Most Singaporeans want law to cut shark fin consumption: WWF survey

Yahoo Singapore

February 3, 2016

ricky l1 minute ago

Actually the substitute taste as good.

No need to kill sharks for shark fin just for the taste.

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ricky lin 10 seconds

But why only shark, will the argument extended to other fishes like salmon and other fish staple food that also need conservation?

Unless human turn vegetarians which is very Compassionate and alternatives are available to replace all fish stocks.

At personal level, I will not consume shark fin and will go for substitute as far as possible.

But drafting law to ban - not sure about the argument why only shark - where other fish like salmon etc will also get depleted. Will substitutes be produced that is acceptable to human to replace live fishes ---- just coming from pragmatic point of view.

I will be very happy if vegetarian foods replace all livestock - and save all living things from being killed and sacrifice as food.

But not sure if it is pragmatic to do so.

If ban is imposed on sharks --- then people may asked how about other fishes -- which also risk being depleted.

ricky lin 10 seconds

Pushing the argument further, seeing cow, duck, chicken, lamb etc being slaughtered in the slaughter houses are heart wrenching.

But when Compassion brew, then we have to think of the pragmatic side.

What happen if human are banned from live stocks and all go vegetarian --- many food retailers will close shop - and the impact on the World Economy is immeasurable.

Coming from Compassionate point, it will be Utopia as livestock need not go under the knife and go through undue sufferings.

But coming from pragmatic side - many restaurants, fast food, food centre, hawker, food proceesing companies will all suffer.

It is a moral dilemma.

ricky lin 10 seconds

Having say so, it is more Compassionate to try to stop the civil war in Middle East --- notably Syria ---- where factional groups slaughter one another and are starving the civilians to death.