Monday, February 10, 2014

Secret factory in southern China is killing whale sharks protected

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Was found in southern China factory that processes 600 whale sharks per year. The discovery was made by an environmental organization, the WildLifeRisk, who discovered the plant in the town of Pu Qi, in Zhejiang province after a four-year investigation.



Besides killing whale sharks, a species that is in danger and is so protected, the slaughterhouse deal still with blue sharks and basking sharks, which altogether produce 200 tons of shark oil every year. According to WildLifeRisk, the factory created its own fleet of fishing boats to hunt the animals.

"It's unbelievable how these harmless creatures, these gentle giants of the abyss can be slaughtered at an industrial scale," the organization said in a statement. "It is even more unbelievable that this carnage is all because of non-essential props for life, like lipstick, face creams, health supplements and shark's fin soup".

Foto: Zac Wolf / Wikimedia Commons



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