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The Dalai Lama has criticized the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society for using what he thinks are violent, harassing activities as an attempt to stop whalers.

According to the AFP, His Holiness said, “One time I wrote a letter…(saying) their activities should be stopping,” and added that while he supported their goals, he thinks their manners for accomplishing them should be less aggressive.

Sea Shepherd tactics may annoy, harass and hinder the whalers’ progress, but is their form of activism really considered violent?

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“Are there moments where I’m fearful? No. I’ve been doing it all my life. It’s just like a routine kind of thing. I’ll be doing this until I die. I don’t think you really have to retire from what you do.”

—Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and star of the reality show that attempts to stop Japanese whalers from getting their yearly quota, Whale Wars, which premieres its third season on Animal Planet Friday, June 4. (LA Times)

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Sea Shepherd Tour poster

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s star flagship, the Steve Irwin, will be docking in New York city from April 23-May 3 to rest between its Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign and prepare for its upcoming bluefin tuna one.

Tours of the boat will be given daily from approximately 10AM to 3PM and the crew will also be taking donations for their upcoming trip to fight blue fin tuna extinction.

From looking at the items in demand list, this crew knows how to eat vegan in style!

All donated items must be vegan, and the crew is especially in need of things like tofu, coconut cream, tahini, vegan cream cheese and vegan mayonnaise and nutritional yeast.

You can view all of both their priority and staples donation lists at Supervegan.

As expected, volunteers are needed for the tours.

If interested and for more information, email nyc [at] seashepherd [dot] org.

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Update: This event has been cancelled.

If you’re looking for a chance to shake hands with who some call an eco hero, plan on attending the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society fundraiser event at Moo Shoes in Manhattan on November 11, where you may meet Captain Paul Watson, star of Whale Wars and founder of the Sea Shepherd organization.

Watson and the Sea Shepherd crew were recently parodied on the Comedy Central cartoon Southpark.

The event is being hosted by PPath‘s Kelly Overton, will include a speech by the Captain, as well as food and music by Princess Superstar.

To inquire about the event and to obtain tickets, email Kelly at kelly_overton [at] post [dot] havard [dot] edu.

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A memorable bit of news has been brought to our attention.

The late actor Heath Ledger directed the recently released music video for Modest Mouse’s song “King Rat.”

The animated video turns the tables and shows whales hunting humans.

If you download the video over iTunes, the proceeds go to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

What do you think? Is the whale at the helm Paul Watson reincarnated?

via treehugger.com

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“People say I manipulate the media. Well, duh. We live in a media culture so why on earth wouldn’t I? What we do is provide the media with the kind of stories they can’t resist, even if they really try, and this is how we bring attention to what’s happening to the whales, the seals, the sharks and the other marine conservation campaigns we’re involved in. The oceans are dying in our lifetime and it’s not for want of laws and regulations. The problem is enforcement. Governments are not enforcing the laws, so we have to.”

—-Captain Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and leader of the Steve Irwin boat that sails the Southern Ocean and attempts to stop Japanese whalers from capturing and killing whales.

The Sea Shepherd crew’s adventures can be seen on the Animal Planet reality TV show Whale Wars.

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Remember Anthony Kiedis’ personal vegan chef, Laura Dakin, he hired last year? She’s now working on the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s “Whale Wars” boat, Steve Irwin.

Laura is the gal who makes sure the crew gets three vegan meals a day while fighting Japanese hunters in the Southern Ocean.

She’s the Chief Cook on board and has held this position since 2005. Guess Anthony’s had to share her vegan food lovin’!

She’s got the seas in her blood-her father was an Australian Naval Officer.

Laura Dakin (Sea Shepherd Conservation Society)

You gotta wonder how poor Anthony gets by in the kitchen when Laura’s performing her duties at sea.

For more information on the rest of the crew, which actress Daryl Hannah joined, visit the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

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Captain Paul Watson is the founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and the main man at the helm of the Steve Irwin boat on the Animal Planet series Whale Wars, a reality show where the crew (which includes actress Daryl Hannah this season) sails the Southern Ocean, attempting to stop Japanese ships from hunting whales.

In an interview with Jason Miller on The Peoples Voice, Watson challenges the common notion that humans are true carnivores because we don’t eat our prey raw.

JM: As a vegan, you have characterized those who continue the practice of eating animal flesh as necrovores (rather than the “carnivores” many proudly claim to be). Please elaborate upon this and tell us what you think it will take to raise humanity’s moral consciousness to the point that a majority of people end their cruel and unnecessary consumption of meat.

Captain Paul Watson: Humans do not eat like carnivores. Carnivores bring down living prey and eat it raw and most predators target the soft organs leaving much of the muscle for scavengers. Humans eat dead flesh and rarely eat the organs, preferring the muscle tissue. Most of the beef that people eat has been dead for months and in many cases for years. The meat is disguised with bleach and dyes in many cases to hide the decay and the fact that the flesh is putrid. We are closer in our eating habits to vultures and jackals than wolves and lions.

Read the rest of the interview with Captain Watson and learn about a statue the Dalai Lama gave him and how he thinks our current political and economic systems go against the basic laws of ecology.

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