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Steven Omar Hindi [1] (born c. 1953/1954) [2] is an American animal rights activist and businessman. He is the founder and president of the animal rights organization Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK). Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Hindi grew up in a hunting and fishing culture.
Animal welfare and animal rights groups vigorously oppose finning on moral grounds, as the practice gives sharks a large wound, causes them to slowly die of starvation or drowning, [38] and because finning is one cause for the rapid decline of global shark populations. [17]
PETA is an animal rights organization that opposes speciesism, and the abuse of animals in any way, such as for food, clothing, entertainment, or research. [ 4 ] In 2020, PETA's website claimed they had 6.5 million supporters, [ 4 ] and received donations of $49 million for 2019.
This list of animal rights groups consists of groups in the animal rights movement.Such animal rights groups work towards their ideals, which include the viewpoint that animals should have equivalent rights to humans, such as not being "used" in research, food, clothing and entertainment industries, and seek to end the status of animals as property. [1]
Fishermen capture live sharks, fin them, and dump the finless animal back into the water. Shark finning involves removing the fin with a hot metal blade. [129] The resulting immobile shark soon dies from suffocation or predators. [135] Shark fin has become a major trade within black markets all over the world. Fins sell for about $300/lb in ...
The man who was bitten multiple times by a shark while swimming near San Diego, California, earlier this month recalled “tussling” with the animal for seconds and swimming through bloody water ...
Shark finning is widespread, and largely unregulated and unmonitored. The practice has been on the rise largely due to the increasing demand for shark fins for shark fin soup and traditional cures, particularly in China and its territories. Studies estimate that 26 to 73 million sharks are harvested annually for their fins.
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