Comparison: The Sea Shepard

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Comparison The Sea Shepard is well-known for its campaigns against the dolphin hunts of Taijii. Their mission is to “end the destruction of habitat and the slaughter of wildlife in the world’s oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species” using direct-action tactics. Although they have the same goal as the Oceanic Preservation Society, Sea Shepherd’s go about awareness in organizing peaceful demonstrations that are held outside the Japanese Embassy and Consulates. They have established a special day “World Love for Dolphins” to take place Valentine’s Day to make their plight memorable. OPS tend to use shock as its weapon to get information to targets. This is seen when Rick O’Barry strapped a television to his chest and entered

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