Medical doctor John Wedderman quietly linked 759 Asian animal advocates into the beginnings of an international movement HONG KONG––Asian Animal Protection Network founder John Wedderburn, 83, among the most influential yet least well-known builders of the global animal rights and humane movements, died on November 25, 2024 at his retirement home in West Java, Indonesia. […]
Will Paul Watson be home for Christmas, or headed to Japan in chains?
Greenland court extends Paul Watson time in custody until December 18, 2024 NUUK, Greenland––“The court in Greenland has today decided that Paul Watson shall continue to be detained until December 18, 2024 in order to ensure his presence in connection with the decision on extradition,” a Danish police statement declared on December 2, 2024. The […]
Denmark again delays decision on extraditing Paul Watson to Japan
“Theater of the absurd” continues in a Greenland jail NUUK, Greenland––Perhaps the most obvious difference between the Paul Watson saga since his July 21, 2024 arrest in Nuuk, Greenland on a 15-year-old Japanese warrant and the 1949 Samuel Beckett play Waiting for Godot is that most performances of Waiting for Godot run only two to […]
“No worries,” agencies say, as H5N1 avian flu hits more farm workers
The spread from poultry & cattle to humans is accelerating toward exponential increase. It just hasn’t happened yet. SACRAMENTO, California––The clock is ticking toward the inevitable evolution of an H5N1 avian flu variant that easily spreads among humans, but no one knows whether it is ticking in seconds, minutes, hours, weeks, months, or years. […]
Big fish, little fish, red fish, blue fish: hard times for aquariums
Hurricane damage, Animal Welfare Act fines, & bad publicity drive out even “Codfather” Vince Covino SARASOTA, Florida; MYSTIC, Connecticut; NIAGARA, Ontario––The Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota, Florida is plugging ahead with a $130 million upgrade and expansion of facilities scheduled to open before the site reaches 70 years of age in early 2025. […]
“Hurry up & wait,” Greenland court tells both Paul Watson & Japan
Jailed in Greenland, Paul Watson is not yet extradited to Japan, but cannot disrupt Japanese whaling NUUK, Greenland––Whether marine mammal advocate Paul Watson, 73, will be extradited to Japan from Greenland, a Danish territory, will remain undecided for at least three more weeks. “In our view, the criteria for extradition have been met according to […]
Paul Watson jailed, Hvaldimir dead, Japan & Norway go on whaling
Japanese & Norwegian whalers enjoy activist & media distraction COPENHAGEN, OSLO––The Japanese and Norwegian whaling industries appear to be winning the 2024 “whale wars” by keeping low profiles while the marine mammal advocacy spotlight glares on Paul Watson, 73, jailed in Nuuk, Greenland since July 21, 2024, and Hvaldimir, the friendly wild beluga who […]
“Hurry up & wait,” courts tell Paul Watson & San Diego cat advocates
Watson to remain in Greenland jail until September 5; cat trial on hold even longer NUUK, Greenland; SAN DIEGO, California––British prime minister William Gladstone in 1868 declared that, “Justice delayed is justice denied.” Be that as it may, both of the courtroom dramas gripping animal advocacy attention in mid-August 2024 have been postponed until September. […]
Paul Watson arrested in Greenland; may be extradited to Japan
Denmark acts on Japanese warrant originally issued in 2010 NUUK, Greenland––Canadian/American conservationist Paul Watson, now a legal resident of France, was arrested by Danish police on July 21, 2024 on a 15-year-old Japanese warrant moments after his vessel, the John Paul DeJoria, landed at Nuuk, Greenland to refuel. Watson was led away in handcuffs. No […]
Fast-rising s/n rate may save Taiwan national no-kill scheme from collapse
Dog & cat populations still rising at 5% per year, but high spay/neuter compliance suggests leveling off is near TAIPEI, Taiwan––A rapidly rising spay/neuter rate may be overtaking annual 5% increases in the Taiwanese dog and cat populations just in time to save the eight-year-old national “no-kill” animal control policy from catastrophic collapse. A 70% […]