I watched a few episodes of Whale Wars today. It really made me furious at these Japanese whalers that think they can legally kill hundreds of whales in the ocean in protected areas in the name of "research." The Sea Shepherd is one of the whale protection vessels that fight these whalers saying that they are in violation of international law. Anyways, here is the link to more info: [link]

Being a scientist myself and being actively involved in Research in my own field, I understand that taking tissue samples does NOT require killing hundreds of animals. Note, that almost all Whale researchers DO NOT condone this practice of killing whales.

Gah, normally I'm not a tree-hugger, environmentalist type person, but this show just got me all up in a huff. Some other news articles of interest:

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That's all. Oh, and before I get flamed, I have nothing against normal, law-abiding people, regardless of race or nationality. Thank you.