Disney Rejects Pleas Against Serving Shark Fin Soup

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HONG KONG -- Disney officials have rejected appeals from environmentalists who urged Hong Kong Disneyland not to serve shark fin soup when the park opens in September.

Greenpeace and the Worldwide Fund for Nature asked Hong Kong Disneyland to take shark fin soup off the menu after the theme park announced last week the delicacy would be served at wedding banquets and other special events.

Environmentalists say millions of sharks are killed each year for their fins, driving many species close to extinction. The fins are hacked off and the fish are dumped back into the sea to die.

But Disney says that while it takes the environment very seriously, the company is equally sensitive to local cultures and the dish is a key part of Chinese banquets.

One Hong Kong environmentalist calls Disney's position "mind-boggling."

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Oh this isn't in the world's only remaining superpower it is in Hong Kong never mind their shark might not be tainted with mercury.