Millions of sharks around the world suffer a prolonged and painful death for a mere bowl of soup — shark fin soup. With the fins being the only 'valuable' parts of their bodies, fishermen are often known to cut off sharks' fins while the animals are still alive and then dump their bodies overboard. Unable to swim, finless, the sharks sink to the ocean floor where they slowly drown or are eaten alive. Australia have banned finning but the sale of shark fins is still legal. but you can change that by telling the government what you think at https://secure.animalsaustralia.org/take_action/ban-shark-finning
