Japan claims fatal flaw in Australian whaling attack
Andrew Darby
Japan has mounted a final defence of its “scientific” whaling at the International Court of Justice by claiming to have found a fatal flaw in Australia’s case against it.
Australia’s central allegation, that the Antarctic whaling program lacks the elements of true science, was said to fail against the record of debate at the International Whaling Commission …
Sydney Morning Herald – July 15, 2013 – 8:18 PM
www.smh.com.au/environment/wha…
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PETA’s Brilliant, Bloody New Ad Campaign
Stan Alcorn
These gory ads show that the first step for some of your fashion choices might be more brutal than you want to admit.
PETA’s latest ad campaign is getting back to their roots: throwing blood on people.
The series takes the oblivious consumers of zebra fur and alligator skin to the scene of the animals’ deaths, with a simple message: “When you buy, you become part of it.” …
Co.Exist – July 15, 2013
www.fastcoexist.com/1682555/pe…
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Man frees whale from fishing gear off Virginia Beach
By Gabriella Souza
The Virginian-Pilot
VIRGINIA BEACH
Not many people can say they have freed a whale. Adrian Colaprete can.
Colaprete was snorkeling about 50 miles off the Virginia Beach coast late last week when his boat came upon a right whale caught in fishing line. Using a knife, he cut the whale free and whooped as it instantly swam away. He also caught the whole incident on video …
The Virginian-Pilot – July 15, 2013
hamptonroads.com/2013/07/man-f…
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A year after escaping arrest, Paul Watson still committed to anti-whaling campaign
Criminal or conservationist? Canadian activist marks a year at sea after fleeing arrest
Diana Mehta
TORONTO — He’s been sailing the world’s oceans for a year to avoid arrest, has been forced to become an observer at one of his most cherished campaigns and hasn’t held his young granddaughter since she was a newborn.
But the Canadian founder of the radical environmental group Sea Shepherd remains as self-assured as ever.
“I intend to weather it out no matter what the consequences are. Whether they apprehend me or not, Sea Shepherd’s campaigns will continue to go on,” Paul Watson tells The Canadian Press in a phone interview from a ship on the Southern Ocean …
Canada.com – July 15, 2013, 8:28 am
A year after escaping arrest, Paul Watson still committed to anti-whaling campaign
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Whale hunting: ‘It is like killing an ox’
By Jo Fidgen
BBC News, Norway
Whale hunters tend to shy away from publicity because of the controversy surrounding their profession. But the crew of the Jan Bjorn in Norway – a country whose fishermen kill around 500 minke whales a year for commercial purposes – agreed to let us join them on a hunting trip …
BBC News – 14 July 2013 Last updated at 23:06 GMT
www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23…
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