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Sea Shepherd Calls Off Operation Zero Tolerance

March 14, 2013

(OCEANS) November 5, 2012 marked the official launch date of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s (SSCS) ninth annual Southern Ocean campaign, Operation Zero Tolerance (OZT). The extremely successful mission to stop Japanese whalers in their tracks consisted of the organization’s strongest fleet yet, including four ships—Steve Irwin, Bob Barker, Brigitte Bardot, and Sam Simon—as well as a helicopter, eight small RIB’s, three drones, and over 100 international volunteers. Now, Sea Shepherd volunteers can pack up their bags after Captain Paul Watson announced late last week that the Operation Zero Tolerance campaign has prematurely come to an end. Read on to learn more about Sea Shepherd Australia’s success in what is being coined as the most successful Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign yet. — 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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Japan To Release Anti-Whaling Activists

January 9, 2012

(SEA SHEPHERD/ANTI-WHALING) After three activists boarded a Japanese whaling vessel on Sunday, Japan has agreed to release the men without charge. Sea Shepherd activist Pete Bethune, who made a similar attempt in 2010, was held by Japanese authorities for 5 months before being convicted of multiple charges. Read more on the developments of this new campaign to thwart Japanese whaling. — Global Animal

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Japan Siphons Tsunami Funds For Whale Hunt

December 9, 2011

(WHALING) TOKYO — The Japanese government is providing almost $30 million from tsunami recovery funds to finance the country’s annual whale hunt. Japanese officials are sticking with their long-time fiction that whale research is the reason for the annual hunt. Instead of using disaster funds for rebuilding destroyed communities, the government chooses to destroy whales to sell as meat. With plans to kill around 900 minke whales, we’re rooting for Sea Shepherd to once again cut their killing season short.  Read on for more about Japan’s support of whaling with tsunami funds. — Global Animal

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Whistleblowing Whalers Say Crewmen Constantly Steal ‘Research’ Whale Meat

June 29, 2010

Speaking for the first time, they say that crewmen steal what amounts to hundreds of kilograms of prime cuts of whale meat, either for personal consumption or to sell on to restaurants.

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Japan Used Prostitutes As Bribes For Pro-Whaling

June 14, 2010

Japan, known for bribing poorer countries with money in exchange for pro-whaling votes, has now added prostitutes to the sleazy mix.

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