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The Week In Pictures: 3 July 2009
Telegraph(UK) ^ | July 05th 2009

Posted on 07/05/2009 8:07:49 PM PDT by Steelfish

[Pics in URL] British artist Alice Newstead, a former employee of Lush cosmetics, hangs by shark hooks in a Lush store in Paris, to protest against "shark slaughter"

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1 posted on 07/05/2009 8:07:49 PM PDT by Steelfish
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2 posted on 07/05/2009 8:10:47 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: Steelfish
I hate the show 'Whale Watchers'.


3 posted on 07/05/2009 8:10:58 PM PDT by wastedyears (The Tree is thirsty and the hogs are hungry.)
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4 posted on 07/05/2009 8:14:56 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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Are those hooks REALLY in the skin of her back??? If so - wow. Makes me want to go out and find a restaurant that serves shark steaks... they are yummy!
5 posted on 07/05/2009 8:38:23 PM PDT by TheBattman (Pray for our country...)
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To: JoeProBono

Thanks for the pic post.


6 posted on 07/05/2009 8:39:11 PM PDT by Steelfish
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Answered my own question"

The other pictures make it look as if she was unaffected by the "pain" - I am guessing she had some form of anesthetic. Look closely and it sure looks like other puncture marks.. maybe from other needles?

7 posted on 07/05/2009 8:43:27 PM PDT by TheBattman (Pray for our country...)
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How very pleasant....


8 posted on 07/05/2009 8:44:08 PM PDT by Snurple (VEGETARIAN, OLD INDIAN WORD FOR BAD HUNTER.)
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To: TheBattman

Whats th estory behind this pic ? WOWOWOOW


9 posted on 07/05/2009 8:45:52 PM PDT by sonic109
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She is a former employee of the cosmetic company that was “displayed” at. The company is protesting the harvesting of shark fins. So - the publicity stunt included her having those hooks put in her back and hanging in the store window for 15 minutes.

Environ-nuts... God help them...


10 posted on 07/05/2009 8:50:16 PM PDT by TheBattman (Pray for our country...)
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