Whale Wars: How to harass whalers.
How do you harass a whaler? How do you convince them, while at sea, to turn around and head for home? Can they really be harassed into submission? Or is the whaling industry profitable enough to cause them to become violent towards those who oppose them?
Whale Wars addresses this question head on. The latest reality show from Animal Planet follows the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in it’s non-violent attempts to harass controversial Japanese whalers to the point of turning their ships around. The Sea Shepard may be non-violent, but the whalers they are trying to stop cannot claim the same. Watch a clip. The show airs on Friday’s at 9:00 PM and is sure to captivate you with it’s real life adventure and a crew risking their lives to protect the lives of innocent whales.
The question remains, how do you harass a whaler?
The Japanese whalers are obviously not happy with the show. They are doing everything they can to discredit the claims, which is difficult when there is clear footage of their illegal activities being aired internationally.
In response, Captain Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd has this to say:
Our clients however are the great whales and our objective is to defend them from slaughter by Japanese eco-terrorists who are spilling tons of hot blood into the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary…Just what is it about the word “sanctuary” that the Japanese government does not understand? These endangered whales are being targeted in a legally established international sanctuary for whales.
What’s your take on this? I love that Animal Planet is using this show to raise awareness about this important topic. Will you watch Whale Wars?
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