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Sea Shepherd Campaign Captures World Headlines
Thursday, 06 Nov, 2003
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's campaign to stop the slaughter of dolphins in Japan captured world headlines with the release of an Associated Press story that carried Sea Shepherd documentation of the horrific October slaughter of defenseless dolphins in Taiji, Japan.
The story was carried in newspapers and aired on television worldwide. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society received feedback from Turkey, Thailand, New Zealand, Finland, China, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Australia, Great Britain, South Africa and many other countries.
Listed Below are a few examples of the Media coverage.
From Australia:
- Melbourne Herald Sun - October 31 - Dolphin Killing Video from Japan Released.
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,7715766%255E663,00.html
From Canada:
- The Toronto Star - October 30, 2003 - Dolphin slaughter in Japan `shocking, surreal'
Hunt in Taiji captured on video. Article by Steve Kravitz.
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/
Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1067469009802&call_pageid=968332188854&col=968350060724
From China:
- China Daily - October 30, 2003 - Activists Claim Japan Dolphin Hunts Cruel
http://www1.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-10/30/content_276988.htm
From Brazil:
- O Estado De S. Paulo - October 30, 2003 - Page One Story
ONG divulga video: Matança de Golfinhos
http://www.estado.estadao.com.br/editorias/03/10/30/cap_jpg.html
From England:
- The Guardian - October 30, 2003 - Activists Claim Japan Dolphin Hunts Cruel
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-3326225,00.html
The Daily Mail - October 30, 2003 - The Blood Red Sea. Article by Charlie Bain
Full Colour Page 9
The Daily Mirror - October 30, 2003 - Sea of Blood. Article by Mark Ellis.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/content_objectid=13570572_method=
full_siteid=50143_headline=-SEA-OF-BLOOD-name_page.html
The London Sunday Times - November 2, 2003. 'The Dolphins Cry and Close Their Eyes When We Kill Them' Article on Page 27 by Julian Ryall
From Germany:
- TZ Munich - October 30, 2003 - Front Page - Die Welt Schreit Auf. Wer stoppt die Delfin-Mörder?
From Ireland:
- The Irish Examiner - October 30, 2003 - Footage Reveals Dolphin Massacre
http://www.examiner.ie/pport/web/world/Full_Story/did-sgk4mD0L-Q9iYsgDQQ5wn3uAIg.asp
From Scotland:
- The Scotsman - October 29, 2003 - Dolphin Massacre Turns Sea Blood Red
http://www.news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2111401
The Daily Record - October 30, 2003 - The Blood Red Sea. Story by Karen Bale.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/content_objectid=13570137_method=
full_siteid=89488_headline=-THE-BLOOD-RED-SEA-name_page.html
From South Africa:
- Independent Online - October 29, 2003 - Activists Film Bloody Dolphin Kill in Japan
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=143&art_id=qw106741980376B215&set_id=1
From Spain:
- El Pais - October 30, 2003. Front Page Colour story - La Caza de Delfines tine de Sangre La Costa Japonesa.
From the United States:
- San Francisco Chronicle - October 30, 2003 - Activists claim Japan dolphin hunts use brutal methods to corral, kill mammals
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/10/29/international2011EST0813.DTL
CBS News - October 30 - Bloody Images of Dolphin Slaughter
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/10/29/world/main580845.shtml