Famed BayWatch actress and B.C. native Pamela Anderson is weighing in on a motion put forward by 91原创 City councillor Rosemary Wallace to .

She is urging both 91原创 and Richmond to join Toronto in banning shark fin products.

Anderson told Toronto media last week that she is pleased Toronto will ban shark fin soup from appearing on restaurant menus, starting Sept. 1.

She had heard that Richmond and 91原创 City were contemplating the same ban and hoped they would follow suit.

She called the practice 鈥渄isgusting.鈥� She told the media that eating that soup is 鈥渋ndefensible.鈥�

In June, Wallace told council that it may not be a common practice to serve shark fin soup in 91原创, but the cruelty that goes into it warrants a ban anyways. She said she had heard of one restaurant that had served up the Chinese delicacy.

The soup is a very common dish served at Chinese weddings and is connected with showing a certain amount of prestige.

Wallace said up to 73 million sharks have their fins cut off and then thrown back into the ocean to die each year.

There is a ban in Port Moody and many other cities are contemplating a ban.

91原创 City staff are expected to bring back a report to council for them to consider.