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Well, well, well, seems the ICR (Institute for Cetacean Research) is learning a valuable lesson in economics. And that lesson is ‘commercial whaling’ doesn’t pay! Japanese media reported yesterday that the ICR is struggling to repay $37 million in Government subsidies.

The ICR’s “scientific whaling” program has flooded Japan with whale meat that it cannot sell! In simple terms, there is an over supply versus demand for the product. It’s a supply and demand issue. The ICR increases it’s “scientific” hunt quota each year, but they can’t seem to sell enough of it. Simple economics.

I guess I’ll have to spell it out for the Japanese whalers. “Stop illegally killing whales. People are finally figuring out your charade that “scientific” is your lie for “commercial.” And as such people are telling you by not purchasing your illegal product.

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Japan is getting ready to throw a temper tantrum over Australia’s tough anti-whaling stance, after it released to the public pictures depicting Japan’s brutal whale hunt in the Antarctic Ocean this past week. One of the pictures released showed what appeared to be a mother minke whale and her calf being dragged into a Japanese processing ship to be butchered.

In the picture, one of the whales is much smaller than the other, leading scientists to believe that the smaller of the two could be less than 12 months old. The Director of Japan’s Institute of Cetacean Research balked at the photo and claimed it wasn’t a mother and calf that had been killed, but rather a random sampling of the Antarctic minke whale population.

Japan on Friday said it would send a letter of protest over the photographs and Environment Minister Peter Garrett’s comment, that he had “a bit of a sick feeling” after seeing the photographs, saying his remarks were not “level-headed”. Japan’s Institute of Cetacean Research said it condemned Australia over the photos, saying the release was “emotional propaganda” designed to mislead the public.

Maybe before the Japanese get their Kimonos all twisted in a bunch, they should ask themselves, “who’s misleading who?” Calling commercial whaling scientific whaling whaling isn’t exactly accurate is it? If the Japanese whale hunts were actually scientific in nature, then why has the Japanese whaling program spent nearly $1 billion since 1994 bribing countries for their votes in support of whaling at the International Whaling Commission?

So once again, who is misleading who, Japan? As far as their protests of emotional propoganda against them over the pictures being released of their barbaric hunt by the Australians, I’ve got one thing to say to them; “Suck it up, your charade is exposed to the world!”
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One more thing, if a picture speaks a thousand words, take a look at these:

slautered minke whale with harpoon still visible

Slautered whale waiting to be processed

Harpooned whale dieing a slow death

This is what the Japanese call random sampling

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Killed in the name of Japanese Science

The above photo was taken today. It shows a Minke whale and her calf being winched aboard the Japanese processing vessel the Nisshin Maru.

After the pair died a slow death after being harpooned, they were hauled on board where they were “processed.” In other words, they were cut up and the meat put in cold storage. Pretty scientific huh?

Scientists think the calf was under 12 months old.

So why was a mother and her calf murdered you may ask? Because they were an easy target for a cowardly harpoonist, that’s why.

For all the Japanese who partake in eating these magnificent creatures. This calf’s blood is on your hands! Enjoy.

This charade must end, now.

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It’s reported that Japan is on the verge of taking the Humpback whale off the kill list during its slaughter in the Southern Ocean this year.

Thanks to a high-level diplomatic protest lead by Australia, the US Ambassador to Tokyo has revealed that Japan may agree to abandon the humpback kill because of the concerns. 50 Humpbacks will be spared if Japan comes to its senses, but what about the 900 Minke whales they still plan to slaughter? It would be very optimistic to think that Japan may develop a conscience and call off the entire “scientific” hunt, but we know that’s not going to happen any time soon.

The pressure can’t stop, because Japan has lowered their quota by 5%. The other 90% need to be protected as well.

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The new Australian Government said they would, and they are going to do it. Kudos to Australia.

In a move that is angering the Japanese, the Australian’s are sending an armed fisheries patrol ship to monitor the Japanese “scientific” whaling fleet as it heads to the Antarctic to poach over 1000 whales this summer. It’s not the military, but close enough.

The Ocean Viking is used for customs and fisheries patrols. Aerial patrols will also be monitoring the situation as well. Japan has already threatened to send their Navy to shadow the Australian contingency. This move of course would only escalate an already absurd position taken by the Japanese.

When will Japan learn that commercial whaling is illegal. No ifs ands or buts. Japan’s scientific whaling is only their words for commercial whaling. Australia should be commended for standing up to Japan’s illegal whale poaching.

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