Thu, 03/01/2012 - 11:26 — Anonymous by Zoe Li, Hong Kong EditorHong Kong
Airlines has agreed to stop transporting live dolphins after more than 6,500
people signed an online petition demanding a ban. "Since it is believed that
transportation of this nature can result in endangering wildlife elsewhere,
Hong Kong Airlines will immediately ban shipments of this kind," the carrier
announced in a statement. Also on CNNGo: Hong Kong Airlines to increase
fleet, expand regional presence Hong Kong Airlines came under pressure from
the public after an internal memo was leaked, stating the carrier had
transported five live dolphins from Japan to Vietnam on January 16, earning
the company HK$850,000 (US$110,000) in cargo revenue. The memo also included
a photograph of the dolphins lying in shallow, narrow containers -- which
China Daily dubbed "flying coffins" -- inside the Boeing 733F cargo
aircraft.read more
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