Critics Protest Saco Shark-fishing Tourney

The Humane Society of the United States and two Maine groups want Saco officials to stop a charity shark-fishing tournament. "It's a carnival. It's a carnival. The sharks are hauled up and kids are given a front-row seat," said John Grandy, vice president for wildlife at the Washington-based humane society. The society, the Maine Animal Coalition and the Wildlife Alliance of Maine bought advertising space in a local newspaper and on an airplane banner to coincide with this week's two-day competition. The groups, which do not plan to picket the event, asked the city's mayor to cancel the contest. The Portland Press Herald reported that the campaign is part of a national effort to shut down shark-fishing tournaments...