Sharks:Protect them or kill them?

**SanteeFats** · August 13th, 2014, 10:21 PM

It is Shark Week on the Discovery Channel here in the US. It brought this thought to me. Should sharks be protected or killed? I hate finners, it is so barbaric a practice. As another poster in another thread said if I were dictator of the world I would not only outlaw finning but authorize the sinking of any vessels caught doing it. Now I am NOT a member of PETA (well in a way I am, People Eating Tasty Animals) and I do not see anything wrong with responsible harvesting or hunting of fish and wildlife. I just think that what drives the slaughter of sharks, tigers,rhinos, elephants, etc. is just out right wrong. The market is driven in many cases by ancient medical myths and practices that the ignorant and illiterate peoples of some countries still insist is valid. WRONG!!

**DTravel** · August 14th, 2014, 02:08 AM

Protect. Predators are just as important to an ecosystem as prey and flora.

As for finning, I view it as being as bad as killing rhinos to grind their horns into aphrodisiacs and similar superstitious practices. The problem is stopping it is like stopping religion, the people doing it can't listen to facts or accept the reality that they don't have those properties.

BinLadenSucks · August 14th, 2014, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by SanteeFats

......Now I am NOT a member of PETA (well in a way I am, People Eating Tasty Animals)......

Guess that makes us both members

I haven't watch much of the Shark week thing. Kinda like it but sometimes it's over kill. But I do kinda like the, somewhat new found tradition. Caught a clip of some hunters trying to keep Surfside Beach clear of them. Made me think of how many people have died from backpacking over shark attacks.

Yeah the finning and Rhino stuff bugs me as well. If the meat was used, sure. But I hate the waste.

Years back a friend swore that the movie Jaws (1975) was the best movie ever. I think I still have to agree with him. Downloaded a good copy some months back and still love it. I remember how it made me think before going into the "Lake"

**rustler** · August 14th, 2014, 05:45 AM

As I mentioned in another thread, I have been interested in sharks for many years. They are awesome creatures. To my mind they should be protected, and the practice of finning globally banned. All too often they do not even kill the shark, merely hack off its fins and throw it back overboard to drown.

These poor creatures get such a bad press, and far too many people just want to kill them on sight. As BLS said, more people are killed while out fell walking or canoing than are ever killed by sharks.

Here where I live we have wolves, bears and lynx. Sadly all too many people want to hunt them to extinction here, just shoot them on sight. Not that many people here have ever actually seen a wolf or a bear, so they are not a problem, but they still want to kill them anyway.

Sharks have their place and should be protected.

MaxJoker · August 14th, 2014, 11:08 AM

I think all such forms of life (With certain exceptions as can't stand damn blue bottles, oh or Zionists) should be given their due and treated with live and let live respect.
So yes I`d protect the sharks from "Hunters" if I could
Would also help even the odds for those despicable hunters who managed to get close to a shark with evil intent .

By arming our toothy brothers to make it a fairer fight

**Greenman** · August 14th, 2014, 11:16 AM

Sharks were around long before humans and we encroach into their domain. I don't see many sharks encroaching on ours so leave them alone, they have a right to live like any other creature and all these silly films about tornadoes and two-headed sharks just don't help their cause. As Richard Dreyfuss observes in Jaws "they eat, swim and make little sharks" so like humans they do what they're born to do. If some idiot swims near one, or enters their domain, they will obviously attack-with teeth like that what else do you expect them to do. Scientists are learning more about them but if we leave them alone, they will thrive and we can understand more. Personally I am fascinated by them and they are magnificent creatures.

**tygrkhat40** · August 14th, 2014, 02:02 PM

Jaws was a double-edged sword. It created (or reinforced) the nasty reputation of sharks, but a lot of people were intrigued by them and began to study them. In the almost 40 years since the release of the movie, I'd say that many of the scientists who appear on Shark Week were inspired by the movie.

As Greenman said, we encroach on the shark's domain. You go into someone's residence without permission, you may suffer the consequences. Now, if a shark comes to my door saying he has a candygram, well then, all bets are off.

**Wendigo** · August 14th, 2014, 04:17 PM

No contest, they should be protected and those scumbags that catch them and cut off their fins and throw the still living sharks back to die should be beaten to a pulp with a baseball bat.

**Dr Pepper** · August 14th, 2014, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Wendigo

No contest, they should be protected and those scumbags that catch them and cut off their fins and throw the still living sharks back to die should be beaten to a pulp with a baseball bat.

Personally-I prefer to see them tied securely together in groups of two or three, numerous minor wounds inflicted to ensure they bleed profusely and then thrown overboard. Natural-and appropriate justice- inflicted by the victims' relatives....

...mind you Dr Pepper prescribes identical treatment for Somali pirates....

**DTravel** · August 15th, 2014, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by tygrkhat40

Now, if a shark comes to my door saying he has a candygram, well then, all bets are off.

Shirley you meant to say "all bites are on." Right?

August 13th, 2014, 10:21 PM	#1
SanteeFats Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Santee, Ca Posts: 60,813 Thanks: 281,805 Thanked 813,822 Times in 60,861 Posts	Sharks:Protect them or kill them? It is Shark Week on the Discovery Channel here in the US. It brought this thought to me. Should sharks be protected or killed? I hate finners, it is so barbaric a practice. As another poster in another thread said if I were dictator of the world I would not only outlaw finning but authorize the sinking of any vessels caught doing it. Now I am NOT a member of PETA (well in a way I am, People Eating Tasty Animals) and I do not see anything wrong with responsible harvesting or hunting of fish and wildlife. I just think that what drives the slaughter of sharks, tigers,rhinos, elephants, etc. is just out right wrong. The market is driven in many cases by ancient medical myths and practices that the ignorant and illiterate peoples of some countries still insist is valid. WRONG!!

August 14th, 2014, 02:08 AM	#2
DTravel Lean Mean Screencap Machine Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Better you don't know. Posts: 23,807 Thanks: 10,480 Thanked 207,315 Times in 23,716 Posts	Protect. Predators are just as important to an ecosystem as prey and flora. As for finning, I view it as being as bad as killing rhinos to grind their horns into aphrodisiacs and similar superstitious practices. The problem is stopping it is like stopping religion, the people doing it can't listen to facts or accept the reality that they don't have those properties. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. I rage and weep for my country. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. I can reup screencaps, other material might have been lost.

August 14th, 2014, 05:45 AM	#4
rustler Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: South of the North Pole Posts: 4,977 Thanks: 47,583 Thanked 84,530 Times in 4,955 Posts	As I mentioned in another thread, I have been interested in sharks for many years. They are awesome creatures. To my mind they should be protected, and the practice of finning globally banned. All too often they do not even kill the shark, merely hack off its fins and throw it back overboard to drown. These poor creatures get such a bad press, and far too many people just want to kill them on sight. As BLS said, more people are killed while out fell walking or canoing than are ever killed by sharks. Here where I live we have wolves, bears and lynx. Sadly all too many people want to hunt them to extinction here, just shoot them on sight. Not that many people here have ever actually seen a wolf or a bear, so they are not a problem, but they still want to kill them anyway. Sharks have their place and should be protected. __________________ "I think on-stage nudity is disgusting, shameful and damaging to all things American. But if I were 22 with a great body, it would be artistic, tasteful, patriotic and a progressive religious experience." - Shelley Winters Please read and follow To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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MaxJoker Beloved Brother Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cemetery Gardens_Arterial Blood Lane_Rampton Secure Unit_Extra Violent F Wing_Cell 19 Posts: 69,106 Thanks: 372,713 Thanked 987,560 Times in 69,067 Posts	I think all such forms of life (With certain exceptions as can't stand damn blue bottles, oh or Zionists) should be given their due and treated with live and let live respect. So yes I`d protect the sharks from "Hunters" if I could Would also help even the odds for those despicable hunters who managed to get close to a shark with evil intent . By arming our toothy brothers to make it a fairer fight __________________ My hypocrisy only goes so To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,353 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 383,516 Times in 19,356 Posts	Sharks were around long before humans and we encroach into their domain. I don't see many sharks encroaching on ours so leave them alone, they have a right to live like any other creature and all these silly films about tornadoes and two-headed sharks just don't help their cause. As Richard Dreyfuss observes in Jaws "they eat, swim and make little sharks" so like humans they do what they're born to do. If some idiot swims near one, or enters their domain, they will obviously attack-with teeth like that what else do you expect them to do. Scientists are learning more about them but if we leave them alone, they will thrive and we can understand more. Personally I am fascinated by them and they are magnificent creatures. __________________ There was only ONE Greenman, and you accepted no substitutes! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Rest in peace MaxJoker-you will be sorely missed. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 20,000: Milestone reached!

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tygrkhat40 Long Suffering Bills Fan Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: The City of Good Neighbors Posts: 9,669 Thanks: 304,243 Thanked 152,528 Times in 9,629 Posts	Jaws was a double-edged sword. It created (or reinforced) the nasty reputation of sharks, but a lot of people were intrigued by them and began to study them. In the almost 40 years since the release of the movie, I'd say that many of the scientists who appear on Shark Week were inspired by the movie. As Greenman said, we encroach on the shark's domain. You go into someone's residence without permission, you may suffer the consequences. Now, if a shark comes to my door saying he has a candygram, well then, all bets are off. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,771 Thanks: 259,876 Thanked 1,139,236 Times in 113,889 Posts	No contest, they should be protected and those scumbags that catch them and cut off their fins and throw the still living sharks back to die should be beaten to a pulp with a baseball bat. __________________ RIP Doctor Who To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 23 November 1963 to 25 December 2017, sacrificed on the altar of identity politics. The show is dead to me, but my DVD's live on If you can re-up dead links please consider adding this to your signature. It helps when looking at reports of dead posts. Please PM me re any dead images although it is likely if it is outside Celebs I may no longer have the content

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