tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post5917926984754459577..comments2024-03-28T10:05:36.756+00:00Comments on Crafty Green Poet: Shark fin soupCrafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-26929233498316180082013-08-30T14:50:38.275+01:002013-08-30T14:50:38.275+01:00Debbie - fake shark fin soup would be a good idea,...Debbie - fake shark fin soup would be a good idea, but the problem is that there would be confusion and the real (and cruel) dish could sneak in and the sharks still get killed. Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-2349089465150258282013-08-30T04:56:36.645+01:002013-08-30T04:56:36.645+01:00Good on you cgp :) Action at all levels is what is...Good on you cgp :) Action at all levels is what is needed - even the smallest of actions like writing to the restaurant. An outrageous and wasteful practice and so cruel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-49510637365394167622013-08-30T04:50:59.737+01:002013-08-30T04:50:59.737+01:00Good for you!Good for you!RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-75900023629602544402013-08-29T23:40:57.490+01:002013-08-29T23:40:57.490+01:00A lot of restaurants serve fake shark fin (passing...A lot of restaurants serve fake shark fin (passing it off as real shark fin) because of the cost and/or shortage of the real stuff. If most people can't tell the difference between real shark fin and some gelatinous substitute, it seems like the fake shark fin could officially replace real shark fin, rather than doing it in secret to cheat the customer.<br />dosankodebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357411708254011194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-19975683831003469192013-08-29T21:02:32.200+01:002013-08-29T21:02:32.200+01:00Hi sage, yes I used to assume they ate the whole s...Hi sage, yes I used to assume they ate the whole shark too. Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-51757902649872953222013-08-29T20:52:30.873+01:002013-08-29T20:52:30.873+01:00Good for you! I have had shark fin soup, in a Chi...Good for you! I have had shark fin soup, in a Chinese restaurant in Yokohama Japan in 1979, before I knew how they harvested the fins. It was okay, but certainly not worth killing all the sharks for (at the time I assumed they ate the rest of the shark). sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-34857336828845690672013-08-29T19:13:35.974+01:002013-08-29T19:13:35.974+01:00Speedy - i had previously thought it was illegal i...Speedy - i had previously thought it was illegal in the Uk<br /><br />Weaver - well I'm hoping that a few other people in the area might also email. <br /><br />Ms Sparrow, there are a few campaigns on the issue and there have been successes, notably India banning shark finning Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-28586677845353276642013-08-29T18:46:26.459+01:002013-08-29T18:46:26.459+01:00I am pleased to hear that you have made a stand ab...I am pleased to hear that you have made a stand about this Juliet - hopefully they might not realise how many people object and your letter might just do the trick.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-10856604387451247442013-08-29T18:45:54.925+01:002013-08-29T18:45:54.925+01:00I am pleased to hear that you have made a stand ab...I am pleased to hear that you have made a stand about this Juliet - hopefully they might not realise how many people object and your letter might just do the trick.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-81222566093878634152013-08-29T18:05:41.669+01:002013-08-29T18:05:41.669+01:00Speedyrabbit is right! It should be illegal to ser...Speedyrabbit is right! It should be illegal to serve that anywhere in the country. Isn't the Humane Society or some other rights group working on preventing it?Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-21788352704589649472013-08-29T17:27:42.796+01:002013-08-29T17:27:42.796+01:00that's disgusting I didn't think that they...that's disgusting I didn't think that they would even be allowed to serve that in the UK?Little Miss Titchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08456038281813066947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-24272348746507146012013-08-29T16:28:40.044+01:002013-08-29T16:28:40.044+01:00Yes it is a VERY cruel practice indeed. I would bo...Yes it is a VERY cruel practice indeed. I would boycott that restaurant. Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.com