The Power of One can End the Killing of the Whales

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The Power of One can End the Killing of the Whales

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:50:58 -0700

 

The Power of One can End the Killing of the Whales

 

 

 

One of the foundations of the Sea Shepherd

Conservation Society is that one person can make a

difference.

 

 

 

Because of Dian Fossey the Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda

were saved. Because of Birute Galdikas, the Orangutans

of Indonesian have been protected. Because of David

Wingate the Bermuda storm petrel is not extinct.

 

 

 

We encourage our volunteers to embrace individual

empowerment. One person can change the world and that

is a fact.

 

 

 

One of our early crewmembers, Alex Pacheco left us to

become the founder of the People for the Ethical

Treatment of Animals. Another crewmember Peter Woof

led campaigns to oppose the damning of the Franklin

River in Tasmania and yet another, Astronomer Dr. Ben

Zuckerman who is also a Sea Shepherd Board member

photographed the first planet outside of our solar

system.

 

 

 

Sea Shepherd is an organization of visionary,

resourceful and aggressive individuals.

 

 

 

One of our long time members Bruce Foerster

demonstrated this principle this week when Belize

surprised everyone by voting against all five Japanese

motions at the International Whaling Commission

meeting in St. Kitts & Nevis..

 

 

 

Everyone had assumed that Belize was a bought and paid

for nation recruited by Japan. But Belize was the

first nation to realize that doing the bidding of

Japan could have grave economic consequences for the

tourism industry.

 

 

 

Belize Hotel owner Bruce Foerster certainly made

Belize aware of the consequences. In an e-mail dated

May 21st, 2006, Bruce gave Belize an ultimatum.

 

 

 

It looks like Bruce’s protest along with other

concerns expressed from the tourism sector in Belize

reached the government’s ears.

 

 

 

Belize did no favours for Japan and the Belize vote

was 5 for 5 for the whales.

 

 

 

We think that Bruce contributed towards this decision

and we urge all people who care about whales in the

Caribbean and Pacific island nations that supported

Japan to request that their governments reconsider

when the IWC meets again next year in Anchorage,

Alaska.

 

 

 

It is time for honour to be restored and for the

people to speak out in defense of the whales that

their politicians sold out. In every Caribbean island

nation polled, the majority of people are against

whaling.

 

 

 

We know that St. Lucian and Antiguan politicians are

being wined and dined and given expensive trips to

Japan. We know that Japan is dumping cheap cars on the

islands and we know that the police of St. Kitts have

become an extension of the Ministry of Japanese

Security.

 

 

 

But the people have the final say and if the whale

loving and environmentally concerned people of the

islands speak out, these whorish politicians can be

tossed out and the reputation of the nations can be

restored.

 

 

 

The people do not want their nations to be Japan’s

bitch.

 

 

 

Bruce Forester has set a good example. He used his

position of a person who provides jobs in the tourism

industry to make it clear to the government of Belize

that supporting Japan’s pro-whale killing stance is

unacceptable.

 

 

 

Apparently they listened.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bruce’s Letter

 

 

 

Bruce [bruce]

May 21, 2006 10:18 AM

'pmbelize'; 'vision';

'envirodept'; 'minbud'

Belize pro whaling?!

Importance: High

 

 

 

Gentlemen,

 

 

 

I understand that Belize will be attending the

International Whaling Commission meeting next month

and intends to vote on the side of Japan to scrap the

moratorium on whaling? Please let me know if this is

indeed true as I vehemently object to such a decision.

 

 

 

 

Commercial whaling has reduced the worlds whale

population to only about 1% of it’s pre-whaling

numbers and I and millions of people like me do not

agree that whaling of any kind ( outside of aboriginal

whaling on a tiny scale ) should be permitted or ever

tolerated.

 

 

 

As a business owner here in Belize I am ashamed

that you would betray the world’s few remaining whales

by helping authorize their slaughter and should you

indeed pursue this I will immediately sell my large

resort and take all of my capital out of the country,

compromising the 100 full time positions which this

resort provides and the millions of dollars we invest

annually into the local economy. I simply cannot

tolerate such a destructive move on your part and will

not live nor invest in a country which pretends to

care for the environment but in reality cares only for

the dirty money that they can earn by voting to

destroy the relatively few whales that these butchers

have not already painfully and mercilessly

slaughtered.

 

 

 

You are risking a huge economic backlash and a

tourism boycott should you make the mistake of voting

for the destruction of these rare and intelligent

mammals!

 

 

 

I await your response with great anticipation,

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Bruce Foerster

 

 

 

Managing Director

 

Jaguar Reef Lodge

 

 

 

President

 

Jungle-Sea Ventures Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Captain Paul Watson

Founder and President of the Sea Shepherd Conservation

Society (1977-

Co-Founder - The Greenpeace Foundation (1972)

Co-Founder - Greenpeace International (1979) of the Sierra Club USA (2003-2006) - The Farley Mowat Institute - www.harpseals.org - Ocean Outfall Group of California

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Larrikin70 <larrikin70 wrote:

 

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Rick Stevens

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Thursday, June 22, 2006 5:49 PM

The Power of One can End the Killing of the Whales

 

" Sea Shepherd is an organization of visionary,

resourceful and aggressive individuals. "

 

This is one of the reasons why the majority of people do not like animal

activitists. Note the keyword: aggression. You will not gain respect by being

" in yer face " with people regarding the treatment of animals.

 

As I am also a naturist, I have *never* seen any of them win their rights or

social respect by going up to people in the street and ripping the clothes off

them.

 

You only get what you want out of life by bargains and synergising, and using

logic over emotions - not the 'lose-win' attitude.

 

Regards,

 

Dario Western

 

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Rick Stevens

ecology1st2004

Thursday, June 22, 2006 5:49 PM

The Power of One can End the Killing of the Whales

 

 

" Sea Shepherd is an organization of visionary,

resourceful and aggressive individuals. "

 

This is one of the reasons why the majority of people do not like animal

activitists. Note the keyword: aggression. You will not gain respect by being

" in yer face " with people regarding the treatment of animals.

 

As I am also a naturist, I have *never* seen any of them win their rights or

social respect by going up to people in the street and ripping the clothes off

them.

 

You only get what you want out of life by bargains and synergising, and using

logic over emotions - not the 'lose-win' attitude.

 

Regards,

 

Dario Western

 

" There are plenty of good things happening in the world, but it's always the

bad things that people are going to find more interesting " - Johnny Marr

---------

Come and visit my groups at:

 

Australiannudism

Brisbane-Christian-Naturists

Brisbane_massage

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