The governments of Australia, US, the Netherlands and New Zealand issue a joint statement calling for Japan to halt the seasonal killing of whales that has begun in the Antarctic region.

http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/268151/20111216/australia-joins-3-nations-condemning-japan-s.htm
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/14/us-whaling-idUSTRE7BD07K20111214
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