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| Yao Ming aims to quell China's appetite for shark fin |
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The Houston Rockets centre who recently bought his hometown's professional team, unveiled a television commercial aimed at wealthy Chinese which urges them to stop ordering shark fin soup. "We have species that need our attention and protection," Yao told reporters at a press conference launching the campaign. They are endangered by excessive hunting by humans and deprived of habitats due to human greed.""If you could see how shark fin is made, could you still eat it?" a voice asks as Yao looks at an aquarium in the dining room where a bleeding shark flails after its fin has been cut off.... AP
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NBA star and Shanghai Sharks owner Yao Ming urged China on Friday to say no to shark fin soup to stop the overfishing of some species amid growing demand for the delicacy.



























