The Minke Connection

Wednesday, 31 December 2014

Have a great New Year's Eve!

Hopefully 2015 is the year the world finally stops the barbaric slaughter of wildlife.

Monday, 29 December 2014

Removing a Weapon of Mass Ecological Destruction

The crew of the San Simon haul in illegally set gillnets set by toothfish poachers.

https://www.facebook.com/captpaulwatson/posts/10152872732810932

Saturday, 27 December 2014

How Much is a Whale’s Life Worth?

“You have not lived until you have risked your life so that others may live.”
~ Captain Paul Watson

Captian Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd recently asked how much a whale's life is worth.

http://www.seashepherd.org/commentary-and-editorials/2014/12/23/how-much-is-a-whales-life-worth-679

Thursday, 25 December 2014

Tuesday, 23 December 2014

Court Rules Orangutan Held In Argentina Zoo Is 'Non-Human Person' And Can Be Freed

A Landmark Legal Decision!
This is a landmark decision and we need to continue on this course to achieve the same status for all primates, dolphins, whales and elephants. Self aware socially complex sentient beings deserve the right to not be enslaved. exploited and abused,

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/21/orangutan-argentina_n_6363582.html

Sunday, 21 December 2014

China drafts first legislation in history to recognise animal welfare

China is inching towards pogress. A promising start, now to keep it up.

http://blog1.oceans-campus.com/wildbuzz-law/china-drafts-first-legislation-in-history-to-recognise-animal-welfare?utm_content=10603938&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

Friday, 19 December 2014

Sea Shepherd calls for Australian intervention in Southern Ocean standoff

Come on Australia. Step up and kick them out of your waters!

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/18/sea-shepherd-calls-for-australian-intervention-southern-ocean-standoff

Overview

Why are the Japanese killing protected sperm whales???

From the high seas off New Zealand to the intricate demands in the city of Tokyo, The Minke Connection is a spellbinding saga. Matching business versus environmentalism, big organizations versus small and expectation versus experience.

Greenpeace discover that the Japanese research whaling fleet are killing more than the Minke whale. They send American born Canadian John Daroux, lecturer and adventurer, and Carrie Ardley, whale researcher, to investigate. Boarding the factory ship in mid ocean, John finds irrefutable evidence, almost loses his life and becomes Carrie’s lover. Together, John and Carrie go to Tokyo where they evade being poisoned, survive being frozen alive and endure being followed by the dreaded yakusa. The arrival of Greenpeace chief, Mark Stafford, and his beautiful associate, Petra van de Roer, initiates a counter attack that requires John and Carrie to act as bait. Desperate measures are called for as they endeavor to outwit Takeshi Fujiwara, leader of the cult, League of Blood. John and Carrie are captured and tortured. Time is critical. John Daroux must use all his wits and knowledge to save the Sperm whales and himself. Can they succeed?

John Daroux……New Age intellectual, martial arts exponent and Reki master, he takes on the project unprepared for the tests he will experience. While he can handle the threats and challenges from the Japanese, can he handle the passion aroused by Carrie Ardley?

Carrie Ardley……young, attractive Greenpeace technician, committed to saving whales, takes on this task as an adventure. Fiercely attracted to John Daroux, she suffers torture and finds that he puts the project above her well being. Can she ever forgive him?

Mark Stafford……competent, urbane chief of Greenpeace, he takes on his biggest challenge when he confronts the League of Blood and tries to unravel the reason why the giant trading company, Mosaka Corporation, is killing the protected Sperm whales. Can he overcome the threats?

Takeshi Fujiwara……one of Japan’s most powerful businessmen, and chairman of Mosaka Corporation, he controls the lives of many. He holds a secret that dates back many centuries and the time for action is now. Can he succeed or will the persistent efforts of the foreign controlled environmental “do-gooder” Greenpeace upset his carefully prepared plans?