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Anarchism News (anarchismhub@todon.nl)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Sep-2017 07:30:44 EDT Anarchism News

Earth First: **Japan Kills 177 Whales During Annual Hunt in Pacific Ocean**
"Japan has completed its whaling season in the northwest Pacific Ocean having killed 177 whales."
http://earthfirstjournal.org/newswire/2017/09/27/japan-kills-177-whales-during-annual-hunt-in-pacific-ocean/
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1. Japan Kills 177 Whales During Annual Hunt in Pacific Ocean
  
  By Onion - EF! Journal Everglades Office from Earth First! Newswire
  
  by Samuel Osborne / Independent Japan has completed its whaling season in the northwest Pacific Ocean having killed 177 whales. Three ships, which left port in June, caught 43 minke whales and 134 sei whales. Japan's fisheries agency said it would collect data on the whales' stomach contents and report its findings to the International Whaling Commission. The annual hunt remains highly controversial. While Japan is a signatory to the IWC's moratorium on whale hunting, Tokyo exploits a loophole each year by saying its hunt is conducted for scientific research.Critics say the research is actually a cover for commercial whaling, as the meat from the harpooned mammals is later sold. Animal rights charity Humane Society International has called for an end to Japanese whaling. Kitty Block, the group's president, said: "My heart sinks each time the Japanese fleet returns to port with these magnificent animals rendered into blocks of meat pre-packed for the super-markets. "Japan continues

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