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Friday, August 5, 2011

Cats / News Take Your Shark Fins and Shove Them

Posted by Marjorie Skinner on Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 3:44 PM

And now for some good news, for a change: Yesterday Oregon joined Hawaii and Washington in its statewide ban of the sale, trade, and possession of shark fins. Lest you be ignorant of how barbaric this tradition is, "The fins are often cut from a live shark, which is then tossed back in the ocean to bleed to death, drown or be attacked by other predators." If that's not sad enough, the practice is threatening to make sharks extinct, which is doubly horrible. The argument that the practice of finning is a cultural right kind of pales in the face of that. Anyhow, it looks like it's time to clear out the wall of sadness at Wong's King. (This is my only complaint about Wong's. Their dim sum is where it's at.) And, could it really be a coincidence that this legislation passed during SHARK WEEK?? I think not.

Dont fin me, bitch.
  • Don't fin me, bitch.

 

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not sure why you didn't mention it, since bills don't write themselves, but this was sponsored by Rep Brad Witt. kind of amazing he got it passed; and with very no votes (30-0 in Senate). not a major bill for Oregon but an important bill in the overall program of ending Stupid Ways to Slaughter Creatures for Unnecessary Human Luxuries. congrats to Rep Witt & to everyone in the OR Leg who voted for this.
Posted by tabarnhart on August 6, 2011 at 3:18 PM · Report
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It's a coincidence. No, really.
Posted by The Showstopper on August 8, 2011 at 11:10 AM · Report

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