Animal activists' anger after aquarium puts Santa hats on whales

The Daily Mail ^ | December 18, 2007 | Richard Shears

[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.

[digger48]

"Ba-LOOOOO-ga!"

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

PING!!!

[Revolting cat!]

[Tijeras_Slim]

final humiliation for the whale

No that would be if we put panties on their head.

[HoosierHawk]

They seem OK with it.

[steve-b]

[Paradox]

Ho ho ho!

[girlangler]

Ping

[pierrem15]

And how would a whale know it's being humiliated?

The anthropomorphism of the "animal rights" kooks is astounding.

[steve-b]

I am outraged by that undignified costume, and must insist that it be removed at once.

[GovernmentShrinker]

"Sadly, the aquarium owners seem to be showing as little respect for whales as their Government."

Putting a Santa hat on a whale is hardly comparable to harpooning it.

An Australian whale-watching official, Mr Peter Lynch, said the aquarium display was disrespectful to the whales, adding: "The real irony lies in the fact that the general population in Japan have no idea what's going on in Antarctica."

So SHOW them, moron, instead of whining about the innocuous Santa hats, which these well-fed, safely housed whales don't appear to mind a bit.

[SIDENET]

MMM...endangeringly delicious!

[hoe_cake]

They are very cute, I think. If we humans can wear Santa hats without being humiliated (snicker) then what’s wrong with the whales wearing them?

PETA is so wacko.

[Red Badger]

I’m a Marine, does that count?.............

[SF Republican]

This is a conspiracy, look at all of the crosses in the background of the photo

[cinives]

What the well-dressed horse is wearing this time of year:

[avacado]

"Dis'is bullshiiit man... frikin' humans!"

[Jeff Chandler]

"I hera ya, man."

[najida]

If they didn’t want the hat on their head, there’s no way they’d get it on their in the first place.

[Jeff Chandler]