(OCEAN CONSERVATION) Defenders of the ocean’s wildlife no longer have any tolerance for whale poachers. November 5th launched Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s (SSCS) ninth annual Southern Ocean campaign “Operation Zero Tolerance (OZT)” with the departure of flagship Steve Irwin from Melbourne. This year, SSCS has taken on a substantial goal: to send the illegal Japanese whalers home with zero whale kills. Read on to learn more about Sea Shepherd’s endeavors. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL NEWS) CALIFORNIA — Bluefin tuna caught off the coast of San Diego are carrying radiation contamination from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. It is the first case of a large migratory fish species carrying radiation over a large distance, startling some researchers. With bluefin tuna already suffering from overfishing, read on to find out what could be in store for this marine species and others that could be contaminated. — Global Animal
(DOLPHIN NEWS) On December 16, Sea Shepherd volunteer Erwin Vermeulen was arrested in Taiji, Japan for “pushing” a Japanese hotel employee. The Dolphin Resort Hotel employee was supposed to be keeping people away from the area because the hotel was transporting dolphins from cages in the ocean into the hotel. The employee claims Vermeulen shoved him in the chest while taking pictures of dolphins. Vermeulen says he didn’t have to push anyone to get better pictures, because he simply walked right past the employee who was busy talking on his cell phone. DNA evidence conducted during the trial proved Vermeulen had no physical contact with the employee. Yet Erwin Vermeulen has spent 56 days in Japanese prison, and continues to be held. Read on for more info on the recent Sea Shepherd news. — Global Animal
Nov. 5, 2011 VIDEO UPDATE (LOYAL TSUNAMI DOGS) – Nearly eight months after Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami and the moving video of the two “loyal tsunami dogs” or, “stay together dogs,” who refused to abandon each other, one of the dogs has been located, reports the Nippon SPCA. This direct account by the guardian of the two dogs in the video, a Brittany spaniel and an Irish setter, refutes Kenn Sakurai’s story that he was instrumental in rescuing the “stay together dogs” right after a Japan TV station shot the heartbreaking footage. Read on for details about what happened to the loyal dogs and why Nippon SPCA is calling Kenn Sakurai’s actions into question.
(JAPAN ANIMAL RESCUE/TAKE ACTION) Change.org and Born Free USA issued a joint press release to ask for help in convincing the Japanese government to allow animal rescue groups into the Fukushima No Entry Zone to help animals left behind during the evacuation. Read an update of the animal rescue efforts, and sign the petition to help save the animals trapped in the evacuation zone. — Global Animal
(JAPAN ANIMAL RESCUE UPDATE) It’s been nearly three months since Japan was devastated by the earthquake & tsunami. The Fukushima Daiichi power plant and surrounding residences are blocked off and evacuated, leaving pets and farm animals to die. Read on about the government’s newest rulings and actions for the animals in the 20km exclusion zone and the obstacles currently facing animal rescue groups like Kinship Circle and JEARS. – Global Animal
April 29, 2011 (JAPAN ANIMAL RESCUE (VIDEO) – Japan’s federal government and Fukushima Prefecture officials announced new, but incomplete, action plans for the pets and farm animals left behind in the 20-km radiation evacuation zone. Initiatives include 5-hour access for evacuees, Fukushima officials taking custody of animals in the nuclear power plant zone, and sadly, culling farm animals that are near death. Read on…– Global Animal
FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN – (PHOTOS & VIDEO) Abandoned pets and farm animals are starving and dying in Fukushima’s 20km radiation exclusion zones. And a small band of animal rescue groups are bending the rules to try to save them. Risking radiation poisoning and arrest, Kinship Circle and other animal organizations are sneaking into the ‘dead zone’ to save any life they can.
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