Stop the Bloody Whale Slaughter on the Faroe Islands
On a group of islands just north of Europe, the traditional bloody whale and dolphin slaughter takes place every year. The Faroe Islands are a part of Denmark, where whaling is banned, but they have laws that are independent of Denmark's laws, so they are allowed to continue with this mass execution. Year after year, thousands of pilot whales, beaked whales and dolphins are chased into the bay by boats, where they are slaughtered.
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Whale tourists need realistic expectations
Tourists who visit Tonga's northern Vava'u island to swim with whales need to have realistic expectations about what will happen.
That's according to underwater photographer Tony Wu, who visits the island regularly to document the way humpback whales use the area to breed.
He says he managed to count 48 whale calves born in Port of Refuge harbour this last season, which is a lot.
But Mr Wu says the Tongan whale watching industry needs to make sure not to promise tourists that the whales will come close to them or touch them.
Go to: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pacbeat/stories/201111/s3373429.htm
Court rejects efforts to strip beluga whale protections
A federal judge this week rejected an attempt by Alaska to strip Cook Inlet beluga whales of Endangered Species Act protections. Last spring, the National Marine Fisheries Service designated critical habitat for the whales despite state’s lawsuit.
Go to: http://summitcountyvoice.com/2011/11/22/court-rejects-efforts-to-strip-beluga-whale-protections/
End comes closer for whaling ban
The opponents of whaling fear a return to commercial hunting is virtually inevitable within the next few years.
Conservation groups at the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission believe the 1986 whaling moratorium cannot last much longer.
Go to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3911651.stm
PETA lawsuit alleges SeaWorld enslaves killer whales
Can killer whales sue SeaWorld for enslavement?
A lawsuit filed Wednesday by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and other "next friends" of five SeaWorld killer whales takes that novel legal approach.
The 20-page complaint asks the U.S. District Court in Southern California to declare that the five whales -- Tilikum, Katina, Corky, Kasatka, and Ulises -- are being held in slavery or involuntary servitude in violation of the 13th Amendment.
A PETA statement said the lawsuit is the first of its kind in contending that constitutional protections against slavery are not limited to humans.
Go to: http://articles.cnn.com/2011-10-26/justice/justice_killer-whale-lawsuit_1_killer-whales-orcinus-sea-world-trainers?_s=PM:JUSTICE
While some high school and college kids in the United States find an after school job at a fast food restaurant to be the most convenient for them, others, often those who are really into sports decide to complete a Footlocker application and try to get a job working amongst all their favorite sporting goods instead.
There are more than 1,500 Footlocker stores – as well as Lady Footlocker and Kids Footlocker – across the United States so most young people find that there is a store near them that they can apply to. And for the kind of person who loves sports, or just really likes sneakers of all kinds, it really can be a dream first job, especially since Footlocker associates earn discounts on any merchandise they buy from the store as well as access to some of the hottest new sneakers of all different kinds first.
