Ocean Activist – Feature Blog
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Judgment Day
Author: Janice, Ocean Activist.
I was chastised by someone who told me I should not use the word “killer” in my blogs. What exactly should I call those who perform heinous acts? Fishermen catch fish and dolphins are not fish so I really struggle with calling them fishermen. The clients of the Cove Guardians are the dolphins and if they could speak, I am sure they would be fine with my use of the word “killer”.
I was also told that I probably don’t understand the “cultural intricacies”. I have absolutely no respect for anyone who kills whales or dolphins and uses “culture” as an excuse. Killing a dolphin is murder and I have no intention of calling it anything else.
Killing dolphins in Taiji started in the 1970s. The dolphin genocide is driven by greed and big business; not culture. The killing would probably cease entirely if it were not for the captive dolphin trade and the captive dolphin trade is not “culture”.
Most people in Japan have never eaten whale and extremely few people eat dolphin. One of my colleagues regularly talks with school children and they were shocked to learn that people in the next town kill dolphins and were horrified that they actually eat them. Saying that people in Japan grew up eating dolphin would be the same as saying that everyone in Toronto and Montreal was raised on Polar Bear meat.
People take pride in their culture. They are willing to share it with others so that we can all understand their traditions, but the killers of Taiji have gone to great lengths to hide their monstrous acts.
Hiding the victims under a tarp.
If anyone has any ideas regarding how to end the dolphin slaughter, by all means, come on over and give it a try. Until you have spent time here, please don’t judge or criticize the strategies of those who are living with this horror on a daily basis. We are hard enough on ourselves because we have not yet been able to stop the dolphin slaughter and we should not be judged from afar by those who do not understand the situation.
For the Oceans,
Janice
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Holise E Cleveland III
Monika Turner
Thomas O'Brien
WestDeltaGirl
They are killers. And who ever has a problem with that “word” more than likely does not even understand the whole situation or does not care. The word killer means, “someone who takes another’s life.” That is precisely what those and they are not fishermen, killers do! Take life, and they are KILLERS!!!!!!
Why is it that not one person has come in with a helicopter to assist with the recording of the slaughter that goes on in that cove that is laced with senseless death? They try so hard to keep people away and now made it illegal with fines but they can’t stop a chopper can they? The whale wars have a chopper why not get a hold of them when this takes place in September?
It is still Japanese territory and the cove is monitored by Japanese Coast Guard. With today’s technology, it it doubtful they could slip in under radar. If they did, it would be considered illegal entry and the Japanese Coast Guard could fire upon what are considered eco-terrorists illegally entering the country.
They are murderers… Dolphins and Whales are not fish and they should not be killed this is an outrage… dont ever let them people bring you down your their day in day out fighting for whats right and their are thousands of people who are supporting you so dont worry about the low lifes who arent doing anything positive with their life!! Activists are speaking out for the poor innocent animals that cant… may bod bless them in all they do!
Killers-yes, murderers-yes, molesters-yes
….definitely not fishermen