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Sushi restaurant in Los Angeles serves whale meat and horse meat. Euwww!
Found on CNN: Prosecutors charged Typhoon Restaurant Inc., the parent company of Santa Monica’s The Hump, and chef Kiyoshiro Yamamoto, 45, with the illegal sale of a marine mammal product for an unauthorized purpose. Although it is considered a delicacy in Japan and some other countries, meat from whales — an endangered species — is illegal to consume in the United States. The restaurant pledged to set up procedures to ensure that it complies with laws and “becomes a good corporate citizen.” “We sincerely apologize. We pledge to work hard to re-earn the trust of the public and respect of our customers.” The investigation into the restaurant began in October,…
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Mountain Lion sighting in Griffith Park.
Got an interesting comment today to a post I made on mountain lions 2 years ago: A good friend (we’re both ultra runners) spotted a mtn lion at the hub (5-way) junction up above the east side of the park in ‘09. I’m emailing him to get more information. I run at least 60 miles a week on the fireroads and trails in the park and have for years, but I’ve never seen a lion, heck I saw my first bobcat only last week. – Dan Last time I talked with Animal Services, back in September, one of the guys mentioned a mountain lion, but I ignored it, because sightings…
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You could hug a Dalai today.
The Dalai is coming, the Dalai is coming! To Los Angeles! Saith the LA Times: The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism arrived in Los Angeles on Friday and planned to spend the weekend here in support of Whole Child International, a nonprofit organization that works on behalf of orphaned and abandoned children. In an interview with The Times, he acknowledged that there had been no progress in the latest round of talks with China over his call for greater autonomy in Tibet. Hmm, I don’t know what that means. His L.A. visit included a luncheon speech Saturday and a public address scheduled for Sunday at Gibson Amphitheatre, where he will…
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Mike McBride kills a pig.
Mike McBride kills a boar. Well, he didn’t do the actual knifing, or shooting, of course, but he likes to take all the credit at California Fish and Game, the biggest killing operation in California. In fact, he likes to claim all the animals Fish and Game kills each year. National Guard, take note of your competition! From the LA Times: A wild boar that reportedly chased people and smashed into a wrought-iron fence in Loma Linda on Wednesday was captured and will have to be euthanized, officials said. The boar was spotted roaming a residential neighborhood about 8 a.m. and was finally corralled and sedated by animal control officers,…
