Something needs to be done…
Ted Danson, whom is probably better known for his role in Cheers and numerous movies, has had a great post on the BBC website regarding the state of the oceans.
I generally have no real time for celebrities, too often they are too busy filling their pockets with too much money to actually give a dam about anyone or anything else around them. However kudos to Ted! I am very concerned about the state of our planet, and more specifically the oceans.
I find it deeply disturbing how we can justify the slaughter of sharks for the sake of asian people proving their social worth with Shark Fin Soup. Sharks are, without doubt, one of natures finest creations! They are highly evolved creatures which play an important part in our oceans, yet the only part of them which has nutritional value, is being thrown overboard as it has no FINANCIAL value – try telling that to all the people who are starving worldwide.
The Pro-Whaling arguement from Japan is almost laughable too. Japan came out with this very lame excuse as a reason to carry on whaling “You people eat lambs, we think lambs are cute but we don’t try to stop you eating them.” I agree lambs are cute, however they are bred for food, if we didn’t eat lambs, you can bet your ass there would be one hell of a lot less lambs available on the planet. I won’t even go into the religious implications of that statement, where lambs play an important role. You see Japan, IF, and I do mean IF whales could be farmed, and then killed in a semi-humane way, then whaling may be a possible option – however, anyone with a BRAIN will know that Whaling is horribly cruel, and really is a dead trade that the majority of people across the world want to see banned for good!
It seems that on the whole, too many people/governments/organisations benefit from the rape of our oceans, and whilst there is money to made, this rape will continue. Governments have failed to truly represent the people, and safeguard our futures. And sooner or later the deck of cards will come tumbling down. Hopefully the people of the world can unite, and demand real social change that will benefit MANKIND, both in the short and long term. It’s about time HUMANITY was put before PROFIT!
A balance needs to be made, and perhaps new ways of managing fish stocks need to implemented, one comment in relation to the story on the bbc statement says the following: “Stop eating animals and you’ll be part of the solution rather than the problem.”Me, Bath, UK – what is wrong with this statement is that if all of a sudden the whole world became vegens, we would only create a bigger problem – which is how to feed the world when basic food grains are short, soil degredation is becoming worse and the ever increasing onset of desertification means farming is only becoming a lot harder!
Something needs to be done, and it needed to be done yesterday, somehow real thinkers of the world need to come together, REAL solutions must be found, not solutions which safeguard shareholders profits, but solutions which safeguard the sustainability of our oceans, whilst helping to feed an over populated planet. Too bad the wasted billions used on the LHC project were not put to better use!
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