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PRESS MIRROR (Jan 21, 2011)

The big catch that might just get away

The future of Japan’s Antarctic industry hangs in the balance, writes Andrew Darby.
IN THE shadows of intent, somewhere between harmless fireworks and deadly force, lies the whaling conflict in the Antarctic …
Sydney Morning Herald – ‎January 22, 2011‎
www.smh.com.au/environment/wha…
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Attempt to charge Sea Shepherd
THE federal government, acting under heavy diplomatic pressure from Japan, explored taking legal action against the anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd …
Sydney Morning Herald – ‎January 22, 2011
www.smh.com.au/environment/wha…
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PRESS MIRROR (Jan 20, 2011)

Mulesing still matters
THE mulesing deadline has passed, wool prices are up and Merino breeders still mules their lambs, so what’s all the fuss?
It’s a question many wool growers will ask after five bloody and divisive years of industry politics over the December 2010 deadline, which was meant to bring an end to mulesing …
Weekly Times Now – ‎January 21, 2011‎
www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/arti…
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Woody Harrelson Tries to Stop Medical Research on Chimpanzees
Woody Harrelson has a heart for animals that’s as huge as…

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PRESS MIRROR (Jan 19, 2011)

Oil company intends to construct new platform near gray whale feeding ground
“Big Oil” is at it yet again.
A Russian energy consortium partly owned by Shell, the Sakhalin Energy Investment Company, is planning to erect a new oil platform dangerously close to what the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) calls a “crucial” feeding habitat for the endangered Western North Pacific gray whale …
This Dish Is Veg – 1/19/2011 02:06:00 PM
www.thisdishisvegetarian.com/2…
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Canada should nix ‘cruel’ seal products: PETA
Letters to the Editor
Dear…

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PRESS MIRROR (Jan 18, 2011)

Not All ‘Humane’ Animal Standards Created Equal
Sir Paul McCartney summed it up when he said that if “slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.” Cultural norms have long justified inhumane conditions towards animals raised for food, to both suffer and die in. Animal rights organizations like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Mercy for Animals have caught truly unbelievable “standard industry practices” and shocking cases of cruelty in undercover videos …
Organic Authority (blog) – ‎January 18th, 2011‎
www.organicauthority.com/blog/…

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PRESS MIRROR (Jan 17, 2011)

Alaska whalers use white float coats
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Gordon Brower has been hunting bowhead whales for most of his 47 years, forgoing lifejackets because no one made them in white, the only color that would work as camouflage on Alaska’s icy arctic coast …
Ventura County Star – ‎January 17, 2011 at 8:12 a.m.
www.vcstar.com/news/2011/jan/1…
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More than a million pigs buried alive in South Korea
The recent controversial culling (news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Worl…) of more than a million pigs thought to be infected with foot-and-mouth…

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PRESS MIRROR (Jan 16, 2011)

US deliberately censured Norwegian whaling quota
A ‘Wikileaked’ document coinciding with President Obama’s Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize visit shows the US ambassador to Norway was allegedly told to criticise the country’s whaling quota …
The Foreigner – ‎Published on Sunday, 16th January, 2011 at 14:28
theforeigner.no/pages/news/us-…
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Filmmaker’s fictional ‘Whaling City’ shows drama, toughness of Northeast fishermen, industry
BOSTON (AP) — Years of work to capture the drama of the New England fishing industry on film is almost over for a Masschusetts native …
Los…

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PRESS MIRROR (Jan 15, 2011)

South Pacific – Endless Blue
About The Program
Much of this remote blue wilderness is a marine desert. Many animals that live in the ocean, among them sharks, whales and turtles, must go to extraordinary lengths to survive …
ABC Online – ‎7:30 pm Sunday, January 16 2011‎
www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/abc1/2…
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Scientists hunt for right whales’ love nest

A team of Canadian and U.S. biologists is planning a high-stakes search next week in waters between Nova Scotia and Maine for what they suspect is a one-of-a-kind…

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PRESS MIRROR (Jan 14, 2011)

Sea Shepherd in control as whalers face battle to refuel
JAPANESE whalers face the threat of their worst Antarctic season as conservation activists tighten their hold on the whaling fleet …
The Age – ‎January 15, 2011‎
www.theage.com.au/environment/…
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Japan’s Whale Diplomacy: More WikiLeaks

A swath of cables released by WikiLeaks show that Iceland looked to fellow pro-whaling nation Japan to bolster its case to ease the international ban on whale hunting. But Japan was hard-pressed to help …
Wall Street Journal (blog) – ‎January…

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PRESS MIRROR (Jan 13, 2011)

Sea Shepherd Activists Escort Refueling Ship Out of Sanctuary (Video)

The Sea Shepherd Society (www.allvoices.com/s/event-7879…) is reporting that they are escorting a refueling ship out of the Southern Sanctuary. The captain of the fast vessel Gojira, Locky MacLean advised the captain of the supply vessel Sun Laurel that it was violating the Antarctic Treaty which prohibits refueling below 60 degrees south. The captain of the Panamanian registered ship agreed to move north as he was about 50 miles into the ocean sanctuary …
allvoices –…

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PRESS MIRROR (Jan 12, 2011)

6 Reasons Why PETA is Soooo Gay
We know that you love to talk about how much you love PETA (we love you too!), but if some jealous type ever responds, “Dude, PETA’s soooo gay,” don’t get offended, ’cause it’s totally true! Here are a half-dozen reasons why …
Opposing Views – ‎January 12, 2011‎
www.opposingviews.com/i/6-reas…
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Animal refuge takes action against PETA (Video)
WYNNEWOOD, Okla, — An exotic animal refuge is making serious accusations against the animal rights group PETA.
The G.W. Exotic Animal…

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