Sea Shepherd Solidarity Protest/Demo against Whaling and Dolphin Slaughter NYC 9-1-09 pt2

Activists in New York City protest the Japanese consulate in solidarity with Sea Shepherd and all who strive to put an end to the illegal Japanese whaling and the horrendous dolphin slaughter in Taiji.

Japan - STOP KILLING WHALES AND DOLPHINS!

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[jukio02]

@mostly4moderate lol, well said

[jukio02]

RACIST. their all racist, they are generalizing the entire nation of japan. what about canada? america? denmark? what about their whale slaughtering?

[ArodWingfoot]

@isanatori That is very true, however the Japanese have not openly objected to the IWC they simply whale under the guise of research. There are still other alternatives. I think that they need to put some research into nonlethal methods, or at very least faster kill methods, it takes about 30 minutes for a whale to die, and not have it in a sanctuary. Norway kills about as many as Japan, but they don't do it in a sanctuary. I don't agree with it, but I protest them,

[isanatori]

@ArodWingfoot Thank you too for your polite manners. I wish there were more ppl like you on Youtube. Concerning what you say the IWC has stated, you're referring to non binding resolutions passed by simple majority by the anti-whaling countries. As for tagging and other non lethal methods, they are not applicable to all whale species. Antarctic minke whales are too abundant and don't come close enough to coasts to keep track of them on their migration routes.

[ArodWingfoot]

@isanatori I have to thank you for being the first to come on an not just insult my intelligence while having nothing to back it up. It's nice to see civility every once and awhile. The IWC has also stated that the Japanese should be using nonlethal methods because some are far more beneficial. For instance tagging a whale gives you a far better look into migration than killing ever will. My biggest thing is they do it in an established whale sanctuary.

[isanatori]

@ArodWingfoot

If you read the documents of the IWC scientific committee, you'll find out that the data provided by the Japanese research programs are used for the committee's work. Recently, a US official even recognized that the Japanese had the best whale science.

As for non-lethal methods, they unfortunately aren't effective as lethal methods. The Japanese programs includes such non-lethal means, though, relying on the best method to obtain data.

[ArodWingfoot]

@isanatori Well seeing as the research has yet to come out with any new evidence that was not already known it is pretty obvious they are commercially killing whales claiming research. If they cared so much about this research why not use non fatal methods which are just as effective and in many cases more effective?

[isanatori]

@ArodWingfoot

the whale sanctuary you're talking about (nor the moratorium) doesn't apply to research whaling under special permit as defined by article 8 of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, the founding text of the IWC. The Japanese are not violating the sanctuary as it doesn't apply to their research program.

[ArodWingfoot]

@isanatori But they do it in an established whale Sanctuary. Norway kills about as many whales but they are not doing it in a sanctuary.

[irishveganboy]

Stop Whaling and STOP killing dolphins.