More than 100 Atlantic Canadians turn out to help in sub-zero cold HALIFAX, Nova Scotia––Farley Mowat, whose 1972 book A Whale for the Killing helped to transform human attitudes toward whales worldwide, would have been gratified by the scene on January 1, 2018 at Rainbow Haven Beach, just east of Halifax, Nova Scotia. On […]
Why has Paul Watson asked 58 groups to drop a boycott of Mexican shrimp?
Alleges boycott jeopardizes anti-poaching work to save the vaquita SAN FELIPE, Mexico––Leading an international boycott of Mexican shrimp called on behalf of the endangered vaquita porpoise, the Animal Welfare Institute, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Center for Biological Diversity have yet to publish a promised response to a December 3, 2017 appeal […]
Alex Pacheco of “600 Million” says he was gunner on a boat with no guns
Produces no substance for claim to be developing “spay/neuter cookies” POMPANO BEACH, Florida––Alex Pacheco and his organization “600 Million Stray Dogs Need You” are apparently feeling the heat from recent exposés of aggressive fundraising tactics on purported behalf of research to develop a “spay/neuter cookie” which has no verifiable substance. Pacheco on April 26, […]
Sharkwater maker Rob Stewart, 37, saved five million sharks’ lives
Died after videotaping sharks around wreck of former Canadian flagship KEY WEST, Florida––Sharkwater documentary series filmmaker Rob Stewart, 37, died on January 31, 2017 after his third deep dive of the day to the wreck of the Queen of Nassau, near Alligator Reef off Islamorada, Florida. “Stewart and a small group of divers were […]
Did Cleveland Amory write to Ann Landers? Yes!
Part II of The five muckrakes whose ideas built the Humane Society of the U.S. (See also Fierce critics Ann Cottrell Free & Henry Spira goaded HSUS to mature.) Did longtime society columnist, man-about-town, and rake turned curmudgeon and animal advocate Cleveland Amory ever write to the advice columnist Ann Landers? He did at least once, enlisting […]
Whalers claim a victory, but Sea Shepherds get the refund
Aussie Sea Shepherds pledge to continue chasing the Japanese whaling fleet TOKYO, LOS ANGELES––The Institute of Cetacean Research, the front organization for the Japanese whaling industry, and Kyodo Senpaku, the company that owns and operates the Japanese whaling fleet, on August 23, 2016 globally publicized a claimed courtroom victory over the Sea Shepherd Conservation […]
Four poachers get life for killing Costa Rican sea turtle defender
Convictions for the killing of Jairo Mora Sandoval reverse 2015 acquittal LIMÓN, Costa Rica––Four poachers have received prison sentences ranging from 74 to 90 years for the May 30, 2013 murder of Costa Rican sea turtle defender Jairo Mora Sandoval, 26, and the kidnapping and robbery of four volunteers who were helping Mora to […]
How to tell a dead baby dolphin from a dead parrot
or 150,000 alleged dead penguins no one has seen BUENOS AIRES, Argentina––Two of the most timeless axioms in journalism and a great opportunity to educate the public about endangered dolphins and global warming were overlooked during the third week of February 2016 amid an international media scrum and a frenzy of activist denunciations of Argentine […]
Sea Shepherds to pay Japanese whalers $2.55 million in damages
U.S. animal charities have now paid circa $28 million in damages to animal use industries in 31 months FRIDAY HARBOR, Washington––The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has agreed to pay at least $2.55 million in damages to the Institute of Cetacean Research and Kyodo Senpaku, the entities operating the Japanese “research” whaling industry. “In exchange,” the […]
NOAA clears the way for resumed Makah whaling in Puget Sound
Makah legally killed one gray whale in 1999, and illegally killed another in 2007 SEATTLE––The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration fisheries division on March 7, 2015 published a draft environmental impact study that may allow the Makah tribe, of Neah Bay, Washington, to resume killing gray whales in Puget Sound. Announcing intent to resume whaling […]