Looks like that pic is a fake though. Someone posted that article earlier (I think it was Mike Vega). It had the exact same dog in the exact same pose and setting, but it was only a single-hook instead of the double-hook in your pic.
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That photo looks a little fake. Did anyone else notice the lack of blood?
Also, look at where the hook is piercing. Could that possibly support the weight of the dog, let alone a dog in the jaw of a shark?
There are more efficient lures and bait for catching sharks. Besides, Reunion is smaller than Rhode Island and has a population of approxiamtely 750,000. How many stray dogs do you think they even have there, and have you ever tried to catch a stray dog? Seems like a lot of trouble to go to in order to catch sharks.
If true, then it is a deplarable practice that should be, and most likely will be stopped, although it seems like it could be an urban legend (perhaps some drunk fishermen once caught a mean stray and used it as bait, and the rest is what legends are made of).
That photo looks a little fake. Did anyone else notice the lack of blood?
Also, look at where the hook is piercing. Could that possibly support the weight of the dog, let alone a dog in the jaw of a shark?
There are more efficient lures and bait for catching sharks. Besides, Reunion is smaller than Rhode Island and has a population of approxiamtely 750,000. How many stray dogs do you think they even have there, and have you ever tried to catch a stray dog? Seems like a lot of trouble to go to in order to catch sharks.
If true, then it is a deplarable practice that should be, and most likely will be stopped, although it seems like it could be an urban legend (perhaps some drunk fishermen once caught a mean stray and used it as bait, and the rest is what legends are made of).
09/29/2005
Man Charged With Using Puppies for Shark Bait in Reunion
On August 18th, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society posted a reward of USD$1,000 to any policeman on La Reunion island who arrests anyone responsible for using live dogs or cats as bait for sharks.
This week the first violator was charged as a result of an effort by police to investigate the practice. The man will appear in court on September 30th. If convicted Sea Shepherd will pay the arresting officer the reward of USD$1,000. Sea Shepherd will pay USD$200 to the arresting officer for very successful conviction thereafter.
09/29/2005
Man Charged With Using Puppies for Shark Bait in Reunion
On August 18th, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society posted a reward of USD$1,000 to any policeman on La Reunion island who arrests anyone responsible for using live dogs or cats as bait for sharks.
This week the first violator was charged as a result of an effort by police to investigate the practice. The man will appear in court on September 30th. If convicted Sea Shepherd will pay the arresting officer the reward of USD$1,000. Sea Shepherd will pay USD$200 to the arresting officer for very successful conviction thereafter.
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