Shark Fin Sale Ban – California’s AB376 – Plan of Action Resources;

Posted June 23 2011

We have been provided this on Great Authority; If you utilize the information you will join a Mass Movement, NOT just in California; However a domino effect to create Change!! As far as The United States goes, historically if the State of California moves important legislative changes, the rest of The Union usually follows!! And the resources provided below are not for only Californians; Why it is so vital to spread the infection of Change. There is much to do in winning this Battle, because the War has begun. Please join, unite and take a Stand for Change, For The Sharks, For The World…

First let’s thank all of you for joining the effort to pass AB 376. We just posted the letter encouraging the senate committee members to pass AB 376 on WildAid (http://bit.ly/iU6Wo6), NRDC’s (http://bit.ly/kFuD1x) and The Humane Society’s (http://bit.ly/lA2Puc) websites. So we are ready to start tweeting, facebook posting etc. If we raise public pressure on the committee members prior to the vote we have a good chance of pushing the ban through. 

We are recommending that supporters do a series of social media posts informing their followers about the issue, pointing them to the letter, and asking them to take action to support AB 376. Below are some suggested facts to tweet, as well as the links to the online petitions. It’s also great to retweet the organizations tweets on this (@NRDC, @WildAID & @HumaneSociety) and Leo’s tweets (@LeoDiCaprio).

Shark Facts to use on twitter: * Please use at the handles #AB376, #sharks, #oceans when possible.

tweet: Fins from up to 73 million #sharks a year are used to make shark fin soup. #AB376
tweet: #Sharks are in serious trouble because of the shark fin trade, some populations have declined by 99%. #AB376
tweet: #Sharks are vital to our #oceans ecosystem, we must protect them from extinction. #AB376
tweet: #Sharks often have their fins hacked off sometimes while still alive – a cruel practice. #AB376
tweet: RT @NRDC Save #sharks from shark finning! See the deadly result - http://on.fb.me/lWzjJ8 #AB376

Letter to the Committee:
tweet: RT @HumaneSociety Hey Californians! @LeoDiCaprio @HumaneSociety @WildAid @NRDC & more calling on Senate to save sharks NOW!http://bit.ly/mTrpRX 

Actions the public can take:
1) Please push CA Residents to sign NRDC’s petition to support AB 376 - Link: http://bit.ly/it0Qhu

tweet: Save #sharks! Support a ban on shark fins in California #AB376 – take action http://bit.ly/jyZjbH
tweet: Some shark populations have declined by 99%. Sharks need our help. Ban shark fins in CA. Take action: http://bit.ly/jyZjbH

2) Push non CA Residents to the Humane Society Pledge to NOT use shark fin products. - Link: http://bit.ly/1MT7HS

tweet: You don’t have to live here in Cali to want to protect #sharks from extinction. Sign pledge @hsiglobal http://bit.ly/1MT7HS

3)  tweet: RT @NRDC Live in #LA? Save sharks! Call Sen. Padilla & ask him to support a ban on #shark fins. He may be the deciding vote on #AB376 916-651-4020

 

 

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SUPPORT – LET’S WIN THE OBJECTIVE!!!

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