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New Zealand is no longer backing international law. It has stepped down and allows international criminals to exploit it’s resources. This is the only answer, however drastic it sounds to the total lack of response to the Japanese whaling fleet within our waters hunting whales in an internationally protected sanctuary.
The whaling fleet is breaking international conservation law within the principles of the United Nations World Charter for Nature, yet no-one except a conservation charity have taken action. The Steve Irwin, the flagship for Sea Shepherd is confronting the fleet as it did last year and despite having been met with gun fire and other physical attacks in previous attempts to halt whaling, they persist. The brave crew of 40 have tackled the extreme weather conditions to halt the ships with a barrage of stinky substances and even a minor collision.
This sort of thing is not new, as Greenpeace have sent a boat down every year for the past 11 years, so I guess our government can pretend to ignore it. A little look in the other direction is no big thing when it is only whales on the line. With their current level of disdain for the environment it is barely even surprising, just disappointing. Even UN charter cannot save the whales or the crew of Sea Shepherd, but we should all be aware of their plight and discuss it with every person we meet. When the Japanese begin to understand that the trashing of the oceans is not acceptable, the environment will stand a much better chance, and our own future within it.
Greenpeace has notably been absent from the fray this year, though they have taken the fight elsewhere, straight to the Japanese. They have diverted their resources to changing opinion in Japan about this issue. They realise that the overwhelming facts of the matter are that this battle can be won a lot easier than the one on the open sea. With a poll showing two thirds of the Japanese public are against whaling, only 1% of the population eating whale meat more than once a month, the younger generation just do not eat it altogether and the massive stockpile of frozen whale meat (almost 5000 tonnes) all testify to a totally outmoded industry. The industry itself can’t even argue that it provides economic benefits, as for the first time this year the boats could not gather a crew entirely from Japan due to the pressure there.
With Sea Shepherd attacking from the sea and Greenpeace helping the hearts and minds of the Japanese change, Japanese whaling looks set to die out in the near future.
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Lets see how long they
Lets see how long they continue.
Instant reaction would be a little too much to expect.
Shame on you, New Zealand.
Shame on you, New Zealand. As a Brazilian, I thought New Zealand was one of the world's most progressive countries. Now I'm glad to be a third world citizen of a kindly country, where whales are protected.
Whales are highly
Whales are highly intelligent animal "persons". Killing persons, whether they are humans or animals, is a crime, and so the whaling criminals should be persecuted by the law. It is high time for humans to understand that animals are thinking sensible and highly conscious beings and that the behaviour of humans towards them is as criminal as it would be towards men.
Good going to the Sea
Good going to the Sea Shepherd. Those who continue to slaughter whales are wrong. Why this barbaric act continues is beyond comprehension. Do these fools honestly think they have a right to keep killing our most worthy of marine mammals? Why aren't New Zealand citizens calling out against this blatent act of murder? Why does Japan continue using the piss poor excuse of "scientific research", to try and justify the slaughter of whales in international waters? It is all a bunch of crap, and one day those responsible will have to answer for their acts against marine wildlife. There is absolutely no reason, not a one , to explain away the continued torture and murder of these whales, dolphins, seals, and anything else killed for profit. So I personally applaud those who volunteer and risk their lives to help save lives. The Steve Irwin, sponsored by the Sea Shepherd is the only active line of defense to put a stop to this slaugher. I have asked to volunteer for service in the future with this organization. So anything that they are able do to halt the floating morgues in the Antartic international waters is a good thing for the whales. Here's to you Sea Shepherd, and all of you lwho are now serving and sailing on those ships. You keep up the hard but much needed work, you will someday get your just rewards. I only wish I could be there right now myself. Those who continue to sit back and turn a blind eye, or not bother to even sign a petition, should be ashamed of themselves. And to all those who continue to0 profit, benefit, or service on these whale killing ships, I'd like to extend my finest "UP=yours, asshole" and wish you all to "GO TO HELL", CAUSE THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL END UP ONE DAY. Hope your ship springs a leak, hope a shark eats you for dinner, etc. You get my meaning. Go give em hell Sea Shepherd............. from the bottom of my heart I thank you and salute you and your undying dedication. Respectfully, Melissa Harriman email me at missy715@verizon.net I welcome support for whales and comments. Who else would like this killing to stop?
Way to go Sea Shepherd! It's
Way to go Sea Shepherd! It's good to hear that you and Greenpeace are working on 2 separate fronts of the problem. I agree that the problem won't resolve itself until the Japanese and whatever other countries that use whales as a commodity are informed and encouraged to change that behavior. It's interesting that they have such a large stockpile yet they still feel a need to harvest whales. Maybe these Japanese whalers need to be given a more ecologically sustainable job to do with their equipment? How about cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? Every industrial country would be required to pay a tax to support the effort.
I sure wish we would hear about these kind of things in mainstream media who tend to leave out alot of very important environmental issues like this. Instead, those of us who care have to seek out this information. This stuff needs to be in everyone's face, everyday, like the latest celebrity gossip is.
"Maybe these Japanese
"Maybe these Japanese whalers need to be given a more ecologically sustainable job to do with their equipment? How about cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?"
I like your idea, adaptation of our current livelihoods toward a more environmentally aware and active future.
"I sure wish we would hear about these kind of things in mainstream media who tend to leave out alot of very important environmental issues like this."
Too true, think of all the things however that don't even get discussed on lesser media such as this due to their unglamorous nature. It is wonderful that peple are starting to take note but I look forward to a future where all issues no matter how charasmatic the main protagonist is wil be discussed. There is alot more we can do and should.