Australia cannot stop Japanese whaling, expert says
By Rowena Dela Rosa Yoon
An International law expert from the National University of Australia said Australia cannot stop the Japanese from whaling in the Southern Ocean and its relentless monitoring activities have no legal ground.
Donald Rothwell told the ABC ( www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/cont… ) that Australia’s surveillance may compromise the country’s claim to sovereignty ( bawp.org.au/wp-content/uploads… ) over the Antarctic …
Asian Correspondent – Jan 13, 2014 5:20 PM UTC
asiancorrespondent.com/118295/…
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Airbus A319 used to monitor Sea Shepherd’s whaling clashes
Andrew Darby
Hobart correspondent for Fairfax Media
The federal government has begun whaling patrol flights, circling conservation group Sea Shepherd’s ship in the Southern Ocean as skirmishing begins with Japanese whalers.
The flights by a long-range Airbus A319 are intended to monitor movements of the whaling fleet if it is hunting off Antarctica in Australia’s search and rescue zone …
Sydney Morning Herald – January 13, 2014
www.smh.com.au/national/airbus…
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Publican vs. PETA? The pro-animal group kicks off a new campaign …
By Adrienne Samuels Gibbs
PETA is starting a new campaign that sounds as if it is going to target fine dining restaurants known for serving high quality meats, according to a PETA spokesperson. The save-the-animals campaign apparently includes posting PETA billboards near said fine dining establishments. The billboard has a picture of a pig with the following words: “You can live without those ribs. I can’t. Try vegan.” …
Voices – January 13, 2014 11:11 am
voices.suntimes.com/arts-enter…
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