City’super sells endangered spec!es

On oceaniclove.com, a website run by sea loving hippies from Hong Kong, we came across a little story about how our beloved city’super sells bluefin tuna. Now this particular species isn’t illegal to sell (yet), but it has secured a prominent spot on the IUCN red list as “critically endangered” and has also been nominated for an Appendix I CITES listing, which would put it in the same trade category as for example gorillas, tigers and rhinos. Booo!

Other supermarkets here don’t sell this yummy sashimi fish and considering citysuper’s corporate profile with the usual statements about “high quality, internationally sourced merchandise which is ethically and environmentally responsible,” we thank Oceanic Love for pointing this one out. Click “Continue Reading” below for supporting images of this grossly unethical behavior. Oh, and before you leave us again, don’t forget to answer our new poll in the sidebar on the right.

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Taken from oceaniclove.com

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Screenshot from c!ty’super website

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11 Mar, 2010 | Micky Pickles | Hong Kong

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