Australia: Why the left should support Sea Shepherd’s anti-whaling campaign

16 January 2010

....Sea Shepherd states its reason for its actions clearly: “Japanese whalers are operating illegally by targeting endangered and protected whales in an established international whale sanctuary in violation of a global moratorium on commercial whaling, in violation of the Antarctic Treaty and in contempt of an Australian Federal Court order.”

While a broad movement against all industrial fishing is needed, Australia is not even living up to its promise to halt Japan’s whaling.....

Source: Why the left should support Sea Shepherd’s anti-whaling campaign