Pete Wilkinson on cull meeting

Title

Pete Wilkinson on cull meeting

Genre

Interview

TX Date

4 Oct 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:27

Description

Director of Greenpeace UK, Pete Wilkinson on a meeting with government ministers on the proposed cull of seals near the Orkney Islands. Wilkinson asks Scottish Labour MP Bruce Millan to explain the reasons for the cull and says that Greenpeace is ready to block participating ships. Wilkinson also responds to claims that the seals are destroying fishermen’s livelihoods. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Pete Wilkinson

Keywords

Deaths; Death; Animal rights; Government; Scotland; Seals (animals); Charities; Fishing industry; Animals; Greenpeace; Peaceful protest; Animal rights movement; Orkney Islands; Fishing vessels; Animal ecology; Bruce Millan

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