Japan’s dolphin tragedy
Mercury Contamination Found In Stranded Victorian Dolphins ScienceDaily (June 11, 2008) — Monash University research into heavy metal contaminant levels in dolphins from Port Phillip Bay and the Gippsland Lakes...
Hong Kong's ghostly seas warn of looming global tragedy
Shark fins for sale.Death in Hong Kong: Polluted seas warn of looming tragedyHONG KONG — The live fish facing death in the glass tanks in Hong Kong's famous seafood restaurants tell a strange and haunting tale of...
Humans kill 100 million sharks a year ...and for what?
Human beings are skilled at justification. Every year humans slaughter over 100 million sharks yet we depict them as vicious and blood-thirsty killers. No more than 12 people a year are killed by sharks worldwide....
PETA Launches their Save the Seals Celebrity Campaign: Photos
PETA has launched their 'Save the Seals' celebrity campaign with an eye to using celebrities as a focus point to draw attention to the Canadian seal hunt and their desire to stop it. See some of the celebrity...
James Huberty McDonald's Massacre 25 Years Ago Changed Policing
The James Huberty McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, 25 years ago this month, changed modern policing forever, and during this milestone anniversary, the police that were involved reflect on that fateful day, and...
What President Obama Promised in Cairo
Laurie Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations; Pulitzer, Polk, and Peabody Award-winning writer, revealed in a radio interview on Wednesday, that Egypt has an avian flu problem, but no swine flu cases. She said they set out to slaughter...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 29 wks ago | updated 28 wks ago
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PETA launches 'Olympic Shame 2010' website to stop seal slaughter
Animal organization PETA has launched their 'Olympic Shame 2010' website to help bring awareness to and an end to the Canadian seal slaughter that takes place every year. "All eyes are on Canada as it prepares to host the 2010 Winter Olympics. This extra attention will bring...
Swine Flu Fears Spark Mass Slaughter of Pigs in Egypt
Egypt has begun the slaughter of up to 350,000 pigs in an effort to stop the spread of swine flu. The cull, mandated by Health Minister Hatem el-Gabali, is going ahead despite the fact that there have been no cases...
created by Rachel Nixon | 34 wks ago | updated 34 wks ago
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