million animals are taken every single year (according to ICCS Ecology letters, (2006) 9: 115-1126) and due to the fact that they are not able to breed fast enough to replace their numbers we must surely come to the conclusion that if we continue this trend then we shall simply run out of sharks.
This would lead an environmental disaster and food chain collapse. Sharks are massively important to the health and well being of the delicate ecosystems in which they are being so relentlessly taken. Unless we change this attitude countless species of shark which, by the way, have managed to survive in our oceans for the past 420 million years, will simply vanish.
I note, with great pleasure, that the Amazon website contains a section called "Amazon and our planet" where you promote the use of "frustration free packaging" utilising 100% recyclable cardboard. This initiative must be rightly applauded along with your Kaizen program! If only other companies would adopt this kind of forward thinking, environmentally sound strategy. However, do you not think it a little hypocritical that, on the one hand, you are making great efforts to be environmentally aware while, on the other, your site is freely offering the sale of shark products?
Regardless of where the animal was caught, how it was caught and whether or not it was finned alive the fact remains the same... we are still over fishing these animals to the point of a critical collapse.
Would you, as a forward thinking and innovative company with a recognisable global name, like to be associated with the support of such an industry and the almost certain extinction of one of the most important and amazing creatures in our oceans? Of course not, which is why we believe that this is probably a huge oversight on your part and we feel confident that, once in possession of the facts, you will do the right thing and remove and ban the sale of such items from your otherwise excellent website.
Many thanks and best regards.
Sign PetitionSign PetitionPlease take the time to read this letter. It is not a pitch forks and burning effigy rant but a civilised request on behalf of genuinely concerned people, many of whom are regular Amazon customers.
We, the undersigned, wish to express our deep concern over the sale of the following items on your website.
Seafoodxpress-Fresh Thresher Shark Fillets, 2lbs
Great Gourmet Fresh Mako Shark (3 lbs.)
NOW Foods Shark Cartilage 750mg, 300 Capsules
Shark Cartilage, 750mg, 300 Capsules from All Nature
Australia Shark Cartilage 750 Mg, 00 Capsules
Shark Cartilage Treats - 46 oz
Shark Cartilage Powder 16 Ounces (1 Pound) By: Kismet Kreations
Shark Cartilage Treats - 16 oz
As I am sure you must no doubt be aware the sale of shark products is somewhat of a hot topic these days. There is, however, a very good reason for this and it is not, contrary to what you may have read, simply to give conservation groups something to do.
Simply put, shark numbers are in global decline due, in no small part, to massive and sustained over fishing. This information is backed up by numerous scientific papers and is freely available on the internet for anyone even remotely interested in the facts. In summary, though, an estimated 38 - 73 million animals are taken every single year (according to ICCS Ecology letters, (2006) 9: 115-1126) and due to the fact that they are not able to breed fast enough to replace their numbers we must surely come to the conclusion that if we continue this trend then we shall simply run out of sharks.
This would lead an environmental disaster and food chain collapse. Sharks are massively important to the health and well being of the delicate ecosystems in which they are being so relentlessly taken. Unless we change this attitude countless species of shark which, by the way, have managed to survive in our oceans for the past 420 million years, will simply vanish.
I note, with great pleasure, that the Amazon website contains a section called "Amazon and our planet" where you promote the use of "frustration free packaging" utilising 100% recyclable cardboard. This initiative must be rightly applauded along with your Kaizen program! If only other companies would adopt this kind of forward thinking, environmentally sound strategy. However, do you not think it a little hypocritical that, on the one hand, you are making great efforts to be environmentally aware while, on the other, your site is freely offering the sale of shark products?
Regardless of where the animal was caught, how it was caught and whether or not it was finned alive the fact remains the same... we are still over fishing these animals to the point of a critical collapse.
Would you, as a forward thinking and innovative company with a recognisable global name, like to be associated with the support of such an industry and the almost certain extinction of one of the most important and amazing creatures in our oceans? Of course not, which is why we believe that this is probably a huge oversight on your part and we feel confident that, once in possession of the facts, you will do the right thing and remove and ban the sale of such items from your otherwise excellent website.
Many thanks and best regards.
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