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To: The RT Honourable Elizbeth Truss MP
Ban all products made from sharks in the UK, plus a UK ban on shark fins brought into the UK
I would like the UK government to make all products made from sharks illegal in the UK in the same way that ivory products are illegal.
Why is this important?
Protecting sharks is vitally important to the marine ecosystem. Sharks are killed in their millions, mostly for their fins. Almost 100 million sharks are killed per year; they need protecting in the same way that elephants are protected. Very soon so many shark species will become extinct. Sharks need our help; we have the power to change this and in the UK we could set the way for other countries to follow. We need to protect them and study them. There are fewer Great White sharks in the world than there are tigers. Sharks are so important to our seas for the overall health of reefs and other marine systems. The slaughter of sharks for their body parts is unsustainable. The human race will be responsible for the mass extinction of these mysterious and beautiful animals, but we can change our ways and save these beautiful animals from extinction and learn to understand them and increase there numbers.
