Sea Shepherd Cove Guardians set for a fifth season at notorious Taiji killing cove
As the 2014 – 2015 drive hunt season (lasting from September to March) begins again in Taiji, Japan, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society have reported that its Cove Guardian team is on site for the start of the fifth consecutive season of its dolphin and whale defence campaign, ‘Operation Infinite Patience’ …
Wildlife Extra – Sep 3rd, 2014
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Russia Confirms 5 Space Geckos Taking Part in Sex Experiment Died
Sean Lennox
Moscow, Russia – In a move certain to stir up passions with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the Russian space ( www.ecanadanow.com/category/sc… ) agency confirmed that all five geckos launched aboard a satellite as part of a sex experiment have perished. Quite likely, their deaths were brought about by a system failure that had the heating system temporarily shut down along with the backup system (if any) …
E Canada Now – Sep 3rd, 2014
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Greenpeace: Pacific tuna stock nearly depleted
Written by Marvyn N. Benaning / Correspondent
GREENPEACE has called on the Philippine government and tuna-industry stakeholders to regulate the use of fish-aggregating devices (FADs) by purse seiners, arguing that these devices have led to the decline of bigeye and yellowfin stocks.
The appeal was made by Greenpeace on the eve of the 16th National Tuna Congress, which opens on Thursday, in stakeholders from civil society, non-governmental organizations and the fisheries sector …
Business Mirror – 03 Sep 2014
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London Zoo urged to cancel late-night events after beer poured on tiger
Alain Tolhurst
London Zoo is being urged to ditch its controversial late-night ‘Zoo Lates’ by a host of leading animal charities over fears it is harmful to the animals …
London24 – 03 September, 2014 – 15:59
www.london24.com/news/london_z…
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Dairy whistleblower describes experiences at Osborne Farms
Written by Holly Kays
When Gna Wyatt called People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals about the manure piles covering Osborne Farms in Clyde, she wasn’t trying to make headlines. She just wanted life to get better for the cows she had spent the summer milking …
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News – Wednesday, 03 September 2014 13:44
www.smokymountainnews.com/news…
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Antarctic Whaling: Japan Seeks To Resume ‘Lethal Research’ Despite UN Ban On Whale Hunts
By Philip Ross
Japanese whalers will resume hunting minke whales in the Antarctic next year as part of a revised so-called scientific research program, the government announced Wednesday. Officials said Japan hopes to bypass a U.N. court ruling ( www.ibtimes.com/un-court-bans-… ) from earlier this year that temporarily suspended all Antarctic whaling …
International Business Times – September 03 2014 11:59 AM
www.ibtimes.com/antarctic-whal…
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