We all loved Steve Irwin....well do it for him then.

[Big Gunns]

Would it be the same if Hindu Indians came to the USA and told us that we can't eat beef any longer? They shoot at ranchers, they use 4 wheel drive trucks to crash into the horses these cattlemen are riding. Then they go around and blow up the cattlemen's barns. They destroy the fences that hold the cattle. Would you allow that to happen in the US?

Kinda the same thing isn't it?

The Japanese culture is what is being attacked. If you want to change things in Japan, change the culture, don't sink ships, nor cut nets, or be a bother to the Japanese people. Make changes to the governing body that oversees these activities. Both the whales and dolphins have a governing body which dictates how many can be taken during the year. Make changes there.

That's all I've been saying.
Jim Smith

So now BG has to debate this with the second worse case of BG sickness in the world????

Many people have made the same point. However, they are in international waters when they are whaling. They are not ramming boats in Japanese waters. The Mammal hunters in Taiji were told that if they don't like some of the things that farmers do in the US....go and complain to them if you want. What did BG or anyone from Sea Shepherd do that was illegal in Japan? BG can make the same argument you've been making. If what Sea Shepherd is doing is so "illegal"....why no arrests for what they're doing in the Southern Ocean?

The "culture" argument has been used over and over. There are many things that were a part of some peoples "culture" that are no longer done. Fox hunting...and Bull fighting in some parts of the world has been stopped. They were clearly part of the "culture". It's the biggest obstacle there is really. They believe that their "culture" is being attacked...and BG understands it, but sometimes people need to change their "culture" for the good of Mother Earth.(corny but true)

Don't you owe BG some money for our bet?