This is an email from shark research institute, asking for your help to ask Disney not to serve shark fin soup. regards.
pitah.
HK Disney to serve Shark Fin Soup
May 25, 2005 It is time again to call on your support to voice your dissent about corporate irresponsibility in shark fin promotion - this time, it's Disneyland Hong Kong.
On May 18, 2005, The Standard (HK) (article below) reported that Disneyland Hong Kong is trying to attract newlyweds to host their wedding banquets at the themed park by offering, amongst other dish, shark fins. At the same time, a quick check on Disney's website reveals that they also boast various "Environmentality" projects and are involved in wildlife conservation through the "Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund". In their own words, the Fund channels resources towards biological hotspots - areas rich in plant and animal life at risk of imminent destruction.
Disney is currently gearing up for its launch in December 2005, there is bound to be substantial publicity and media interest surrounding the themed park during the months leading up to its opening. The last thing they need is negative publicity that will leave a stain on its marketing campaign, especially if it is the consumption of a product that is clearly in contradiction to their "Environmentality" positions. This is something we can use as leverage with influence the decision makers at Disney in urging them to drop shark fins from their menus. What we need is show that the word is getting out there and for them to think it is a big enough concern to act positively to it.
Please take a few minutes to write to the people below and appeal to them to remove shark fins from their menus:
CEO, Disney World, Mr. Michael Eisner: michael.eisner@disney.com
Group Managing Director HK Disneyland, Mr. Don Robinson: don.robinson@disney.com
HK Disneyland Vice-President of Marketing Roy Hardy roy.hardy@disney.com
HK Disneyland Corp. Communications, Ms Irene Chan: irene.chan@disney.com
Public Affairs Team: hkdl.mousemail@disney.com
Disney Corporate Communications, U.S: TWDC.CorpCommunications@disney.com
Sound bites to include in your email:
Many shark species are threatened with extinction due to over-fishing.
As of 2004, more than 250 shark species are listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (http://www.redlist.org/)
Recent research shows precipitous declines in shark populations in the Northwest Atlantic. Since 1986 hammerheads have declined by 89%, thresher sharks by 80%, white sharks by 79% and tiger sharks by 65%. All recorded shark species, with one exception, have declined by more than 50% in the past 8 to 15 years.
Demand for shark fin soup in Asia is the main contributing factor to the global decline in shark populations.
Often, sharks are 'finned' and the rest of their bodies - often still alive - are dumped at sea.
The cruel and wasteful practice of shark finning is an egregious waste of a global resource.
Shark fin soup was once an expensive luxury for the privileged few in southern China, but now it is mass- produced and has become routine at weddings, banquets and business dinners for millions of people around the world.
The world's top marine scientists predict that the continued removal of sharks from their ecosystems will have dire consequences for other fish species that we humans rely on for food.
Sharks are amongst the slowest growing species in the whole animal kingdom. Most species do not mature for many years, can have a gestation period of up to 22 months and produce only a handful to a few hundred pups at a time.
Many peoples fear of sharks is so great that they are unwilling to consider the threat of extinction facing most shark species, or the catastrophic damage to the marine ecosystem that would result from their extinction. Sharks, as the top predator of the sea, are crucial to maintaining the balance of all life on the planet.
pitah.
HK Disney to serve Shark Fin Soup
May 25, 2005 It is time again to call on your support to voice your dissent about corporate irresponsibility in shark fin promotion - this time, it's Disneyland Hong Kong.
On May 18, 2005, The Standard (HK) (article below) reported that Disneyland Hong Kong is trying to attract newlyweds to host their wedding banquets at the themed park by offering, amongst other dish, shark fins. At the same time, a quick check on Disney's website reveals that they also boast various "Environmentality" projects and are involved in wildlife conservation through the "Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund". In their own words, the Fund channels resources towards biological hotspots - areas rich in plant and animal life at risk of imminent destruction.
Disney is currently gearing up for its launch in December 2005, there is bound to be substantial publicity and media interest surrounding the themed park during the months leading up to its opening. The last thing they need is negative publicity that will leave a stain on its marketing campaign, especially if it is the consumption of a product that is clearly in contradiction to their "Environmentality" positions. This is something we can use as leverage with influence the decision makers at Disney in urging them to drop shark fins from their menus. What we need is show that the word is getting out there and for them to think it is a big enough concern to act positively to it.
Please take a few minutes to write to the people below and appeal to them to remove shark fins from their menus:
CEO, Disney World, Mr. Michael Eisner: michael.eisner@disney.com
Group Managing Director HK Disneyland, Mr. Don Robinson: don.robinson@disney.com
HK Disneyland Vice-President of Marketing Roy Hardy roy.hardy@disney.com
HK Disneyland Corp. Communications, Ms Irene Chan: irene.chan@disney.com
Public Affairs Team: hkdl.mousemail@disney.com
Disney Corporate Communications, U.S: TWDC.CorpCommunications@disney.com
Sound bites to include in your email:
Many shark species are threatened with extinction due to over-fishing.
As of 2004, more than 250 shark species are listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (http://www.redlist.org/)
Recent research shows precipitous declines in shark populations in the Northwest Atlantic. Since 1986 hammerheads have declined by 89%, thresher sharks by 80%, white sharks by 79% and tiger sharks by 65%. All recorded shark species, with one exception, have declined by more than 50% in the past 8 to 15 years.
Demand for shark fin soup in Asia is the main contributing factor to the global decline in shark populations.
Often, sharks are 'finned' and the rest of their bodies - often still alive - are dumped at sea.
The cruel and wasteful practice of shark finning is an egregious waste of a global resource.
Shark fin soup was once an expensive luxury for the privileged few in southern China, but now it is mass- produced and has become routine at weddings, banquets and business dinners for millions of people around the world.
The world's top marine scientists predict that the continued removal of sharks from their ecosystems will have dire consequences for other fish species that we humans rely on for food.
Sharks are amongst the slowest growing species in the whole animal kingdom. Most species do not mature for many years, can have a gestation period of up to 22 months and produce only a handful to a few hundred pups at a time.
Many peoples fear of sharks is so great that they are unwilling to consider the threat of extinction facing most shark species, or the catastrophic damage to the marine ecosystem that would result from their extinction. Sharks, as the top predator of the sea, are crucial to maintaining the balance of all life on the planet.
