Hi, we are a group of students from Phuket International Academy. We are in grade 6. My class is working on a project in Humanities to help stop shark finning. Our deadline is 19th of June, make sure to sign it quickly!
Problem
The problem is shark finning, this is a serious problem that is happening around the world. 100 million sharks are killed per year because of humans, and only five humans are killed per year because of sharks. They are killed for their fins and humans make soup out of it, or other seafood dishes.
Goal
We are planning to go to several restaurants in Phuket and try to convince them to stop serving Shark Fin soup as a dish. We want this petition to actually help stop shark finning. If you agree with our statement and you want Shark Finning to stop, then please take your time to sign this petition.
If you would like to learn more about shark finning here are a few links to websites about it.
http://www.stopsharkfinning.net
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_finning
http://www.sharkproject.org/en/
No donations are requested. After you sign this petition, you will be asked to donate, but it is not required. Only a signature is requested, The more signatures we get the better. We are aiming for 1000 signatures. Will you help?
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
June 10, 2015
June 9, 2015
The work is exhausting and I am tired but we have to keep going. We are nearing two hundred fifty signatures and I need you to send this link to anyone you know so we can finally break through this wall.
Reached 100 supporters
June 6, 2015
June 4, 2015
The work is exhausting and some days feel like we are fighting a losing battle against the tide. We are nearing our first hundred signatures and I need you to push this a little further so we have the leverage to face these restaurants.
177 Comments
As a surfer I have had the opportunity to have had many interactions with sea life in the ocean. I would like the next generation to have the same opportunity. Sharks are a vital part of the food chain and the ocean's ecosystem. I support this concept whole-heartedly.
Sharks are SERIOUSLY endangered, some it's too late to safe, this petition must be passed on, Sharkfin soup has NO representation of wealth when it was created by the Sung Dynasty in China circa A9D968, it is a myth and must be exposed as such
Without our sharks the health of our beautiful reefs in Phuket will decline. The Government and restaurant owners need to understand that sharks are worth far more to Phuket's economy alive rather than dead. Great cause!
I've had it in China once. It's a pretty weak soup for something that causes as much of a mess to the ocean ecosystem as it does. There's no real way to fish it sustainably, so I'm very much against it.
Shark finning represents extreme waste and reflects a disregard for the limited resources of our planet and the relationships between all living things. Please join these students as they aim to make a difference in their corner of the world.
STOP THE BAD GUYS SAVE OUR SHARKS. STOP SHARK FINNING AND MAKE SHARK FIN SOUP ILLEGAL, IF CAUGHT WILL GO TO PRISON, PERIOD. TY.
Please stop shark finning.
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Hi, we are a group of students from Phuket International Academy. We are in grade 6. My class is working on a project in Humanities to help stop shark finning. Our deadline is 19th of June, make sure to sign it quickly!
Problem
The problem is shark finning, this is a serious problem that is happening around the world. 100 million sharks are killed per year because of humans, and only five humans are killed per year because of sharks. They are killed for their fins and humans make soup out of it, or other seafood dishes.
Goal
We are planning to go to several restaurants in Phuket and try to convince them to stop serving Shark Fin soup as a dish. We want this petition to actually help stop shark finning. If you agree with our statement and you want Shark Finning to stop, then please take your time to sign this petition.
If you would like to learn more about shark finning here are a few links to websites about it.
http://www.stopsharkfinning.net
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_finning
http://www.sharkproject.org/en/
No donations are requested. After you sign this petition, you will be asked to donate, but it is not required. Only a signature is requested, The more signatures we get the better. We are aiming for 1000 signatures. Will you help?
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
June 10, 2015
June 9, 2015
The work is exhausting and I am tired but we have to keep going. We are nearing two hundred fifty signatures and I need you to send this link to anyone you know so we can finally break through this wall.
Reached 100 supporters
June 6, 2015
June 4, 2015
The work is exhausting and some days feel like we are fighting a losing battle against the tide. We are nearing our first hundred signatures and I need you to push this a little further so we have the leverage to face these restaurants.
177 Comments
I think it is not fair that people catch sharks totake their fins and then throw them back into the ocean to die! I am so glad that this petition was made! I'm also a 6th grade student bu tI'm in Qatar. Once again, thanks sooo much for creaing this petition!!!
As a surfer I have had the opportunity to have had many interactions with sea life in the ocean. I would like the next generation to have the same opportunity. Sharks are a vital part of the food chain and the ocean's ecosystem. I support this concept whole-heartedly.
Sharks are SERIOUSLY endangered, some it's too late to safe, this petition must be passed on, Sharkfin soup has NO representation of wealth when it was created by the Sung Dynasty in China circa A9D968, it is a myth and must be exposed as such
Without our sharks the health of our beautiful reefs in Phuket will decline. The Government and restaurant owners need to understand that sharks are worth far more to Phuket's economy alive rather than dead. Great cause!
I've had it in China once. It's a pretty weak soup for something that causes as much of a mess to the ocean ecosystem as it does. There's no real way to fish it sustainably, so I'm very much against it.
Shark finning represents extreme waste and reflects a disregard for the limited resources of our planet and the relationships between all living things. Please join these students as they aim to make a difference in their corner of the world.
STOP THE BAD GUYS SAVE OUR SHARKS. STOP SHARK FINNING AND MAKE SHARK FIN SOUP ILLEGAL, IF CAUGHT WILL GO TO PRISON, PERIOD. TY.
Please stop shark finning.
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I think it is not fair that people catch sharks totake their fins and then throw them back into the ocean to die! I am so glad that this petition was made! I'm also a 6th grade student bu tI'm in Qatar. Once again, thanks sooo much for creaing this petition!!!