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Originally Posted by rabbit
But, before you completely ban something, shouldn't you know the actual facts about the topic when its going to destroy a culinary tradition and hurt businesses. Shouldn't you know the actual number or best estimate of sharks getting killed or the number of those that are getting finned? I say so because if you know that information, then you can craft legislation that would address shark finning without completely banning shark fin soup. And, if you actually care about sharks, then you need to know such facts before you can craft legislation that would save sharks. Half of the sharks killed are killed as by-catch, which a shark fin ban doesn't address. Its no wonder Chinese people feel they're being singled out when such legislation won't address serious issues like by-catch. Such bans are a easy, feel-good way for legislators to build up their enviornmental cred by banning something only a minority group eats while ignoring bigger enviornmental problems that the majority of the voters are responsible for.
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How about we ban the barbaric and medieval practise while we do the investigation. If it turns out there is some way of farming sharks in order to satisfy this absurd tradition then we can change the law.