Argumentative Essay On Shark Finning

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In 20 century and 21 century,people want to high quality life,so they begin kill the animals to make their "dream" come true.For example,they hunt the fox,marten, even tiger,and then stripped their skin when they are still alive.Just because an elegant lady want a beautiful and warm coat. So do the shark,for the delicious and nourishing shark fin soup,people go to fishing the shark,then they cut off their finning.more cruel is when they cut off shark finning,they throw the shark back to sea for more space to save shark fin.The practice of shark finning kills 26 to 73 million sharks each year for their fins(Griffin, E., Miller, K.L., Freitas, B. and Hirshfield, M 2008 ),however because they throw away the rest of shark 's body,a lot of died shark doesn 't account. Shark fin is one of the most important part of the shark,shark can use their fins to swim fast.If their fins be cut off,the shark often alive,but they lose this fins,they can 't swim,they can 't get …show more content…
But they warm up their body or satisfy their gustation by killing,and a lot of animal died or become extinct. However,People fishing shark and cut their fin,not only because they tasty,shark fin also is good nourishment.Old Chinese medical books said a lot of benefits of shark fin including rejuvenation, appetite enhancement, nourishing to blood, beneficial to vital energy, kidneys, lungs, bones and many other parts of the body.(Stefania Vannuccini,FAO Consultant.2002).People find a lot of benefits from shark fin,so they started fishing shark and make shark fin

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