Australia Rejects Proposal for Limited Whale Hunts

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This Comment system mis-identified wrong username below.
NOT "Lisa of KY", but rather it was User "JOE", WHO ADVOCATED HUMAN INGESTION OF METHYL MERCURIC POISON!
JOE FALSELY WROTE:
"why cant people just be logical and respect whats on thier plate"
"polar bears been around for thousands of years - they wouldnt die due to global warming, i cant say i appose this whale proposal because i too eat meat and if these people offered me a whale for dinner or cats,dog or any other animal that is considered wrong to eat i wouldn't skip this chance for the world.If i was from Atlantis or had more Aryan in my blood i would oppose this"
Comment put forth by: Joe @ Apr 29, 2010 00:27:39 AM
THAT IS THE CULPRIT: Joe @ Apr 29, 2010 00:27:39 AM who advocated human poisoning.
Exoneration applies to "Lisa of KY", page's comment system first mis-attributed Lisa as the author of Joe's erroneous post.
Lisa's post is proper. And also correctly against the ingestion of illegal contaminated whalemeat.

of 1:27PM May 06, 2010

ur Great... v, srilankans, really appreciate what u have done, saving lives of those Amazing creatures.. well done..

Dasith Vimarshana of NJ 3:20AM May 03, 2010

ADDENDUM:
NOTICE:
This Comment system mis-identified wrong username below.
NOT "Lisa of KY", but rather it was User "JOE", WHO ADVOCATED HUMAN INGESTION OF METHYL MERCURIC POISON!
JOE FALSELY WROTE:
"why cant people just be logical and respect whats on thier plate"
"polar bears been around for thousands of years - they wouldnt die due to global warming, i cant say i appose this whale proposal because i too eat meat and if these people offered me a whale for dinner or cats,dog or any other animal that is considered wrong to eat i wouldn't skip this chance for the world.If i was from Atlantis or had more Aryan in my blood i would oppose this"
Comment put forth by: Joe @ Apr 29, 2010 00:27:39 AM
THAT IS THE CULPRIT: Joe @ Apr 29, 2010 00:27:39 AM who advocated human poisoning.
Exoneration applies to "Lisa of KY", page's comment system first mis-attributed Lisa as the author of Joe's erroneous post.
Lisa's post is proper. And also correctly against the ingestion of illegal contaminated whalemeat.

of 10:59AM May 01, 2010

WHALE MEAT CONTAINS METHYL MERCURIC POISON!
Whale flesh has been found to be contaminated! It contains a compound called Methyl Mercury which if ingested, crosses the blood-brain barrier and begins to eat away at the brains cognitive abilities. It is unfit for human consumption.
If a person ingests whale meat, it can cause organ damage, convulsions, and parents who have eaten it can give birth to future children that are deformed, with birth defects.
Japanese whalers are illegally obtaining whales, in the sovereign territory of another countries waters, poaching whales. Japanese Whalers are using Fraud to claim it is ONLY for scientific laboratory research. Then what they do, is cart it 9 thousand miles back to Japan and push it for human ingestion. It is known toxic!
Japanese whalers also enticed children to ingest it by trying to get it into the national child's school lunch program! Methyl Mercury when ingested causes children to obtain brain damage. It lowers IQ, and can render a child learning-disabled.
Recently, Japanese Whalers tried to SMUGGLE this stuff into America, and begin poisoning U.S. citizens by infiltrating a sushi restaurant on the West Coast, which was shut down by US Federal Authorities.
Whaling, and Possession of Whale meat in the United States is classified as a FEDERAL CRIME!
The user "Lisa of Kentucky" has just gone above, against the people of the United States, and against Australia, and against the good people and children of Japan and has cheered a small sect of Japanese illegal Whale poachers to entice people to ingest methyl mercuric poison!
"Lisa of Kentucky" promoted it, for people to eat it, and this user above just advocated breaking U.S. Federal Law by obtaining and possessing it.
NOTE:
ANY PERSON AGAINST THE JAPANESE WHALERS IS A PATRIOT. FOR THE US, FOR AUSTRALIA, AND EVEN FOR THE GOOD PEOPLE OF JAPAN.
ANY PERSON CAUGHT SUPPORTING THE TINY SECT OF CRIMINAL WHALERS IS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES, AGAINST THE GOOD PEOPLE OF JAPAN, AND IS CHEERING DAMAGING HUMAN CHILDREN BY WHALERS.

of 10:44AM May 01, 2010

R.L. you have lost your mind. There are no increases in polar bear populations nor are whale populations growing. Have you ever been to the arctic circle and seen polar bears. I have. They are fantastic creatures who are declining due to global warming. I witnessed a polar bear who had been starved almost to death due to the lack of ice flows. That would be where seals have there pups. When there is no ice there are no seals and no food. Thus starvation occurs. The return of the ice flows has taken longer and longer over the last 10-15 years. This causes the bears to have to wait longer and longer for their food source to return. It also produces fewer seal pups due to the lack of time to produce theh pups. All due to global warming. Most of the whales being hunted in the waters off Antarctica are endangered species. Try watching an animal being shot through the back to slowly drown on it's own blood over 20-30 minutes. This is very cruel to watch. I would gladly boycott any resturant which would knowingly serve food that was listed as an endangered animal, be it Whale, shark, snake or anything else, for that matter. You really need to get your facts straight.

lisa of KY 5:49AM April 29, 2010

polar bears been around for thousands of years - they wouldnt die due to global warming, i cant say i appose this whale proposal because i too eat meat and if these people offered me a whale for dinner or cats,dog or any other animal that is considered wrong to eat i wouldn't skip this chance for the world.If i was from Atlantis or had more Aryan in my blood i would oppose this

Joe 12:27AM April 29, 2010

Congrats sir,its about time a politician stands off these whale killers
you are our man sir.
All my regards

Bond 9:44PM April 28, 2010

Did I miss the part regarding statistics for declining whale populations in the article?
No - I didn't miss it. There were none. Now, why would that be the case? I bet I know, because whale populations are increasing - some at a rate of 8% per year.
Kinda like the polar bear worry, "Oh my God! Polar bears are becoming extinct because of global warming!." Uh...No, they're population are increasing every year since 1970 - that was when they started building the Alaskan pipeline that was suppose to destroy the caribou and the polar bears - but instead the populations doubled - boy those enviros.... still making crazy predictions. ALGORE just said they were disappearing at an "alarming rate". Hey Al, news flash - their numbers are increasing. I know that's a bummer for you - now you'll have to find a new worry. But you've got a bag full, so it should be difficult to pull out another tear jerker.
To return to the point, since whales aren't in danger of disappearing anytime soon what's the big deal if Japanese folks want to eat some? Are they more special than cows, pigs, deer, rabbits, sheep, goats, frogs, horses, fish, birds, dogs, cats, buffalo, bear....Well you get the point.
People poison gophers, coyotes, mice, rats and moles - but worship whales and dolphins. There is that romance and cuddle factor to consider. Subjective morality does provide for some interesting philosophical discussions - at least among non facile thinkers.
Personally, I like dogs. Asians like to eat them, bow-wow-chow...umm good. But I don't take it personal... well, maybe if they trapped and ate my dog I would.

R.L. Schaefer of CA 6:56PM April 28, 2010