Ricky Gervais supports sharks

Rickey Gervais no shark cull — ©Gemma Care

Ricky Gervais, creator of The Office, has lent his Twitter celebrity to aid the campaign against Western Australia’s controversial shark kill policy.

Gervais appeared in a photo holding a sign that says “To the government of Western Australia – Listen to Facts, Listen to Science, Listen to Reason – Stop the Shark Cull.” decrying the WA government plans to catch and kill sharks.

The group is using the hashtag #nosharkcull,and several other celebrities have been photographed with the picture by Gemma Care who came up with the idea.

More information on the cull can be found at http://www.supportoursharks.com/en/conservation/sos_campaigns/stop_the_cull_2012.htm