Mary Finelli, president of Fish Feel based in Silver Spring, teamed up with representatives of Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) to spotlight these contests by recording video of the Patuxent River Battle of the Rays tournament held in the ... Read More

Mary Finelli, president of Fish Feel based in Silver Spring, teamed up with representatives of Showing Animals Respect and Kindness — SHARK — to spotlight the contests by recording video of the Patuxent River Battle of the Rays tournament held ... Read More

Finelli, who’s with a group called Fish Feel, says the contests are threatening a species. “These are very slow-generating animals. They don’t mature until seven years of age. They have one pup a year. This could very easily decimate the ... Read More

"It really just goes to show you the type of depravity that these killing contests generate," said Mary Finelli of Silver Srping. Her group Fish Feel helped SHARK try to draw attention to what they said is an inhumane contest ... Read More

Chaifetz and activists from Fish Feel called on Gov. Larry Hogan to ban the practice of ray fishing, saying that the migratory species doesn't pose a real risk to watermen by eating oysters, calms and crabs from the bay. The release ... Read More