Dogs Used as Shark Bait?! Update

Posted Sep 30th 2005 10:20AM by Willy Volk
Filed under: Media, Flora & Fauna, Stories, Indian Ocean

Here’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.

Reader Comments

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1. That is just sick and wrong.. why dont we use people huh dogs are human beings too

sick freaks

Posted at 12:36PM on Oct 3rd 2005 by Marie

2. Maybe they could use all those extra rabbits in Australia. They shoot them anyway for population control.

No, that's not funny.

Posted at 1:08PM on Oct 3rd 2005 by Eric Brodeur

3. i just cant belive that people can do that to a living animal its just disgusting im 15 and i can see how repulsive that behaviour is so why cant these exucses of fisherman see that too. LOW LIFES IS ALL THOSES CREEPS ARE!!!!!!

Posted at 6:47PM on Nov 21st 2005 by Chandra

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