In Austria we do not need a trade in strictly protected animals. For every one of these questionable products, a shark dies. We’ll stop that now. Trade is strictly controlled and imports are limited.
“This will make us a pioneer across Europe and can at least contribute to saving the vulnerable wildlife in our seas,” said Eco Minister Leonore Gewessler and Green Party representative Lukas Hammer. The latter introduced the remarkable proposal in parliament. This was approved across party lines. A regulation from the Ministry of Climate Protection will come into force very soon.
Deeply sad motivation: Sharks are threatened with extinction worldwide due to overfishing and hunting and are on the red list! In a particularly cruel practice, the mammals’ fins are chopped off while they are still alive, and their quivering bodies are thrown alive into the sea.
The sharks sink helplessly to the bottom and die painfully in the water. “And all this just to satisfy the dubious appetite for delicacies of so-called gourmets.” Hammer: “Import is now subject to the strictest requirements and is de facto prohibited. Shark fin soup, which is unfortunately still widespread, is now a thing of the past in Austria.”
Source: Krone
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