Can You Explain What Finning Is?

63% of the tested cat foods in the united states contained shark meat. Some sources think that as many as 70 million sharks are killed each year for their fins. On the global market, shark fins can fetch as much as 700 dollars a pound. The shark fin industry might be then sending the rest of the shark, which is basically worthless on the global meat market, to the pet food industry to try and make a bit more money. It is all legal.

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