Greenpeace: Whaling receives criticism in Japan

[Barrett808]

The Greenpeace Japan website has been attracting an extraordinary increase in traffic. Last week the number of page views jumped from 10,000 a day to 10,000 in one hour. Visitors to the web site are also signing up to an online petition asking Japanese government ministers to stop squandering tax payers money on whaling. Here are just a few examples of messages, translated from Japanese:

Whaling is not a Japanese tradition. There is no need to conduct whaling under the name of research when there is an oversupply of whale and the demand is unlikely to increase. It makes me angry that Japan goes against global convention (…). We should stop whaling immediately. Tokyo

It is simply unjustifiable that an endangered species is not only killed but put on the market in the name of research. (…) They conduct it under the name of "science" and insist that whaling is a "traditional culture" to people around the world as well in Japan. (…) Both the government and public who advocate whaling should be awaken from their self-deceptive view of whaling as "traditional" or "scientific." Kochi

When you say "research", what parts of whales are you actually "researching"? Aren't there other alternatives such as stool tests? (…) Please stop whaling as it is a waste of life, and we need to teach our children the importance of life. Osaka

What is the purpose of whaling? We do not want to eat whale. If "research" is the real purpose, we can do it without killing them, can't we? Do not waste our taxes catching whales but instead protect them. PLEASE!! Tokyo

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http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/fake-science-exposed180108/Whaling-receives-criticism200108

[flvegan]

1. 10 days without a whale being killed.

Excellent job Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd!!

[xchrom]

2. recommend

[Bonobo]

3. Here's a nice animation from Greenpeace Japan website.

http://www.whalelove.org/animation/