It's killing season in Japan, the factory ship has headed out sea, unceremoniously this year, though. Wonder if that has anything to do with the anti-whaling activists whose attention they are probably trying to avoid? And why wouldn't they? According to this article, the Sea Shepherd activists plan to disrupt the 2008-09 whaling season, like they did the last. Last season Japan was only able to slaughter 551 whales, almost half of their 1,000 whale quota. That is pretty bad-ass!
Meanwhile, in Australia, the Environment Minister, Mr. Read more
