- Signatures: 7,841
- Goal: 10,000
- Deadline: 1-1-2008
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Petition Target: Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary General
It's too barbaric to imagine, but it still happens. Fishermen catch a shark, slice off its fins, and then, cast it back into the water to die. This horrific practice is already prohibited in federal waters of the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Carribbean, but sharks need more protection from finning and other threats.
Your signature can encourage all countries to prepare and implement plans for shark conservation and management as recommended by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.
This petition also implores these nations to ban the cruel, wasteful and destructive practice of shark finning in local and international waters. This practice wastes 95-99% of the animal and makes proper management extremely difficult.
Sharks play a critical role in ocean ecosystems. Their numbers are beginning to dwindle. Please help them today!!
Sign Now to encourage Ban Ki-Moon and the UN General Assembly to take action immediately to protect the shark populations across the globe and stop shark finning
| Number | Date | Prefix | Name | State | Country | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,859 | 1:03 am PDT, Jul 6 | Linda Marsh | United Kingdom | |||
| 7,858 | 11:54 am PDT, Jul 5 | Mrs. | Alice Grimm | Florida | United States | living dinosaur not soup additive! |
| 7,857 | 7:29 pm PDT, Jul 4 | Peter Wilcox | Honduras | Dead shark worth $50 Live shark worth $15000+ a year to tourism/scuba diving industry with an average life span of 20+ years - apex predator not evolved to be a prey species, all simple math | ||
| 7,856 | 5:28 pm PDT, Jul 4 | Michael Parker | Canada | STOP NOW!!! Our eco system depends on Sharks | ||
| 7,855 | 6:15 am PDT, Jul 4 | Ms. | Paige Campbell | Canada | I think that sharks are one of the most beautiful creatures in the world and if killing humans is illegal then shark finning and anything that has to do with hurting or killing sharks should be too. | |
| 7,854 | 11:44 pm PDT, Jul 2 | Mr. | clement de billot | South Africa | ||
| 7,853 | 12:27 pm PDT, Jul 1 | kara evans | United Kingdom | the practice of shark finning is utterly barbaric and has dire repecussions on many levels to our continued existence here on this earth. | ||
| 7,852 | 4:13 pm PDT, Jun 30 | Mr. | Johan Langfield | New Zealand | I have been fascinated by sharks since I was a child, and I have dived with them. Their plight worries me ernomously, as well as make me extremely angry. These creatures are amazing, there would be an outcry if any other creature in the world was treated in such a barbaric way. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!! lets do something about this. | |
| 7,851 | 11:43 am PDT, Jun 30 | Ms. | Swarna Raj | Singapore | ||
| 7,850 | 4:58 am PDT, Jun 29 | Mr. | Kevin Zelles | Canada | ||
| 7,849 | 9:14 pm PDT, Jun 28 | Mr. | Jason Thomas | Canada | Sharks are a crucial part of the ocean ecosystem. This is a misunderstood animal that causes less than 5 human deaths per year. | |
| 7,848 | 9:23 pm PDT, Jun 24 | Mark Volmut | Kansas | United States | ||
| 7,847 | 7:50 pm PDT, Jun 24 | Stephen Edwards | Australia | Pathetic soft-brained beliefs should also be banned. STOP SHARK FINNING NOW! Have respect for the natural world! | ||
| 7,846 | 11:58 am PDT, Jun 24 | Olivia Aqui | California | United States | Protect our sharks before it is too late! We need our Oceans and without Sharks the Ocean will die!! | |
| 7,845 | 8:05 am PDT, Jun 24 | Melanie Gosling | Georgia | United States | Please stop this. | |
| 7,844 | 3:14 pm PDT, Jun 23 | Ms. | Rebecca Bolstad | Canada | This is grotesque and must be stopped. SAVE SHARKS!! | |
| 7,843 | 11:14 pm PDT, Jun 22 | heather luchka | New Mexico | United States | How would you feel if you were the one losing a fin so you could then die a horrible excruciating death from drowning just so someone can eat your body part in a stupid soup?!?!?!? | |
| 7,842 | 8:39 pm PDT, Jun 22 | laura batstone | California | United States | Whale Wars is a good start - but more attention must be placed on the plight of the shark. This creature is the most villianized and more misunderstood of all. Please, Please end finning! | |
| 7,841 | 1:56 pm PDT, Jun 22 | Geneviève April | Canada | |||
| 7,840 | 1:33 am PDT, Jun 22 | Anna Kalinowska | Poland | |||
| 7,839 | 5:48 pm PDT, Jun 21 | Mr. | Will Noble | California | United States | We need to ensure the preservation of these animals by supporting Marine Protected Areas Act (MPA) and other such as the Shark Conservation Act (H.R. 81/S. 850). |
| 7,838 | 11:14 am PDT, Jun 21 | Ms. | Alysia Kauffman | Pennsylvania | United States | This issue is extremely important! |
| 7,837 | 9:15 pm PDT, Jun 20 | Cian Zybutz | Canada | I am completely horrified and disturbed that nations' governments around the world would support such a fruitless industry. Though it may benefit the few who control this industry in the short term, and perhaps even the people of the country with things such as funding for infrastructure, we cannot ignore the long term effects of such inconsiderate butchery. It is a fact that terminating the main predatory species in an ecosystem will cause a snowball effect to spiral out of control, ending in detrimental results. WE NEED OXYGEN! WE CANNOT IGNORE THE INANITY OF THIS SOCIOPATHIC MURDER! Please enforce a global ban on shark finning for the sake of the future of not only our planet, but the human race as well. | ||
| 7,836 | 4:08 pm PDT, Jun 20 | Mr. | Tal Folkman | Israel | ||
| 7,835 | 7:35 pm PDT, Jun 18 | Ms. | Alexandria Leonard | New Zealand | ||
| 7,834 | 12:52 pm PDT, Jun 18 | Ms. | Kaitlin Kostyra | Canada | ||
| 7,833 | 3:20 am PDT, Jun 18 | Ms. | Anonymous | United Kingdom | ||
| 7,832 | 12:18 pm PDT, Jun 17 | Ms. | Kathleen Barrette | Canada | This issue came to my attention while I was vacationing in Thailand, where I was lucky enough to go diving with a Whale Shark. After my diving I was horrified when I saw a movie called Sharkwater. I believe everyone should watch it and learn about what is happening to Sharks (be advised it is not for the weak of heart). Sharks are an important part of the eco-system and with out them, we may find ourselfs with a bigger green house problem then we have now. | |
| 7,831 | 7:28 am PDT, Jun 17 | Ms. | Anvita Gupta | Singapore | My first run in with shark's fin soup came when i first moved to Singapore. That was when I was 16. Thankfully, I had viewed infinite documenteries on the hunting methods of sharks. Since then, I have managed to educate more number of people on the inhumane practices for our pursuit of 'culture'. The Great White is close to extinction all because of people's choices. We need to educate more people so that we can cut the demand, which automatically will cut the supply. I hope that one day our greed to being human overtakes our capabilities of what makes us human-the superior of all beings. | |
| 7,830 | 6:58 am PDT, Jun 17 | Bibi Buchanan | Canada | |||
| 7,829 | 11:39 am PDT, Jun 15 | Ms. | sian harlowe | United Kingdom | This kind of cruelty must be highlighted and internationally banned.Every restaurant selling the soup must be targeted,the end consumer must be educated and held accountable. | |
| 7,828 | 4:54 pm PDT, Jun 14 | Ms. | Lydia Alfred | United Kingdom | ||
| 7,827 | 4:03 pm PDT, Jun 14 | Mr. | Ciaran Keogh | Ireland | Shark finning has to be stopped now! | |
| 7,826 | 8:43 pm PDT, Jun 13 | Mr. | camardo antonio | Japan | ||
| 7,825 | 6:40 pm PDT, Jun 13 | Lauren Brink | Pennsylvania | United States | this practice needs to end! its soup for gods sake! people can live without it, our oceans cannot be stable without sharks!!!!! | |
| 7,824 | 4:54 pm PDT, Jun 13 | Jessica Silva | Canada | If we all truly care about our planet nothing would stop us from banning shark finning!! Let's speak up for those who don't have a voice! | ||
| 7,823 | 1:12 pm PDT, Jun 11 | Anonymous | Texas | United States | ||
| 7,822 | 7:33 am PDT, Jun 11 | Mr. | sandra w. | Germany | ||
| 7,821 | 7:29 pm PDT, Jun 10 | Andrew Pippin | Idaho | United States | not only does shark finning need to be banned, the rules making it illegal need to be enforced rather than ignored | |
| 7,820 | 7:27 pm PDT, Jun 10 | Andrea Mytinger | Idaho | United States | ||
| 7,819 | 4:07 pm PDT, Jun 10 | Ms. | Sharley De Freitas | Canada | ||
| 7,818 | 10:00 am PDT, Jun 10 | Ms. | Melissa Burghouwt | Belgium | ||
| 7,817 | 6:42 am PDT, Jun 10 | Mr. | Andrew deFreitas | Japan | The only reason why this horrific sort of hunting is still practiced is greed. People involved in shark finning may even have some basic knowledge about sea ecosystems since they live by the sea but they just don't hesitate messing it up if such practice will bring them some immediate profit. Then everybody else loses and continues to lose until some real action is taken. Education will no longer suffice. Only the force of an international prohibition will be able to suppress shark finning. | |
| 7,816 | 12:55 pm PDT, Jun 9 | Mrs. | Sandra J Hall | Canada | There is absolutely no reason for the horrific practice other than to inflict pain and suffering. Anyone caught doing it must be held accountable, forfeit their boat, and pay a hefty fine to be directed towards a reputable oceanic protection organization. | |
| 7,815 | 12:01 pm PDT, Jun 9 | Amanda Hoirch | Canada | |||
| 7,814 | 7:19 am PDT, Jun 8 | Mr. | andre nonaka madeira | Brazil | ||
| 7,813 | 5:54 am PDT, Jun 8 | Greg Penso | New York | United States | ||
| 7,812 | 4:30 am PDT, Jun 8 | chris alpers | Cayman Islands | |||
| 7,811 | 3:14 am PDT, Jun 8 | Flavio Kuroki | Japan | |||
| 7,810 | 4:09 pm PDT, Jun 7 | Katie Alpers | Cayman Islands | |||
| 7,809 | 3:37 pm PDT, Jun 7 | Mr. | Kosaka Vagner Toshio | Japan | ||
| 7,808 | 2:02 am PDT, Jun 7 | Mr. | Heber Takemi Iama | Japan | ||
| 7,807 | 11:49 am PDT, Jun 6 | Mr. | Marcos L. Barbosa | Japan | only a stupid action for a SOUP!Disgusting! Save the Sharks! | |
| 7,806 | 4:36 pm PDT, Jun 5 | Alieha Slauenwhite | Canada | |||
| 7,805 | 3:26 pm PDT, Jun 4 | J Rucker | Canada | |||
| 7,804 | 2:04 pm PDT, Jun 4 | April Lund | Canada | |||
| 7,803 | 1:43 pm PDT, Jun 4 | Alexis Kotre | Virginia | United States | All those involved with shark fining, need to be stopped. | |
| 7,802 | 10:18 am PDT, Jun 4 | Mrs. | Angela Robson | United Kingdom | ||
| 7,801 | 9:11 am PDT, Jun 4 | Mr. | jason lund | Canada | by killing sharks we're killing ourselves |
Establish a Global Ban on Shark Finning.
Petition Target: Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary General
We, the undersigned, encourage all countries to prepare and implement plans for the conservation and management of sharks as recommended by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and we call on all countries to ban the wasteful and destructive practice of shark finning in local and international waters. This practice wastes 95-99% of the animal and makes proper management extremely difficult.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
We, the undersigned, encourage all countries to prepare and implement plans for the conservation and management of sharks as recommended by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and we call on all countries to ban the wasteful and destructive practice of shark finning in local and international waters. This practice wastes 95-99% of the animal and makes proper management extremely difficult.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
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