SeaWorld trainer thought whales were treated well
By MIKE SCHNEIDER / Associated Press
ORLANDO, Florida — The family of a former SeaWorld trainer who was killed in 2010 when a killer whale pulled her into the water is commenting about a documentary critical of animal captivity at SeaWorld’s marine parks …
Daily Journal – January 21, 2014 – 2:40 pm
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Japan dolphin slaughter draws tough rebuke from Ambassador Kennedy (+video)
By Justin McCurry, Correspondent
The annual hunt in Taiji began today. US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy tweeted her dismay over the ‘inhumaneness’ of ‘drive hunt killing,’ drawing quick response from Japanese officials …
Christian Science Monitor – January 21, 2014
www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-P…
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Japan says Kennedy dolphin tweet improper
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy called an annual Japanese dolphin hunt inhumane
Kirk Spitzer, Special for USA TODAY
TOKYO — Japan accused critics of its annual dolphin hunt — including U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy — of being hypocrites for not lamenting the killing of cattle and chickens in their countries for food …
WBIR-TV – 9:52 a.m. EST January 21, 2014
www.wbir.com/story/news/world/…
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Sea Shepherd Australia: The Bloody Science of Whaling
By Michael “Beach Mick” Hudson
by Captain Siddharth Chakravarty
Captain of The Steve Irwin
Conservative estimates put the number of whales killed between 1904 and 1987 in the Antarctic by commercial whaling fleets at 1,339,232. That’s an average of 16,000 whales per year – year after year – for 83 years …
Beach Carolina Magazine – January 21, 2014
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Sunder the elephant’s fate to be decided in Bombay High court today
DNA Correspondent
Sunder the elephant, who has been the subject of a petition for his release will have his case heard in front of the Bombay High court on Tuesday. Through an investigative video, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), a non-governmental organisation working for the welfare of animals, had furnished evidence of abuse that the pachyderm was allegedly being subjected to …
Daily News & Analysis – Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014, 11:14 IST
www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report…
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