Greenpeace Canada celebrates northern whale hunt; sights set on blocking Arctic oil development (Video)
By Matthew Coutts | Daily Brew
An environmentalist organization famous for confronting and interrupting whale hunts around the world has thrown its support behind one taking place in northern Canada, though it may have something to do with blocking oil industry developments, rather than an internal softening of its wildlife protection mandate …
Yahoo News Canada (blog) – August 18, 2014
ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailyb…
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Investigation launched into North Carolina dairy farm as cows are filmed wading through their own manure
By Daniel Miller For Mailonline
● People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals release shocking video
● ‘Sick and emaciated cows’ shown wading knee deep through manure
● Group claims they stand in the muck even when being milked and fed
●Inspectors visited farm following complaint but found only minor violations
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Daily Mail – Published: 11:48 GMT, 18 August 2014 | Updated: 16:09 GMT, 18 August 2014
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/artic…
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Does Iceland Gain From Whaling?
(Edited by Phil Harris)
REYKJAVIK, Aug 18 (IPS) – Although fin whaling by Icelanders has encountered increasing opposition over the last year, Icelandic whaling boats headed off to sea again in mid-June for the first hunt of the summer and by August 14 had killed 80 fin whales …
Independent European Daily Express – August 18, 2014 – 09:39 A.M.
www.iede.co.uk/news/2014_5117/…
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