Australia condemns Japan for whale hunt - Asia-Pacific - Al Jazeera English

Australia condemns Japan for whale hunt - Asia-Pacific - Al Jazeera English

I AM SO HAPPY TO READ THIS!
 GO AUSTRALIA!  Sea Shepherd's methodologies might sometimes elicit an unpleasant response within for various reasons, but their message is 100% valid.  WHALING NEEDS TO STOP! PERIOD!  Thank you to SSCS for bringing attention to this cause and for directly intervening with the Japanese whaling fleet.  IT'S RIDICULOUS!  I did my research. I've been to the Japanese site, www.icrwhale.org (Japan's faux-scientific "Institute for Cetacean Research", the figurehead which attempts (and fails miserably) to justify whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary (SOWS).  The IWC Moratorium exists for a reason and this pathetic attempt to justify the murder of our oceanic counterparts is sick and wrong.
The "scientific research" argument is a farce.  With the exception of a vast minority of proposed reasons, almost all of the reasons Japan gives for needing to "harvest" whales in the SOWS could be accomplished without killing the animals!  It is such bullshit, just like the circus act of the IWC in general.  *facepalm*   This shit is so tired.  I hate this and there is NO JUSTIFICATION FOR THE KILLING OF GREAT WHALES -- OR ANY CETACEAN FOR THAT MATTER!

And Now For Something Completely Different: In Defense Of Dolphins

When I established this blog, two issues seemed equally urgent: to make this place a celebration of the callings of my mind, body and spirit with respect to my rare but not singular sexuality, but also -- and more importantly -- to advocate and humbly attempt to perhaps educate others regarding the beautiful, brilliant dolphins and cetaceans in general.  If I am to express the full breadth and depth of my heart and soul here, it is imperative that I share many of the reasons I feel such a strong connection with and passion for the rights of these exquisite and exceptional creatures.  To convey my learnings and beliefs in this arena, I will be sharing and reflecting on the works and words of respected academics, researchers and wise souls who have dedicated their lives to understanding and advocating for cetaceans.  I hope you will stay with me and learn something and share this knowledge with others.  Dolphins and whales are our marine counterparts -- and while it may threaten or otherwise repel many people, I personally believe that they are our superiors.  May we all come to know, love and respect them as the autonomous, individual, self-aware and complex nonhuman persons they so clearly are, and make theirs a better, freer and safer world.  In doing so, we celebrate not only the richness and diversity of other intelligent beings, but we also bless and advance ourselves in the process.

I have also added an RSS News Feed to this blog for dolphin, whale and cetacean news.