Can't imagine how a giant shark was slowly sawed into pieces while still alive.
But this was how a whale shark met its end in China recently as its meat was butchered in front of a huge crowd to be sold at market.
The sickening scene was captured on camera and the video was uploaded to Youtube - sparking outrage among animal rights activists and shark groups who have labelled the footage 'appalling'
In the 20-second clip, two men go to work on the shark with a giant crosscut saw - starting by chopping off its majestic tail fin.
They continue to work their way upwards, butchering giant strips of the animal, a species listed as vulnerable.
As blood and water streams from the shark, the person filming the scene moves closer - revealing a gill clearly still struggling to breathe.
The whale shark's mouth is seen twitching as the butchers continue to chop it into pieces.
The distressed animal's gargantuan mouth then opens widely as people point and comment on the fact that it's still alive.
About 20 people, including young children, are watching the butchery - and some gasp in horror saying: 'This is too cruel.
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