Save the Whales

Here's an environmental issue I didn't think I would need to blog about--Saving the Whales. Yes, I know they are not fully protected and they still very much need to be rescued. Thank goodness for Greenpeace and Paul Watson and the Sea Shepard, aka Whale Wars (my eight year old nephew is a huge fan). However, I did not think that I would need to send out an alert to you, dear friends, to tell you that the United States delegation to the  International Whaling Commission, and more specifically, President Obama, is backtracking and may support commercial whaling! That's right, the U.S. is pathetically considering to grant commercial quotas to Japan, Iceland and Norway. 

These countries still kill whales for purposes under the guise of "scientific" research. This research is unwarranted and should be completely banned. Changing the status to commercial whaling would be an avalanche backslide and utterly send the wrong message, and allow more whales to be slaughtered. 

Rubbing salt into the wounds of these poor whales, President Obama has reneged on his strong statement made during his campaign, "As president, I will ensure that the U.S. provides leadership in enforcing international wildlife protection agreements, including strengthening the international moratorium on commercial whaling. Allowing Japan to continue commercial whaling is unacceptable." 

Okay, in case you hadn't noticed, President Obama, you are not campaigning in Kansas anymore and you are the PRESIDENT! You now have the power, yes, power to vote for a complete whaling ban. 

What will Malia and Sasha say to their friends, My daddy had the power to stop people from killing whales, but instead he let them kill more. C'mon Mr. President, this is an easy issue, this is not a blue issue, this is not a red (except for whale blood) issue, this is a no brainer, do the right thing, be a world hero, take a strong Teddy Roosevelt stand to protect nature issue. The vast majority of people in the world, and more so, the American people love, adore, even idolize whales. They know of the whales deep intelligence and that they are all threatened species. How many nature shows do you need to see before you know that it is just plain and simply wrong to continue to kill whales, and dolphins and porpoises? Mr. President, Rahm, David, Michelle, Joe, Jill, Hillary, Bill and Al, somebody wake up, come to your senses-- SAVE THE WHALES!

People, take a stand now, tell Obama to ban commercial whaling and not to support commercial whaling, sign the Greenpeace petition.  Thank you, your pal, Pamela Whalener