Japanese Slaughter Dolphins

My friends,

The Japanese fishermen have again slaughtered
hundreds of dolphins in a bay the dolphins
were herded into, and activists have called
on a boycott of Japanese products and a
flood of Internet messages to Japanese
officials telling them of the boycott.

The reason given by Japan for the slaughter
is the competition between the dolphin and
fishermen, the complaint that dolphin kill
too many fish and therefore keep the fishermen
from catching what they think they should get.

This short sided slaughter is an excellent
example of the kind of thinking which is
causing the obvious damage to the ocean
ecosystem and the scientific prediction
that the oceans will be sterile of all fish
in less than two decades.

It was recently proved that dolphins have
saved many thousands of people in the
ocean over human history, because sharks
will not attack people when dolphins are
present, dolphins will move to protect human
life, and, more rarely, dolphins have towed
or pushed people to land when they were
floundering and in danger of drowning.

And we slaughter them in return?
Not acceptable nor rational!

I am going to email the Japanese and tell
them my feelings about this practice and
I will not buy any Japanese products for
the foreseeable future. This kind of action
is a major force in the world, I think, and
more powerful than war and destructive
practices people think are the only forces
that change the world.

If you think slaughter of dolphins is a
serious breach of rational behavior, I urge
you to do the same.

Peace,
-Roan

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