The slaughter of Whales for "research"

I heard of the show "Whale Wars" for a while but since I did not have cable and only Internet I never really watched it then a few days ago I decided to look at it surprise on me I had no idea that Japan was eating whale. Personally they think its a fish, this is not true the whales and dolphins all mammals like them in the sea move the tales up and down compared to like fish and sharks they move side to side. The fish usually lay eggs though at times this is like some snake species they give birth to live young instead. Now the thing is that Japan is "researching" in a Whale Sanctuary emphasis on that area. I am sorry but that is stupid people, but I am not fooled by this so called research. We can do plenty of research without killing them now a days yet the very technological in Japan, who by the way has some crazy futuristic toilet, cannot somehow make a way to research without killing them more advanced then American?

To say the least this angered me I both love and hate Japan. Some of the traditions are cool like the respect to spirits and the Anime and Manga they produce. There are many things like this slaughter and the too pridefulness the Japanese have, they cannot admit they were wrong to easily. They do not like to move from a traditionthat is very profitable that might destroy the earth and themselves they cannot not see the forest for the trees it is said. The worse problem is that they also have a killing cove to kill dolphins. They serve this to their children in school like it was tuna. The worse problem of that is that consuming of the meat of whales and dolphin have been shown to have a high toxic level within the meat. This can lead to problems in the future.

The Whaling is ridiculous I support the Sea Shepard 100%, I do not make a lot of money so this is my way of supporting it. I am hoping Japanese people who do not realize what their government is doing espeically the young see this and will help fight against this. I have knowledge that even tuna has high toxic in Mercury within it. I have switched to salmon and fish like ones I and my family catch in the streams ourselves only all of the over fishing of the seas have to stop. Check out this music video that The Red Paintings did for the Capatin of the Sea Shepard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Df4Z6OOPCo