TO KILL A WHALE

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TO KILL A WHALE

by Gerean Pflug

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Diesel powered ships

fueled by money, greed

and humans paid to crew

hunger to kill for pay

mega sized pointy spears

of monolith resistant steel

built-in hooks with jagged edges

spools of ropes and cording

explosive penthrite-tipped

cannon powered violent action

heartless slaughter intended

body piercing harpoon style

into ideal depth of the flesh

nylon cords extend

tight and quick is what it takes

to pull the pin of delivery

grenade ladened weaponry

detonation of their payload

obliteration of the body

agonizing screams of pain

desperate thrashing

a futile fight to survive

the  slow death lasts

up to a half hour or more

while hanging on to threads of life

the shots and injuries continue

empathy non existent

compassion withheld

 at last the lower jaw relaxes

flippers cease to paddle

active motion slows

flotation no longer possible

the sink begins

once innocent, sentient, living beings

majestic royalty of the seas of an entire planet

now spirits passed on to the ‘nother places

lifeless, nameless, mammoth bodies

hauled by ropes

attached to arms of men

through life blood thickened waters

ultimate bounty is declared

liquid assets pending

cash prizes collected

goods liquidated

to meat markets hidden

behind signs that proclaim

“It is finished.”

in the name of scientific research.

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Written by:  Gerean Pflug for The Animal Spirits, all rights reserved

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Japanese whaling ships

under the guise of scientific research

slaughter hundreds upon hundreds of endangered whales each year.

They kill the planet’s wildlife in protected whale sanctuaries.

This is not only illegal, it is immoral.

The suffering inflicted upon the whales is unspeakable.

They feel.

They suffer.

We suffer as equals.

Blessings on those who out of empathy and compassion

 give voice to living beings who cannot speak for themselves.

Blessings on International Heroes:

Captain Paul Watson,

the crew and volunteers of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

and every individual of the international community

who take action in support of their work.

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NOTE:  The above writing is inspired by the work of The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

Follow The Sea Shepherd on Facebook at:  http://www.facebook.com/TheAnimalSpirits?ref=hl#!/seashepherdconservationsociety?fref=ts

Additional Resource: “The Inner Lives of Whales” ~  Society for the Advancement of Animal Wellbeing