Soapbox

Please excuse me while I jump on my soapbox.


While I was pregnant and on bed rest, I became addicted to my OnDemand. I watched every program out there - from the Discovery Channel to TLC to WE to Lifetime and eveything in between. I fell in love with a show called "Whale Wars" which chronicled the fight of the Sea Shepherd, an anti-whaling ship. They literally went to war trying to protect the whales that Japanese ships hunt, then sell off for their meat. One episode, which was particularly heartbreaking, showed the Japanese ships killing whales right infront of the crew that was trying to stop them. Against the large Japanese fleet, the Sea Shepherd's crew was an ant. They tried like hell to stop them and lost. The Japanese were no longer afraid of the Sea Shepherd and showed them exactly that.

While we wait for the new season, I've periodically gone on the Sea Shepherd's website. I forgot about it until today, when I visited and caught up on what happened in this year's whaling season. And while there were great successes, there was also one incredibly troubling incident, which you can read about here.

The captain of their new smaller ship was taken prisoner after trying to execute a citizen's arrest of the Japanese capitan that ran his ship over and literally cut it in half. While trying to get out of the sinking ship, the Japanese whaling ship then aimed their water cannons and the crew. These Japanese whalers literally tried to kill that whole crew. The captain is now in a Japanese prison while he awaits trial.

How can you show your support? Simple. Send Captain Bethune an email of support at supportpete@seashepherd.org . Let him know you're thinking of him, tell him he rocks, whatever. He can read (but not respond) to the emails when his legal representation is present and these help keep his spirits high! I sent my email and gave him my support. Can you spare a minute? It would be appreciated.


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Thanks, guys! Don't worry, Easter pictures will be coming, soon :)