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Animal activists' anger after aquarium puts Santa hats on whales
The Daily Mail ^
| December 18, 2007
| Richard Shears
Posted on 12/18/2007 11:15:54 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
It's a scene that brings laughter and cheers from visitors to a Japanese aquarium - two white beluga whales wearing Santa hats.
But environmentalists are saddened by the sight of what they say is the final humiliation for the whale in a country that hunts them down with harpoons.
The beluga whales have been fitted out with the cute Santa hats to entertain the crowds at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise on Yokohama Island.
There's even a chance to receive a wet kiss under the mistletoe from a yuletide beluga.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Japan; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: animalactivists; whales
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
How did they keep it on? Rivets?
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posted on
12/18/2007 11:16:52 AM PST
by
Larry Lucido
(Hunter 2008)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
But environmentalists are saddened by the sight of what they say is the final humiliation for the whale in a country that hunts them down with harpoons. Lighten up. Have some frikkin' egg nog.
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posted on
12/18/2007 11:17:32 AM PST
by
SIDENET
(Hubba Hubba...)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
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posted on
12/18/2007 11:17:34 AM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(We all need someone we can bleed on...)
To: Larry Lucido
PETA is gonna hunt you for that comment.....
To: Revolting cat!
That would look great on my dobie!
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posted on
12/18/2007 11:18:24 AM PST
by
SIDENET
(Hubba Hubba...)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
whales can be humiliated? can they also be indoctriated, drafted, bombasted, etc. ;)
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posted on
12/18/2007 11:19:20 AM PST
by
robomatik
To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick; MotleyGirl70; Cagey; Mr. Brightside
Not commenting further, as I’m not really a marine biologist.
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posted on
12/18/2007 11:19:31 AM PST
by
Larry Lucido
(Hunter 2008)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
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posted on
12/18/2007 11:19:39 AM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(We all need someone we can bleed on...)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
To: Larry Lucido
I’m sure the counseling fees for the whale’s loss of self esteem will be great. This could take years of therapy.
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posted on
12/18/2007 11:19:58 AM PST
by
teacherwoes
("It is vain to expect a well-balanced government without a well-balanced society" -Gideon Welles)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
If these activists had any common sense, they would take advantage of this situation, where visitors are cooing over the adorable whales in their Santa hats, to remind them that their country’s government promotes the wholesale slaughter of these animals under the guise of “research”.
To: SIDENET
Can you milk a Beluga whale? Imagine egg nog made with fresh Beluga whale milk...
...and some condor eggs.
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Yeah... How do the handlers know that the whales aren’t offended by being associated with a Christian holiday?
To: Larry Lucido
You are an amateur gynecologist though.
To: rightwingintelligentsia
I suppose putting tarter sauce on them would be frown upon as well, huh?
(chuckle)
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posted on
12/18/2007 11:20:59 AM PST
by
Badeye
(No thanks, Huck, I'm not whitewashing the fence for you this election cycle)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
To: rightwingintelligentsia
..at least they weren’t panties!
That’d a been downright torturous!
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posted on
12/18/2007 11:21:54 AM PST
by
woollyone
(entropy extirpates evolution and conservation confirms the Creator blessed forever.)
To: PBRSTREETGANG
That is sooooooooooooooooooooo cute.
To: Larry Lucido
Now that's what I call marine biology!
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posted on
12/18/2007 11:22:30 AM PST
by
day10
(Rules cannot substitute for character.)
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