If there being used(which they are) for research or meat then i have no problem.Its like killing any other animal.
They are endangered species… um i think the hippies need to use a nuclear submarine and take out the japs…
Whale tales—hunting stories of man-against-beast—should be a thing of the past. But these huge, graceful animals are still being hunted today.
Before electricity was commonplace, whale oil was used to light homes and many species of the giant animals were hunted for their blubber and meat. At the height of the whaling industry, one species after another was killed off. Throughout the 20th century, whale products could be found in everything from women’s cosmetics to machine oil. In 1961 alone, 66,000 whales were killed during one season.
In 1986, a moratorium on the commercial whaling industry was put in place to replenish whale populations that had been hunted to the verge of extinction. The Indian Ocean has been declared a whale sanctuary in an effort to stem this trend. Even with these conservation efforts, seven of the 13 great whales remain endangered as new threats contribute to their plight.
There’s more. http://www.un.org/works/OLD/environment/animalplanet/whale.html
What about the whales…It’s their fault they dont see the nets in time to swim away. Serves them right for being stupid and getting caught.
Stupid fucking whales!
LRN2DODGENETS!
$500,000? Thats WAY less then that boat cost. Shit, a nice 40ft cabin cruiser is what, $150K.
NETS?!? Lol no nets these people chase the whales down at high speeds. Whales are intelligent mammals and know what the boats are. They run and fast. If you have ever watched how it goes down, it is pretty horrible and for it to happen to another mammal is an atrocity. I am not a hippie at all, in fact I hate hippies as much as eric cartman, but I do believe that these people are doing a good thing. If it is illegal, so what; they are constantly risking their own lives and freedoms to bring this issue to public light.
Whatever you think politically or ethically, these fuckers are BAD ASS.
Also crazy.
I like whales. I dont like the japanese and I think the hippies suck for obvious reasons. I think if they really cared they would just blow up the japanese whaling boats.
Yes whales are just animals, but so are dogs and cats and we don’t eat them. But in the end I guess it doesnt really matter does it. It is just preconditioned social norms driving my thoughts on not eating whales. :shrug:
I’d have no problem eating a dog, cat or whale. As long as it wasn’t my own pet that is, then in that case I’d feel a little bad due to the emotional attachment.
I really hate hippies. Does that boat do something well, as in is that funky design for a reason?
the whales are endangered and the Japanese are hunting them to sell the meat and using “research” as a bullshit cover… to top it off they are doing it in a recognized whale sanctuary. I love the what the hippies are doing and totally support them. I watch the show too… it’s awesome what crazy crap those guys do to stand up for the whales.
If the whales weren’t endangered and being hunted using “research” as a cover in a sanctuary I wouldn’t have as big of a problem with it.
+1
are there people in here seriously saying that whaling is no big deal?
Yep. I can’t even imagine steering a carbon fiber boat in front of a multi ton ocean liner. They are bad ass and quite crazy!
Spot on sir. I agree 100%
yes.
Ignorance is bliss.
I don’t think the Sea Shepherd are bad ass. They are well-intentioned hippies with too much money and not enough knowledge.
Almost anything to stop whaling is cool in my book. Whales are awesome and killing them is dumb especially for food or really any reason. If a starving Ethiopian killed a whale to feed is family that is cool but not a crew of Japanese looking to make money.
Not enough knowledge?? they are a group run by doctors, professors and highly educated people. Do you think that you have more education than any of the people listed here: http://www.seashepherd.org/who-we-are/
The fact that you would make such an uneducated post makes me highly doubt it.
Who gives a shit about whales…
Sea Shepard exists solely for our amusement… and it’s working
but people who give them money are retards.
anti-whaling it not inside the top 50 charitable causes on a list of any rationale person.
They are fighting for the support of saving whales, but yet some of you are acting like they are inconveniencing you by their actions. They are fighting for a just cause. If people are that desperate for food that they need to feast on endangered whales, well then sounds like they just need to accidentally half the country.
Meh, eating whale is a cultural thing in Japan. They’ve done it for 100 years. It takes more than a boat full of hippies to change the culture of a whole society. But if they want to go out there and try, maybe crash a few more boats, I’ll keep watching their YouTube vids :tup: