Rejected petition Against Oxford University using live shark to 'show off' for their 'night of decadence' Ball this May

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The petition is in response to the 'night of decadence' described Ball hosted by Somerville and Jesus College, Oxford University.

Advertise for the 4th May is Ginglymostoma Cirratum which is more commonly known as a Nurse Shark.

For the sake of showing off and throwing money around, a shark is not a part of a 'night of decadence' it is not a commodity, it is a living creature.

This petition calls for Oxford University to pull the plug on the use of a Shark or any other species which can replace a shark on the grounds of ethics.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 24 April 2013
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