This Saturday, we’re going to celebrate our own version of Shark Week by hitting the streets with chalk art and our love for sharks. What: Shark chalk mural and street corner bombs Where: Victory Square, Vancouver on Pender and Cambie + downtown street corners When: From Saturday 6pm August 14th until Vancouver rain washes it [...]
Shark Week
August 3, 2010 – 8:45 am
Teeth. Jaws. Action. August 1st-7th is Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, which is a mixed blessing for anybody concerned with shark conservation. Although this event brings sharks into the spotlight, it still promotes the false notion that sharks are frequently dangerous towards humans. This popular misconception has led people to believe that sharks are evil animals [...]
Chatting with the Community About Shark Fin Soup
July 16, 2010 – 9:43 am
Shark Truth’s Cecile Yuen was on Vancouver’s AM1470 today to discuss with our community the impacts of shark fin soup and our community’s opportunity to make a difference. More Information: Learn why wedding couples can make a difference by taking the pledge to Stop the Soup Watch this short 13 minute film about Shark Finning Listen [...]
Harry and the Dragon
June 22, 2010 – 12:30 am
The annual Dragon Boat Festival attracts 100,000 visitors in Vancouver to honour the tradition of dragon boat racing. This weekend, Harry made another public debut at the festival with the of the Shark Truth team. We had a great time playing trivia games with everybody, talking about our favourite animal – the shark – and [...]
Come Visit Harry at the Dragon Boat Festival
June 16, 2010 – 11:14 pm
FOR VANCOUVERITES This weekend, Harry and the Shark Truth team will be tabling at the Dragon Boat Festival to celebrate our one-year anniversary and we invite you to swing by and say hello. When: Saturday and Sunday, June 19th and June 20th Anytime between 10am and 6pm Where: Concord Place, Creekside Park and the waters [...]
Happy Hearts Love Sharks Contest Winners
June 8, 2010 – 12:40 am
Happy Oceans Day! Today we’re celebrating the ocean and our sharks by rewarding couples who chose to Stop the Soup and not serve shark fin soup at their wedding banquet. Congratulations to our winning couples of the Happy Hearts Love Sharks wedding contest! Vancouver (GVRD) Pool Grand Prize Winner Tai & Julianna – 223 Votes [...]
Last Chance to Get Your Votes In!
May 27, 2010 – 11:52 pm
Less than 2 weeks left to vote for your favourite couple. Here’s a round up of our current contestants and their rankings! International Contest Pool Holly and Quyen – 86 votes Wedding banquet location: Las Vegas, United States BE and Alicia – 68 votes Wedding banquet location: Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Simon and Michelle – 35 [...]
‘Happy Hearts Love Sharks’ Wedding Contest Extended
April 25, 2010 – 4:00 pm
Vote & Support Your Favourite Couple Our first couples have arrived! Support their pledge to Stop the Soup at their wedding banquet by voting for them today: Featured Couples Take a gander at some of the lovely couples who have already entered the contest and are looking for your votes! Contest Update In celebration of [...]
‘Happy Hearts Love Sharks’ Wedding Contest Launched
March 28, 2010 – 1:04 am
Contest Update: The contest is open to couples who are getting married/or have gotten married between January 2008 to December 2010. Register now for a chance to win. As you may know shark fin soup is most popularly served at wedding banquets — and is threatening to push sharks to extinction. This is why Shark [...]
‘Happy Hearts Love Sharks’ Press Conference
March 24, 2010 – 7:22 pm
With only days away, Harry and the Shark Truth team are revving up to launch our ‘Happy Hearts Love Sharks’ Wedding Contest on March 28th, 2010 to encourage couples to Stop the Soup at their wedding and promote shark fin soup alternatives. Couples that pledge to Stop the Soup at their wedding can enter the contest [...]
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