Shark fin soup ban pitched by Calgary alderman
Posted Jul 12, 2012 7:11 am.
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A Calgary Alderman is looking to fish-out shark fin soup from menus in city restaurants.
Port Moody, B.C., and the state of California have already banned the Chinese delicacy based on how shark fins are harvested; they are cut off the shark before the animal is tossed back in the ocean.
Brian Pincott calls it a brutal and horrible practice.
An anti-fin website indicates four Calgary restaurants serve the dish.
Pincott tells The Calgary Herald he feels council will pass the motion to ban the soup on Monday.
