Comments on: Killing Sharks for Human Survival: Species Threatened by Production of H1N1 Vaccine

By: Beth Graddon-Hodgson

Beth Graddon-Hodgson — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:29:51 +0000

I’m glad to see most agree that sharks should not be compromised for the sake of the H1N1 vaccine. Many, particularly those with a profit at hand still do believe human survival should come first. In this case, it is especially frustrating, when as I mentioned, there are other alternatives to get the substances needed to produce the vaccines.

By: Angry

Angry — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:03:05 +0000

Pharma companies dont give stats Bob. Everything is secret, and governments fully support their criminal activities. Imagine the sheer number of animals tortured for this “vaccine”. I for one will never ever touch a dirty vaccine for various reasons, but that is a whole other topic.

No animal, whether its a shark or a rat, should have to die to save or extend a human life. Diseases like this are self inflicted due to human abuse and mistreatment of domestic animals. Get rid of livestock, mass animal crowing in unsanitory conditions and factory farms, and you’ll stop these diseases. On the other hand, it’s like pay back for all humans have done to the planet, it is going to be one of these diseases that finally brings about our demise and no vaccine will stop it. Not such a bad thing.

It’s just a shame that those who don’t support industrial “farming” have to also suffer the effects.

By: Terry B

Terry B — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:32:25 +0000

Using sharks and other rare species to research and save overpopulated destructive and invasive human beings (aka Homo doofus) is like using peregrine falcons to study and save English sparrows, or pandas to save feral cats (soory, cat people, for the metaphor).

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:25:50 +0000

Fyi, sharks are not mammals.

By: Jacquelin

Jacquelin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:12:46 +0000

Mammals?

By: Kevin Jenkins

Kevin Jenkins — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:12:10 +0000

um … does your first sentence really say that sharks are mammals? I hope I just read it wrong.

By: Will Kiezenberg

Will Kiezenberg — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:48:50 +0000

The effects of the swine flu upon sharks is not a direct one – these mammals are not finding themselves coming down with cases of H1N1 like humans and other land animals.

Since when are sharks mammals ?

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:43:37 +0000

The simple solution is to extract squalene from rice and wheat, It isn’t like you would throw away the rice later.

The question is how many shark are killed. That answer could be gotten this week or we file a lawsuit.

Doesn’t the author have anyone they could ask about an approximation for what the amount needed?

By: josue

josue — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:06:48 +0000

Corporate greed is rearing it’s ugly head once again threatening yet again the biosphere. Animals don’t deserve to have their existence threatened for our benefit. Once their extinct, we can’t bring them back and a part of the ecological system is compromised.

One thing you can do is boycott products that threaten nature.

By: Gerard Vaughan

Gerard Vaughan — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:59:06 +0000

Dog Gift said it. I agreed !
Typically it is the shark that isn’t likely to be in a position to lacerate or rip-off your limbs that gets hit.
Is there no cure for the temptation of money ?!!
Me, I have a domestic wind-energy system which needs manufacturing and installing in CAR numbers, and 150 quid to face the New Year with. While governments pour Billions into what ammounts to an “energy laundering” publicity stunt. Happy New Year !