But with awareness growing in places like Hong Kong (take a look at this trilingual video pledge to stop eating shark soup that debuted in Hong Kong recently) and Hawaii (which recently
banned shark fin soup), there's hope in the water.
Banning shark fin soup will not destroy the Chinese restaurant industry in Canada.
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Here's a fresh - ish batch of it:
SHARK FINS: Yesterday the Illinois House passed a bill to ban the sale, trade and distribution of shark fins, which are used in Chinese delicacies including shark fin
SHARK FINS: Yesterday the Illinois House passed a bill to ban the sale, trade and distribution of shark fins, which are used in Chinese delicacies including shark fin s
FINS: Yesterday the Illinois House passed a bill to
ban the sale, trade and distribution of
shark fins, which are used in Chinese delicacies including shark fin
shark fins, which are used in Chinese delicacies including shark fin s
fins, which are used in Chinese delicacies including
shark fin
shark fin soup.
There is a worldwide movement to end the consumption of
shark fin soup, and Texas has just
banned commercial trade of
shark fins.
Sharkwater, and the «
fin - free» campaign that grew out of it, was a main driver behind
shark fin soup bans, China's decision not to serve
shark fin soup at state dinners, and various companies» (Air Canada, UPS, DHL, etc.) policies against transporting
shark fins.
She cited evidence that this conservation campaign, along with steps by the government, including a pending
ban on
shark fin soup at state banquets, have already sharply cut the
fin trade.
In 2010 Hawaii
banned shark -
fin soup, and at the end of 2011 California did the same.
For instance, Hawaii has outlawed selling
shark fin soup and California is in the process of approving a
ban on selling
shark fins.
China no longer serves
shark fin soup at state dinners, and Air China, DHL, and UPS have all
banned shark fin transport.
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fin soup:
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Soup What Is
Shark Fin Soup and Why Should it Be Banned in California and Be
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Fin Soup and Why Should it Be
Banned in California and Beyond?
The move to
ban the killing of
sharks for their
fins, and the sale of
shark fin soup has attracted a few notables in the business community.
The
ban in Toronto has heighted awareness in other parts of Canada, and if Chinese restaurants continue to serve
shark fin soup, (or serve it underground), I predict they'll be the subject of demonstrations, embarrassing viral videos, and consumer boycotts, especially from consumers in their 20s and 30s who are far more environmentally conscious than their parents or grandparents.
Not surprisingly, I have a keen interest in the recent
banning of the sale of
shark fin soup in the city of Toronto and in some of its surrounding suburbs.