Environment
Friend of the Sea
Campaign Leads, also
Deliveroo to Take off
Shark Fin Soup from the
Menu
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hark fin soup is an ancient tradition, hard to die,
widespread in many Asian countries, which has
expanded globally, mainly as a gastronomic curiosity.
Beyond any consideration of “taste”, the practice
of shark finning is wasteful and cruel, killing an
estimated 100 milion sharks each year, and leading
several shark populations close to extinction and
negatively affecting the marine ecosystem.
Friend of the Sea launched an international petition
which gathered almost 4,000 signatures and led Just
Eat to take off shark fin soups from its menu.
Now also Deliveroo has taken action and removed 600 shark fin dishes
from its platform globally, from 180 different restaurants, and committed
to having no such dishes on the platform in future.
“Food delivery companies – explains Paolo Bray, Founder and Director
at Friend of the Sea – can play a very important role in educating
restaurants and consumers to respect the environment and social
responsibility. Recent decisions by Just Eat and Deliveroo are encouraging
impact on the over 400 species of shark in distress due to overfishing”.
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“Food delivery companies – explains
Paolo Bray, Founder and Director at
Friend of the Sea – can play a very
important role in educating restaurants
and consumers to respect the
environment and social responsibility.
Recent decisions by Just Eat and
Deliveroo are encouraging impact on
the over 400 species of shark in distress
due to overfishing”.