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Dogs Used as Shark Bait?! Update

fishing boatHere’s an update concerning yesterday’s story about fishermen off Reunion Island allegedly using dogs as shark bait. According to The Sun – the British tabloid that broke the story – yesterday Reunion police officers arrested a man using puppies as shark bait; he appears in court tomorrow. Probably not coincidentally, the animal welfare group Sea Shepherd agreed to pay 1000 Euros (US$1200) to any cop who catches a fisherman baiting a dog.

Evidently (and unfortunately), the practice of using dogs as shark bait is common – not only in Reunion, but elsewhere, including Vanuatu.

 

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