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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

Downtown Hound

(12,618 posts)

15. "There are better ways to make a difference."

Reply to lennysub55 (Reply #7)

Fri Dec 16, 2011, 04:12 PM

Dec 2011

Name one. Name one other organization that has done as much to stop whaling and cut down the number of whales killed than Sea Shepard has done. Twice now they have stopped the whaling season early, and every year they've gone out, the Japanese numbers of whales killed hasn't come anywhere even close to their quotas.

I just love armchair warriors that sit in the comfort of their own homes and lambast those out there risking their lives and doing the heavy lifting and actually making a difference while doing nothing but bitching on a computer.

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Sea Shepherd: All 3 of our ships depart today [View all] onestepforward Dec 2011 OP

Tsunami Relief: Help People Not Whalers, sign the petition JohnyCanuck Dec 2011 #1

Signed! onestepforward Dec 2011 #2

Thanks for the link! n/t xocet Dec 2011 #5

Just signed it. Thanks for posting the link! n/t Violet_Crumble Dec 2011 #6

signed! n/t ceile Dec 2011 #10

Signed Thumper79 Dec 2011 #12

cool-- I am SO following them on Twitter now! spooked911 Dec 2011 #3

Good! onestepforward Dec 2011 #14

Go get 'em, Paul. DirkGently Dec 2011 #4

Watson lennysub55 Dec 2011 #7

I watch because I like to think how I would do it differently, and I like footage from the south sea pasto76 Dec 2011 #8

Sea Shepard are all volunteers Downtown Hound Dec 2011 #16

What an interesting reply for your very first post at DU; grantcart Dec 2011 #9

And, chervilant Dec 2011 #19

"There are better ways to make a difference." Downtown Hound Dec 2011 #15

I've never heard of these guys. I do have an interest in the subject matter, though. MADem Dec 2011 #21

Greenpeace doesn't do anything about whaling but use it to raise funds. LeftyMom Dec 2011 #22

Really? Interesting! MADem Dec 2011 #23

They don't even do that any more. Haven't for years. LeftyMom Dec 2011 #24

Isn't that a shame--and they had such a good 'brand name' too! nt MADem Dec 2011 #25

Paul Watson (the captain running the Whale Wars campaign) Downtown Hound Dec 2011 #26

I learn a new thing every day here--TY for that background. nt MADem Dec 2011 #27

Better Ways? chervilant Dec 2011 #18

Spoken by someone comfortably flvegan Dec 2011 #20

I always worry about them. ceile Dec 2011 #11

Me too. onestepforward Dec 2011 #13

Wishing them luck on another successful season! blackspade Dec 2011 #17

They should target whaling ships from the US, Norway, or Russia. ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #28

Sea Shepherd has previously damaged or sunk Spanish, Portugese and Icelandic whaling ships, LeftyMom Dec 2011 #29