| | | 10,000 sharks were just mutilated to death in Brazil. Sharks are majestic animals that protect precious marine environments like coral reefs. But their fins sell at a high price and that trade is still legal in Brazil – so ocean poachers keep hacking them off. This massacre could be a turning point: let's build massive public outcry and we'll take our call to allies in Congress to ban the bloody shark fin trade at last. SIGN NOW | | | | | Dear friends, | | 10,000 sharks were just poached for their fins in Brazil – the largest shark massacre ever.
Sharks are majestic animals: they have roamed the oceans for 450 million years, and they protect precious marine environments like coral reefs by keeping them balanced.
But their fins sell at a high price and that trade is still legal in Brazil – a deadly incentive for ocean poachers who hack them off living sharks, before throwing them back into the deep to die a slow agonising death.
Now this massacre could be a turning point: it's been all over the news, and the government could finally close this loophole – but only if they feel the public outcry won't go away until they ban the shark fin trade. So add your name now, and when it's massive, we'll take our call to introduce a new ban straight to allies in Congress. Sign and share! | | | | | Brazil banned harvesting fins, but left a huge loophole: It's still legal to buy and sell them! Since it's impossible to tell where fins come from, poachers know they can get away with it as long as they can make it back to shore. That's why we need stronger laws.
Demand for shark fins is higher than ever, powering ocean poaching at alarming rates around the world. This is driving some shark species to the brink of extinction, wiping out 99% of the population in some cases. This latest massacre included already endangered mako sharks.
Brazil's environmental protection agency already fined the poachers, and this record massacre showed the government the size of the problem. This is our chance to push for new legislation while it's still in the news: let's build a resounding outcry Congress won't be able to ignore – Avaaz will work with allies and deliver our call to make the shark fin trade illegal once and for all. | | | | Our movement is a nightmare for poachers around the world: together, we have pushed Europe to shut down one of the world's biggest ivory trade hubs, and we have funded efforts to protect elephants from poachers in East Africa. Shark finning is equally brutal, and it's time for governments to crack down on this horror.
With hope and determination,
John, Muriel, Diego, Nate, Tabea, Christoph, Antonia, Abdelrahman and the whole Avaaz team | | | | | | |
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