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Category Archive: Economics

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1. Blog of a Vegan Pirate, Post 7: Second Engagement with the Nisshin Maru

   by Tod Emko

   July 18, 2008 12:09 pm

   Filed under: Activism Animal Products Animal Rights Economics Environmentalism Farmed Animals Government, Law & Politics History Hunting & Fishing Japan Media Sea Shepherd Wildlife

   

   The Japanese soldiers on the Nisshin Maru prepare to fight us.

   This is the seventh blog post in the series documenting the February to March 2008 leg of the Sea Shepherd anti-whaling Antarctic campaign. Previous posts in the series are here. The following post was an email I sent three weeks into the voyage. The next update will come Tuesday, July 22nd.

   (A donations page, if anyone wants to help me pay for plane tickets to my next Sea Shepherd campaign)

   From: Steve Irwin Vessel
   Sent on: 3/7/08 10:51:57 +0000

   Hey, quick update as I’m in a rush. We just had another clash with the
   Japanese soldiers and this time they shot us to hell.
   Continue Reading…

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2. Blog of a Vegan Pirate, Post 6: Whale Day

   by Tod Emko

   July 16, 2008 12:14 pm

   Filed under: Activism Animal Products Animal Rights Economics Environmentalism Farmed Animals Government, Law & Politics Hunting & Fishing Japan Media Sea Shepherd Technology Travel Wildlife

   

   We stay alongside the Nisshin Maru to prevent the fleet from whaling.

   This is the sixth blog post in the series documenting the February to March 2008 leg of the Sea Shepherd anti-whaling Antarctic campaign. Previous posts in the series are here. The following post was an email I sent 20 days into the voyage. The next update will come Friday, July 18th.

   (A donations page, if anyone wants to help me pay for plane tickets to my next Sea Shepherd campaign)

   From: Steve Irwin Vessel
   Sent on: 3/5/08 06:34:53 +0000

   We’ve been keeping up with the Nisshin Maru for a few days now. Yesterday, we were surrounded by a HUGE pod of dolphins, minke whales, pilot whales, and giant humpback whales, all swimming together! They swam alongside our boat to say hello, and we circled around them to keep them safe from the whaling factory ship. There were whales from horizon to horizon.
   Continue Reading…

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3. Blog of a Vegan Pirate, Post 5: First Engagement with the Nisshin Maru

   by Tod Emko

   July 14, 2008 12:05 pm

   Filed under: Activism Animal Products Animal Rights Economics Environmentalism Farmed Animals Film, TV, & Video Government, Law & Politics History Hunting & Fishing Japan Media Sea Shepherd Technology Travel Wildlife

   

   We catch the Nisshin Maru

   This is the fifth blog post in the series documenting the February to March 2008 leg of the Sea Shepherd anti-whaling Antarctic campaign. Previous posts in the series are here. The following post was an email I sent just over two weeks into the voyage. The next update will come Wednesday, July 16th.

   (A donations page, if anyone wants to help me pay for plane tickets to my next Sea Shepherd campaign)

   From: Steve Irwin Vessel
   Sent on: 3/2/08 23:30:24 +0000

   We just engaged the factory ship just now. As long as we’re on their tail,
   they can’t do any more whaling. They had a group of soldiers on deck and ready for the engagement, but they’re in Australian waters breaking Australian law so what can they do? Shoot a boat full of Australians to prove they rule Australian territory?

   Continue Reading…

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4. Some Links to Get You Through the Weekend

   by Jason Das

   July 11, 2008 6:57 pm

   Filed under: Animal Testing & Vivisection Apparel Art & Craft Celebrities China Circus Companion Animals Economics Food Government, Law & Politics The Netherlands

   

   “Excessory Baggage” by Meryl Smith

   Too much news piling up, so I’m just gonna spew it atcha:
   

   • Jessica Simpson is “deeply hurt,” “disgusted,” and “upset” that Pamela Anderson called her “bitch” and “whore” for wearing that “Real Girls Eat Meat” T-shirt. Thankfully, Pam ain’t apologizing (though she does claim she was only “kidding” … we can let a little damage control pass, and still be proud of her, right?).
   • A giraffe at a circus in Amsterdam led a jailbreak, helping 15 camels, 2 zebras, and some llamas and pot-bellied pigs escape. (They were later recaptured.) Anyone have links to pictures or video of this?
   • The New Scientist tells us that “Rhesus macaques have been shown to possess yet another numerical talent once thought unique to humans – they can simultaneously count audible beeps and dots on a computer screen.” Good to know, but can we stop experimenting on them, please?
   • Ryan from VegBlog points us to a list of “The 20 Healthiest Foods for Under $1” and notes “17 of the top 20 (and 9 of the top 10) are vegan. Show this to the next dummy that says, ‘Being vegan is too expensive.’”
   • The Food Fight! Grocery blog continues to be your go-to source for headlines such as “Dog Meat Off the Menu for Olympics”“, “Woman Shoots Herself While Trying to Kill Mice”“, “Woman’s fingertip bitten off at meat market“. Go read. And buy some unhealthy vegan food that costs over $1 while you’re at it.
   • Lewis Cicero of Fairfield, Connecticut faced either execution or declawing after scratching some of his human neighbors in 2006. His guardian Ruth demanded a trial on criminal charges. The case was just dismissed, as Lewis has kept out of trouble under house arrest.
   • The Discerning Brute checks in with some stylish non-silk ties, non-leather martial arts gloves, non-wool post-consumer recycled suits, and more.
   • Boing Boing Gadgets points us to this fake Louis Vuitton Piglet Dog purse by artist Meryl Smith (see picture). I don’t know where she falls on animal issues, but a lot of her work is animal-related, and her sad greyhound piece The Last Race is pretty affecting.

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5. Blog of a Vegan Pirate, Post 2: First Days at Sea

   by Tod Emko

   July 2, 2008 12:14 pm

   Filed under: Activism Animal Products Animal Rights Economics Environmentalism Food Government, Law & Politics Hunting & Fishing Japan Media Sea Shepherd Travel Wildlife

   

   The Sea Shepherd vessel, Steve Irwin, on its way to Antarctica

   This is the second blog post in the series documenting the February to March 2008 leg of the Sea Shepherd anti-whaling Antarctic campaign. Previous posts in the series are here. The following post was an email I sent on the second day at sea. Due to the holiday, the next whale blog post will be up next Monday, July 7.

   (A donations page, if anyone wants to help me pay for plane tickets to my next Sea Shepherd campaign)

   From: Steve Irwin Vessel
   Sent on: 2/16/08 7:16 PM

   Hello! Greetings from the middle of the ocean after two days at sea. It turns out the Australian government doesn’t like us since we’re pirates, even though we’re protecting their waters by engaging the Japanese whalers, but the individual citizens and cities love us. The Japanese fleet is actually invading the Australian Antarctic Territory to whale (against Australian law), so the Australians have good reason to love us and be pretty pissed off at the whalers. The locals at Melbourne gave us a hero’s sendoff when we left port in Melbourne two nights ago! Continue Reading…

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