Australia urged Japan to abandon its yearly whale hunt on Monday, launching its own scientific whaling study in the Southern Ocean to prove it was not necessary to kill the ocean mammals to study them.

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A performance artist has had her skin pierced with shark hooks and been suspended from a shop ceiling as part of a campaign to end shark finning.

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Otters are being spotted in this No-Otter Zone with increasing frequency. Without full protection, they risk harassment and even death. Migration expansion is normal and necessary for sea otters - populations cannot recover without it. Otters don't unders

About 90 regulars are set to tuck into Father Chrstmas's four-legged friends as members of the Humbug Club at The Victory in Walton, near Clacton, Essex.

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(PETITION IN COMMENTS) Mr. Kazutaka Sangen, Taiji town mayor, announced his plan to capture more orcas and send them to Dalian and Beijing for more "scientific research" to improve relations between Japan and China. THIS IS HEARTBREAKING! ALSO VIDEO

NOW CALLED THE VICKTORY DOGS THEY ARE NOW LIVING THE CUSHY LIFE. LEARNING TO LIVE AGAIN WITH LOVING AND CARING PEOPLE.THEY HAVE COME ALONG WAY, BUT STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO. JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU CAN TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS.

Fisheries officials say they plan to kill more than 900 minke whales and 50 fin whales, despite protests from environmental groups and slumping Japanese demand for whale meat.