Having a Whale of a Time?
Who Cares? I care.
I wonder if the 300+ people standing on the banks of the Thames this weekend have any idea what Japanese Whaling is and the fact that thousands of these animals are killed each year ‘in the name of science’ and the luxurious meat market. I can’t help but think that the reaction of the crowd (cheering each time the whale emerged to breath) somewhat contributed to it’s demise.
“The noise from the excitable crowd thronging the banks causes police to issue a request to keep quiet – apparently vets helping care for the animal think all the unfamiliar noise is causing it stress.”
I also wonder whether the crowd would have been just as supportive of a ‘Free Willy’ plight to save a beached Great White.
