First glimpse of Japan's whale slaughter in defiance of international courtSea Shepherd Japan's giant abattoir ship Nisshin Maru with a minke whale on the deck. The photos – taken by anti-whaling activists Sea Shepherd – show a minke whale hauled onto the deck of the giant abattoir ship Nisshin Maru after being speared by a harpoon. Japan claims its whale hunting is for science, a claim most of the international community dismiss as bogus. Sea Shepherd Japanese whalers hastily cover the carcass of a whale on the deck of the Nisshin Maru. The Rudd government challenged Japan's whaling in the International Court of Justice, winning a landmark ruling that found Japan in breach of international law.

Source: Stuff January 15, 2017 10:26 UTC