A lot of people who are really upset about shark finning are upset because they think they should be upset. I don't buy Gordon Ramsay's outrage for a second as legitimate and from the heart. Why is it an outrage to cut off the fin of a shark, but not an outrage to cut off the head of a fish? The outrage over the cruelty in bashing the brains out of a fish to kill it? The arguments regarding cruelty are disingenuous, in my opinion.
The waste, and the likelihood that the species will go extinct - that is an issue of REAL importance. Not crocodile tears cause a fish got hurt, and you heard about it. ALL the fish you eat did not want to be eaten, and if you asked them, it would all be cruel.
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