Why do we kill or cage magnificent mammals?

A SWISS man caught and killed a 1,056lb, six-gill shark off the Clare coast last week.

Some newspapers readily printed photos of the proud pensioner standing beside the huge hanging corpse of this “prize”.

The day before, an aquarium in the south-west proudly announced that it had bought four Sand Tiger sharks for display. Newspapers reported the good news that tourism might increase as a result.