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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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posted on
07/05/2009 8:07:49 PM PDT
by
Steelfish
To: Steelfish
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posted on
07/05/2009 8:10:47 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: Steelfish
I hate the show 'Whale Watchers'.
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posted on
07/05/2009 8:10:58 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(The Tree is thirsty and the hogs are hungry.)
To: Steelfish
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posted on
07/05/2009 8:14:56 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
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!
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posted on
07/05/2009 8:38:23 PM PDT
by
TheBattman
(Pray for our country...)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
07/05/2009 8:39:11 PM PDT
by
Steelfish
To: JoeProBono
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?
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posted on
07/05/2009 8:43:27 PM PDT
by
TheBattman
(Pray for our country...)
To: TheBattman
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posted on
07/05/2009 8:44:08 PM PDT
by
Snurple
(VEGETARIAN, OLD INDIAN WORD FOR BAD HUNTER.)
To: TheBattman
Whats th estory behind this pic ? WOWOWOOW
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posted on
07/05/2009 8:45:52 PM PDT
by
sonic109
To: sonic109
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...
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posted on
07/05/2009 8:50:16 PM PDT
by
TheBattman
(Pray for our country...)
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