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FButt

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The state of California has banned the sale of shark fins. The Chinatown Neighborhood
  Association in San Francisco has sued the state on the grounds that the ban
  discriminates against its cultural heritage.


 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Analyze the ethical issues in the continued consumption of shark fin soup, including the
  respect for cultural practices, the economic situation of shark fishermen, and the rights, if
  any, of the sharks and other animals dependent on them.


 
  What will be an ideal response?



milbourne11

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Answer to Question 1

How should this dispute be resolved? What
ethical arguments can you make on behalf of the state law? What ethical arguments
support the viewpoint of the Chinatown Neighborhood Association?



Answer to Question 2

Determine whether this
practice can be justified and explain why or why not.




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