Humane Society Targets Eastern Shore Shark Tournament
June 12, 2007 @ 11:54 AM (EST)
Source: Signonsandiego.com
The nation's largest animal rights group wants to end the Ocean City Shark Tournament, saying shark fishing techniques are barbaric and the tournament harms dwindling populations of thresher, blue and mako sharks.
The Humane Society of the United States has purchased newspaper ads and banners and begun a letter-writing campaign to the Ocean City mayor and City Council, seeking to end the tournament after this year...
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