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Costa Rica Bans Shark Finning For Good

October 12, 2012

(SHARK FIN) COSTA RICA – On Wednesday, President Laura Chinchilla signed a presidential decree banning the practice of shark finning, in which the fins are sliced off live sharks who are then tossed back into the ocean to die. The executive order also bans the importation and transportation of shark fins to and from Costa Rica. Under existing legislation shark finning itself had been banned in Costa Rica, but under a new decree loopholes allowing the transport and import of shark fins have been closed, fully banning the shark fin trade. Read on for more on this victory. — Global Animal

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Taiji Dolphins: Marineland’s Cruelest Attraction

October 10, 2012

(TAIJI DOLPHINS) JAPAN — The Taiji Cove is often used as a slaughterhouse and has now become a working factory for the largest executor of marine wildlife parks in the world. Buyers from Aspro International, believed specifically by Sea Shepherd to be from Marineland Mallorca, purchased six live dolphins from the cove at several hundred thousands of dollars a piece. Continue reading and see how you can help end the exploitation of these dolphins! — Global Animal 

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Bob Barker: The Price Is All Wrong For Animal Cruelty

September 7, 2012

(CELEBRITY NEWS) LOS ANGELES— After long-time animal activist Bob Barker publicly denounced The Price is Right for giving away tickets to the Calgary Stampede in Canada, the TV show host of 35 years was not included on the guest list for the program’s 40th anniversary celebration. Without Barker’s influential presence on The Price is Right, the game show has deviated from its commitment to animal welfare, also giving away passes to SeaWorld, according to Entertainment Weekly. Awarding contestants with passes to these organizations indirectly supports their methods of animal exploitation, abuse and degradation. Read more to learn about Bob Barker’s principled stance and involvement in animal rights.— Global Animal

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Paul Watson Red Listed By Interpol

August 8, 2012

(SEA SHEPHERD) Paul Watson, the Captain of Sea Shepherd, has been put on Interpol’s “Red Notice” for escaping Germany to avoid extradition to Costa Rica. Interpol’s “Red Notice” is something like an international arrest warrant, but because the notice is a bit vague it is up to each of the 190 member countries to decide whether they will arrest Watson. Thankfully the founder of Sea Shepherd isn’t too worried and plans to continue his work. Read on to see what he has to say about his international mishap. — Global Animal

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Sea Shepherd Delivers Message After Fleeing Germany

July 31, 2012

(SEA SHEPHERD) Captain Paul Watson contacted Sea Shepherd headquarters over the weekend from an undisclosed location requesting a personal message to be forwarded on to his supporters. Watson recently fled Germany and relinquished his bail after serving a 70 day house arrest after he way arrested in Frankfurt on a 2002 warrant from Costa Rica. With mass support from the public, the whale activist was released on bail. Continue on to read the relayed message from the Sea Shepherd Captain. — Global Animal

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Truth Behind Bluefin Fish Farming

July 19, 2012

(BLUEFIN TUNA) Marine conservation organization The Black Fish successfully released hundreds of bluefin tuna back into the Adriatic Sea from cages at an Umami fish farm near the island of Ugljan, Croatia. The operation marks the start of a new international campaign to highlight the lucrative trade of bluefin tuna, a species heavily impacted by illegal overfishing and labeled as a species of concern by the NOAA and listed on the IUCN’s Red List of threatened species. — Global Animal

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South Korea Aims To Resume Whaling

July 5, 2012

(WHALING) South Korea is considering hunting minke whales for “scientific purposes.” The proposition is supported by Korean fisherman who blame whales for declining  fish populations. Environmental groups and other countries are skeptical of South Korea’s motives, and believe it to be a thinly veiled attempt to practice commercial whaling under the pretense of scientific research. Read on for more on this situation and to find out what action is being taken against it. — Global Animal 

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“Seal Wars”: Slaughter On Skeleton Coast (VIDEO)

May 22, 2012

(SEA SHEPHERD) On June 8, Animal Planet will air Seal Wars, a one-hour documentary capturing Sea Shepherd’s efforts to stop Nambia’s notorious seal slaughter. Although the footage is under wraps, the animal rights organization said that the Nambian government believed Sea Shepherd breached their National Security and had the navy, army, and police working to keep the massacre hidden. Animal Planet has finally released the trailer for the special and it looks astounding, to say the least. Read on for more on the documentary and the trailer. — Global Animal 

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