animal sacrifice could spark shark attack

[underpants]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050512/od_nm/religion_safrica_sharks_dc

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Blood from sheep butchered in a religious ritual at one of South Africa's busiest tourist beaches could tempt sharks toward bathers, an official warned Thursday.

But biologist Sheldon Dudley of the Natal Sharks Board, which aims to reduce attacks on humans, said the blood may attract sharks even though the beach is protected by nets.

"Putting blood or offal into the water is simply not sensible," he told Reuters. "A shark in the vicinity of the beach may come to investigate."

Animal protection officers said they were also investigating cruelty allegations around the sacrifices, and an official supervising the Durban beach said they were unacceptable.

"A beach is a public place and we can't have animals being sacrificed in front of visitors and children," the beach official told Durban's daily news.

[Shell Beau]

1. Sharks can smell blood from miles away. It doesn't seem

like the smartest move.

[On the Road]

2. Introducing Blood into the Water at a Tourist Beach?

That's a good idea.

:crazy:

[xchrom]

3. sacrifising animals.

not a good idea.

putting blood in the ocean near beach goers -- what, are they calling the shark god to dinner?