webfact Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Baby shark chokes and flops for amusement of touristsBy Coconuts BangkokPHUKET: -- Photos of super-excited Thai tourists ignorant enough to pet a baby shark pulled from the waters of Koh Phi Phi has enraged the online community this week after a marine activist helped spread the word.Following viral photos of tourists touching star fish – not to mention former beauty queens mugging with kidnapped babies – marine activist Thon Thamrongnawasawat condemned the tour group and its operator online yesterday and encouraged officials to intervene."So now they catch baby sharks for tourists?” he wrote. “They let her suffocate on the land while humans rubbed and took selfies with her. I don't even know what to say.”The post was shared nearly 2,000 times.Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2015/05/19/baby-shark-chokes-and-flops-amusement-tourists-- Coconuts Bangkok 2015-05-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nayet Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Meanwhile, at markets around the country, hundreds of thousands of fish are being kept (barely) alive in little plastic tubs before they are sold as food. What is so different about them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatalot Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Meanwhile, at markets around the country, hundreds of thousands of fish are being kept (barely) alive in little plastic tubs before they are sold as food. What is so different about them? So you think one cruelty justifies the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Surprised it wasn't whipped off to the local markets so some Chinese could eat its brains while still alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisH Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Meanwhile, at markets around the country, hundreds of thousands of fish are being kept (barely) alive in little plastic tubs before they are sold as food. What is so different about them? So you think one cruelty justifies the other? No. It means Mr Thon should take more of an interest in what is happening right at his doorstep, but perhaps Thais have a different view of fish as a food source. Making those fish suffer seems ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Meanwhile, at markets around the country, hundreds of thousands of fish are being kept (barely) alive in little plastic tubs before they are sold as food. What is so different about them? So you think one cruelty justifies the other? No. It means Mr Thon should take more of an interest in what is happening right at his doorstep, but perhaps Thais have a different view of fish as a food source. Making those fish suffer seems ok. didn't read it in detail but if Mr. Thon is Dr. Thon...He wrote a lot books to educate Thais and addressing really every aspect. He is surely not biased.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nayet Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Meanwhile, at markets around the country, hundreds of thousands of fish are being kept (barely) alive in little plastic tubs before they are sold as food. What is so different about them? So you think one cruelty justifies the other? No, but the outrage should be proportional to the cruelty being commited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technologybytes Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Shocking to think that people in the photos are just thinking that the shark is cute, and are oblivious to the fact that the shark is suffering by being out of the water. I guess the tourists are not to blame, they are obviously uneducated and don't know better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 All life is cheap in SEA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) If it still has fins when it gets released... That's progress. If tourists and locals get to see the shark as a living, breathing, feeling critter- (and think it's cute), maybe fewer sharks will get finned and released. On sum, I think it's a good thing. Edited May 20, 2015 by impulse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Was it heavy petting or just an exploratory grope? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 If you want to touch a shark, put your hand in the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly94 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Oh the bleeding hearts again- from all those fish eaters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitawatWatawit Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 How about those tubs full of living, writhing, suffering frogs with their bellies slit open at Klong Toey markets, Rama IV? Maybe if I picked one up, tickled its cute little tummy and massaged its yummy legs, someone might take notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny S Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Just another example of beeing total clueless to nature and how to preserve it but T.i.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 You like to play with sharks come to Australia we have some friendly sharks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidee Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 what? fish no breath above water ? you must be CHOCKING me ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogo51 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Meanwhile, at markets around the country, hundreds of thousands of fish are being kept (barely) alive in little plastic tubs before they are sold as food. What is so different about them? So you think one cruelty justifies the other? No. It means Mr Thon should take more of an interest in what is happening right at his doorstep, but perhaps Thais have a different view of fish as a food source. Making those fish suffer seems ok. Are you serious, Get a life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I don't know.... but i think it would be ok to have some beauty queens fiddling with my kidnapped fins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeyrobot Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 That shark will remember , wait till he gets older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlQaholic Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) Come on guys! fish and seafood do not suffer. Surely larger animals such as dolphins, whales and maybe Sharks have the ability to suffer, but fish?? come on! Edited May 20, 2015 by AlQaholic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Looks like they drag the wrong species back to the ocean around here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I'm obviously not smart enough to understand how watching any living creature suffer is amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Meanwhile, at markets around the country, hundreds of thousands of fish are being kept (barely) alive in little plastic tubs before they are sold as food. What is so different about them? What is so different about them? A question of principe, as you said before they are sold as food, not as toys! Sorry but I see a difference between killing for eating or killing to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) Meanwhile, at markets around the country, hundreds of thousands of fish are being kept (barely) alive in little plastic tubs before they are sold as food. What is so different about them? What is so different about them? A question of principe, as you said before they are sold as food, not as toys! Sorry but I see a difference between killing for eating or killing to play. I think the shark in the photo would disagree with the implications. Bottom line, if it had no value as a tourist draw, it would probably end up in the pot. Instead, I'm sure it was released, to the the oohs and aahs of some people who probably feel differently about sharks now that they've seen and interacted with one up close. Kind of sucks for that one shark for a few scary minutes. But he's taking one for the team. And the benefits for the species could be significant if just one of those tourists says "no" to the shark fin soup when he gets back home. Edited May 20, 2015 by impulse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabra Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Shocking to think that people in the photos are just thinking that the shark is cute, and are oblivious to the fact that the shark is suffering by being out of the water. I guess the tourists are not to blame, they are obviously uneducated and don't know better. Sad....but very True...... Slainte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fareastguy Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Meanwhile, at markets around the country, hundreds of thousands of fish are being kept (barely) alive in little plastic tubs before they are sold as food. What is so different about them? So you think one cruelty justifies the other? No. It means Mr Thon should take more of an interest in what is happening right at his doorstep, but perhaps Thais have a different view of fish as a food source. Making those fish suffer seems ok. didn't read it in detail but if Mr. Thon is Dr. Thon...He wrote a lot books to educate Thais and addressing really every aspect. He is surely not biased.... He may indeed have published a lot of books trying to educate the Thai population... but it's no good if the marketing strategy is wrong... Thai people---- books ???? I've never seen one read a book yet... except for a cartoon comic !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabothai Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Shocking to think that people in the photos are just thinking that the shark is cute, and are oblivious to the fact that the shark is suffering by being out of the water. I guess the tourists are not to blame, they are obviously uneducated and don't know better. Moron tourists out of touch with the world they live in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easybullet3 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Meanwhile, at markets around the country, hundreds of thousands of fish are being kept (barely) alive in little plastic tubs before they are sold as food. What is so different about them? So you think one cruelty justifies the other? of course one cruelty does NOT justify another. he is simply making a very valid point, which is a good one. its pointing out the MASS bad-treatment of animals goes un-noticed, while a small offence on an unusual animal gets Mass attention. its ironic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Shocking to think that people in the photos are just thinking that the shark is cute, and are oblivious to the fact that the shark is suffering by being out of the water. I guess the tourists are not to blame, they are obviously uneducated and don't know better. Moron tourists out of touch with the world they live in. Maybe. But exactly how do you educate them? Maybe a few will go back and Google "shark". Maybe they'll learn about the horrors unleashed on millions of sharks every year. Maybe they'll become shark researchers and save thousands of sharks in their lives. Or maybe just a few or a few dozen as they decline shark fin soup back home. I suspect if you interviewed every naturalist you see on Nat Geo, Discovery, BBC, and in zoos and sanctuaries around the world, for most of them, their career took a whole different direction as a result of a contact just like this one. And it all starts with a little discomfort on the part of a scared little critter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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