Introduction

My name is Brett Homme, and I'm a student at the Zoo Academy from Omaha, Nebraska. Being a part of the Zoo Academy, I am very passionate about animals and their well-being, as are the rest of the students that go here. One of the main projects we've been working on over the past year is the introduction of a bill into the Nebraska legislature that would ban the trading and possession of shark fin products in the state of Nebraska. Our teacher, Pat Purkhiser, is a SCUBA instructor and goes down to places like the Galapagos and Cocos Islands  to help research the sharks there. He was the one who introduced us to the major environmental concern that was happening because of shark finning. Now, a small group of students (myself included) have been put in charge of gaining support for our cause and educating the public about the atrocity that is happening out in the oceans. We have started a group called "No Fins No Future" to achieve this goal. THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING. If shark finning is not stopped, the ocean's natural ecological balance will eventually spiral out of control, and that will lead to disaster for animals on land, including humans.

In order to find us on the web, Google "No Fins No Future" for Facebook, and "@NoFinning" on Twitter. These two websites are where we are raising awareness for this important issue.

If anyone wishes to contact us directly, we can be reached through our teacher's email: zooacademy@yahoo.com