Lush and Sea Shepherd want to save our sharks
You might see sharks as terrifying, man-eating beasts, but Lush and marine conservation activists Sea Shepherd are asking you to put aside your fears and spare a thought for the 100,000,000 sharks a year being killed for their fins, flesh, cartilage and oils. In particular, they want to prevent the opening of a dedicated finfish fishery on the Great Barrier Reef, due to open next month.
Read on to find out what you can do to help
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The easiest way to show your support for Sea Shepherd's campaign is simply to pop into your local branch of Lush, where you'll find their latest product, 'Shark Fin Soap' whose sales will go towards the cause. You'll also find lots of information on how to donate or otherwise get involved with the campaign in store.
Why protect the toothy fishes in the first place? Sea Shepherd's Captain Paul Watson said, "Sharks have shaped evolution in our oceans for 450 million years, and their diminishment has already been the cause of severe damage to global oceanic eco-systems. Shark species extinctions will cause irreparable damage."
"If we can't save the sharks, we will fail to save our oceans, and if our oceans die, civilization and humanity will die. Lush and Sea Shepherd recognize that we need to save the sharks if we are to save ourselves, and we are working together to make this happen!"
