Sentences with phrase «cruel shark finning trade»

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New Yorkers concerned about animal welfare converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day to meet with lawmakers and lobby for better animal protection laws designed to strengthen anti-cruelty statues, eliminate the extreme confinement of animals on factory farms and protect sharks from the cruel and unsustainable shark fin trade.

As word has spread of the moral and environmental horrors associated with the shark fin trade, governments throughout the world have begun enacting bans on the sale and possession of that cruel commodity — and now the world's largest cargo airline is getting in on the act.

Elizabeth Hogan, campaign manager for World Society for the Protection of Animals, said: «Shark finning is an extremely cruel and inhumane practice driven by the shark fin trade in which fishermen catch sharks, cut off their fins and throw the still - living animals back into the water, where they die slow and horrifically painful deShark finning is an extremely cruel and inhumane practice driven by the shark fin trade in which fishermen catch sharks, cut off their fins and throw the still - living animals back into the water, where they die slow and horrifically painful deshark fin trade in which fishermen catch sharks, cut off their fins and throw the still - living animals back into the water, where they die slow and horrifically painful deaths.

Patrick Kwan, director of grassroots organizing for The Humane Society of the United States, said: «New York will no longer be a haven for the cruel and unsustainable trade in shark fins.

Patrick Kwan, director of grassroots organizing for The Humane Society of the United States, said: «New York should not be a haven for the cruel and unsustainable trade in shark fins.