Comments on: Harpooning Caribbean tourism: Swallowing a dead rat

By: kiki

kiki — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 20:22:46 +0000

sure it may seem the same as the U.S slaughtering cows and pigs, but most whales are already endangered, and their pregnancies are longer than cows and pigs! Imagine the dent in the ecosystem if we let these people kill these animals! Japan has plenty of other food, they don’t NEED whale meat! it’s just wrong!

By: dillon

dillon — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:12:06 +0000

the japenese should stawp whaling

By: lies

lies — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:56:18 +0000

this is messed up nobody should do this for a living you cruel minded freaks

By: sarah

sarah — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 17:10:34 +0000

that is terrible you really should not be doing that IT CRUEL!!!! STOP NOW !!!!!!!!!!!! just think of all of the whales out there they must be terrified!!!!! STOP NOW !!!!!!!!

By: Shiela

Shiela — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:26:17 +0000

Japan should stop whaling!! All countries should stop this.!

By: Jennifer from the United States from Missouri, United States

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:35:55 +0000

I have watched the programs on tv and read many articles on this subject. I have to say that I feel that the consumption of whale meat in Japan may go back hundreds of years. I don’t think this would be any different from slaughtering cattle, pigs, or chickens for food. Having said that, I can see where the slaughter of whales could be ok. However, slaughtering to many could lead to extinction in the future. These animlas are in the ocean for a reason, to keep the ecosystem in balance. I feel that the Japanese should respect the costal whaling program. If they are allowed only a small number of whales each year, then they should obey that. This would keep extinction at bay. The fact that they say they are slaughtering them as scientific research is wrong. They need to just confess what they are really doing. Why are they making false statements on the subject? This just makes them lose the respect of the US as well as other countries.

By: Annalise from Queensland, Australia

Mon, 17 May 2010 02:47:21 +0000

As a student from Australia, where i see the humpback whales every year on their migration from the southern waters to Hervey Bay, I am horrified that what i thought was such a sophisticated country (japan) is killing these magnificent creatures and getting away with it. Its completely disgusting and needs to be stopped. Using these animals for food should not be the reason these whales are being slaughtered, they should not be slaughtered for any reson at all!. If the japanese stopped for one second to relise the beauty of these animals, they MIGHT think twice about how much it affects the people who regard these animals as spiritual and benefitial for ones well being. These animals are so magnifficent, and bring tears to people’s eyes because they are so magestic. As far as i knew, Antarctica became a sanctuary for whales to have peace while breeding, clearly for the japanese they regard this sanctuary with contempt and continue to slaughter them in the most brutal fashion. All for having whale meat for dinner. I could understand if japan was a country where poverty was a great issue, however it is one of the richest countries in the world!

By: allison from Florida, United States

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:48:02 +0000

please send me this picture