What was achieved? What was it like?

What was achieved?

The only publicity that I received was a small article about the march in the Vancouver Sun as well as the original letter I wrote to the Vancouver Sun. The whole ordeal was mostly unnoticed but we did accomplish part of what we planned. On our march we convinced a few restaurants in Vancouver to stop selling shark fins. Even though we didn't accomplish what we originally planned, we still made a small change.

What was the experience like?

The experience was very rewarding, because it showed me that if people work together we can accomplish a lot. With even more people we could have accomplished even more. The whole experience was definitely worth it, and I would definitely do it again. I feel like I have made a difference in the world (even though it was a small difference). I feel like a much better person now.

How do others view my acts?

My family supports what I am doing and will be happy to join me in the march and will happily sign the petition. Most of the people that I have talked to have agreed with my actions and like the idea of banning the selling of Shark Fins in Canada. I am motivated by all the innocent sharks that have died horrible deaths. I am not doing all of this for myself, I am doing this for all of the sharks that could be saved.

Consequence of Civil disobedience

Writing to the Vancouver Sun will not cause any consequences. If I were to go ahead and try and ban the killing of sharks in China then that could lead to some consequences. If I and a group of people travelled to China than we could get into trouble with the people there. To try and shut down a huge business like that would make many people very upset. It would be like coming to Canada and banning the selling of Maple Syrup. But I will not be going to China so I will not get in trouble with the people there. I would also like to start a petition to ban the selling of Shark Fins in Canada. If the petition doesn't work I would like to organize a march that will include visiting local fish and meat markets. Hopefully my actions will be successful without getting into to much trouble.

Methods of Protest

Although shark finning takes place all over the world I will be focusing on the banning of selling shark fins in Canada. The sharks that thrive in Canadian waters are not the same sharks that are being killed for their fins. Even though we arn't killing sharks in Canada, we do have a huge fish market and this includes the selling and distribution of shark fins in restaurants and meat markets. I will be writing to the Vancouver Sun about this problem. I am hoping that an article that I will send in will be in the Vancouver Sun so it can spread my hatred toward the killing of sharks for food. Other great forms of protest include writing petitions, arranging community speeches, writing letters, and refusing to eat at restaurants and shopping at the fish markets that contain the shark fins.

Ways you can help

There are many places that still sell Shark fins and serve shark fin soup. These places are all over the world, in Canada, America. Australia, China, Spain, and many more places. Here in Vancouver you can avoid shopping and eating at places like:

• Pink Pearl Chinese Restaurant
• Sun Sui Wah Seafood Restaurant
• T & T Supermarket
• Spicy Court Chinese Restaurant
• Kirin Mandarin Restaurant
• Dynasty Seafood Restaurant

There are other places but unfortunately there are too many to list. This shows just how many Sharks are being killed for their fins.

Shark Finning

This is the basic info about the horrible act of shark finning.
What is Shark Finning? Shark Finning is the act of cutting off the fins of live sharks and throwing the live sharks back into the ocean.
Why does this happen? Shark Finning is very common because of the ever growing fad of shark fin soup. This soup is considered and Asian delicacy.
What happens to the sharks after their fins are cut? The sharks die after they are thrown back into the water. They can die by drowning, starvation, or being eaten. In the end they always die horrible, painful deaths.
Why do we care? We care because sharks have been around since before the dinosaurs. Sharks do not deserve to be tortured and have to die awful deaths just because their fins have been declared an Asian delicacy. If we kill all the sharks than other animals will be affected as well. In the food chain whenever a species goes extinct it will effect other species greatly, causing a chain reaction.

This is a picture of the classic shark fin soup.

What am I protesting?

I have decided to protest against the killing of sharks for their fins. Every year 100 to 200 million sharks are killed only for their fins. The fins are used to make shark fin soup. When we cut off the fins we drop the sharks back into the ocean. The sharks are still alive after we have cut off their fins, but because they can't swim without their fins the sharks sink to the bottom and drown. These sharks are dying horrible deaths just because we want to eat a specific type of soup. I am protesting against the killing of sharks for their fins on my own, I am not part of an organization.