But Seriously, Is This Animal Abuse?
Posted by admin on December 18, 2007 · 4 Comments
I love animals, pretty much as much as anyone. I have plenty of pets and hate circuses and animal testing. However, I think the animal activists are really getting their tails in a twist over nothing right now.
Here's why they are upset: Santa hats on whales.
Yeah. That's it.
At an aquarium in Japan (and really, where else would you expect this?), two white beluga whales are weaing santa hats to amuse guests. Animal activists are upset that the whales are being humiliated.
I get that they are sad about the whales that are hunted and harpooned to death. But these whales aren't.. they even look happy and give kisses.
Greenpeace calls it unfortunate that the whales are only seen in a novelty context.
After all, everyone knows that the only whales in the wild who wear hats are the Total Dweeb Whales who live off the coast of Nerdia and are tormented mercilessly by all the “cool” whales.
Ernie: Totally. I mean, these animal rights activists need to get real sometimes.
No its not about Santa hats, anyone with an open heart can see that these dear beluga whales are terribly sad, you can almost feel their sadness through the photo. They have been ripped out of their homes in the wild, separated from their families and now they sit as prisoners in a tank being forced to wear the hats, hoping that someone who they nudge on the face might actually sense their pain and do something about raising awareness.
But who knows… maybe they’re Jewish.