[GSeybold]

Did you know that some countries are allowing thier fisherman to use dogs and cats as live bait for shark hunters? LIVE bait. Sickens me. Where have I been, I didn't know this until today.

Here is the link ... warning some graphic photos half way down the page.

http://www.seashepherd.org/get-invol...tml#la_reunion

Thoughts?

1,000 (Euros)
For the first successful conviction of a fisherman using a dog or cat as shark bait and €200 for each conviction thereafter

Dogs and cats are also involved in an assault on nature, this time as victims and as bait. On the French island of La Reunion in the Indian Ocean, fishermen have been using live dogs and cats as bait for sharks.

This practice is specifically outlawed by French law but the law, as in many places throughout the world, is ignored by fishing communities who apparently believe they are above the law.

The dogs and cats have hooks passed through their snouts or through the tendons in their legs and the hooks are attached to lines and rods. The hapless animals are then tossed into the water where their struggles attract sharks.......

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