Georgia Aquarium’s Beluga Request Rejected By U.S., Drawing Praise From Animal Advocates
From Mother Nature Network’s
Russell McLendon:
The Obama administration threw cold water on the world’s largest aquarium this week, rejecting its proposal (www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2…) to buy 18 beluga whales from Russia. It was the first attempt in more than 20 years to import marine mammals recently captured from the wild …
Huffington Post – Posted: 08/11/2013 11:58 am EDT
www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08…
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IWDG Welcomes Moves To Protect Deep-Diving Cetaceans From Seismic Survey
MarineWildlife (afloat.ie/marine-environment/m…) – The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) has welcomed recent measures to protect deep-diving cetaceans from the potential effects of seismic survey nois …
Afloat – Sunday, 11 August 2013
afloat.ie/marine-environment/m…
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Orcas’ captivity inspires ethics debate
By James Gorman (The New York Times)
Should the killer whale, or orca, one of the most social, intelligent and charismatic animals on the planet, be kept in captivity by human beings?
That is a question asked more frequently than ever by scientists and animal welfare advocates …
China Daily – Updated: 2013-08-11 08:07
www.chinadaily.com.cn/sunday/2…
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PETA, no-kill groups disagree on life or death (Video)
By Corinne Reilly
The Virginian-Pilot
His coat is thick and black except for a big white patch on his chest. His right ear sticks up. The other one flops over. His deep brown eyes are fixed thoughtfully on the camera snapping his portrait.
Oreo, a lab mix, was dropped off at Norfolk’s public animal shelter by owners who no longer wanted him, his ad on the shelter’s website says. He’s probably about 4. He likes kids. He’s affectionate.
What the website doesn’t say – much to the chagrin of Jean Linman, who last year helped launch a group called No-Kill Hampton Roads – is that Oreo and the rest of the shelter’s wards are about as likely to be killed there as they are to be adopted …
The Virginian-Pilot – August 11, 2013
hamptonroads.com/2013/08/peta-…
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