Colin the whale and ethics

[Rocky]

Give him to the Japanese.

 

[Hetty]

Is he dead yet?

Hungry for some sushi? :lol:

 

[FNQ_Snake]

Leave it, it starves to death. Kill it now it is more humane.

Flip a coin greenies. Don't just want to save it because it is a whale.

Nothing more can be done.

Ever heard of the term flogging a dead horse?

 

[krazedboarder]

protesy t white signs and banners call the murdering (deleted) what they truly are who are we to interfier with mother nature we are not smater or better and should not be making dissicions about someone elses life. did any one hear about the old couple that went over seas somewhere do get a drug that kills you painlessly they would have been put in jail if the drug had not worked luckily for them it did. so who is geting locked up for the murder of a baby whale dying whale dying old people who are we to decide if they live or die if i was the whale i would rather starve to death and die fighting than have some idiot give up for me. p.s i think keven rudd sux

 

[cris]

Give him to the Japanese.

No!!! thats the worst idea i have ever heard :cry: :x:cry: What are you thinking?

SELL HIM TO THE JAPANESE

 

[Rocky]

No!!! thats the worst idea i have ever heard :cry: :x:cry: What are you thinking?

SELL HIM TO THE JAPANESE

HAAHAHAHAHAHA Feed him to the homeless?
Sushi any one?

 

[tommygun295]

They have to put it down theres no other choice.Australia doesn't have the facilities or water to drain the tank everyday and refill it it been abandoned by its mother put it this way if he was in the wild would he survive no its only because he suckled onto a boat!

 

[Australis]

I don't want my tax dollars wasted on a single whale that cant make its own way.
Way too much money is put into whales as it is - could be better spent on many
of the critically endangered land loving natives and save a species instead of
an individual.

 

[Rocky]

They have to put it down theres no other choice.Australia doesn't have the facilities or water to drain the tank everyday and refill it it been abandoned by its mother put it this way if he was in the wild would he survive no its only because he suckled onto a boat!

Ok. So what if he doesn't survive in the ocean alone? What if he could? Why not let him have a chance?

 

[888lowndes888]

I don't want my tax dollars wasted on a single whale that cant make its own way.
Way too much money is put into whales as it is - could be better spent on many
of the critically endangered land loving natives and save a species instead of
an individual.

So instead your tax dollars will be spent on other great things like wars and Kevin Rudds many trips overseas.

 

[Sdaji]

It's very sad, but attempting to save it would cost millions of dollars ($2,000,000 is a big underestimate), and the whale would still most likely die. The conservation budget is extremely tight, and that amount of money could be used to save multiple SPECIES, or the lives of many humans. It wouldn't be right to put it into one individual. It's quite sad, nature isn't always kind.

 

[cracksinthepitch]

Its a very sad news report but this event probably happens all over the world weekly. Let nature take its course. I dont think that cows milk is suitable for a whale , sure try it why not, see if it works ,study it learn from it etc. What has become plainly obvious is that the bureaucrats havent got a clue and no one can make a decision to save themselves.
Dear head honcho MAKE A DECISION and run with it. its not that hard is it. Whether you make the left or right decicion you will be critised by the opposing side ,so live with it,get on with it and make a Damn decision....

 

[xander]

Why does it need a 4 x olympic pool enclosure? why not just net off an area the size of 4 olympic pools? With a daily patrol of the nets perimeter any marine life that may get caught can be free'd. Also with a whale being so bit the net mesh could be very co**** to allow almost all marine life to swim in and out without being tangeled. As far as migration and that goes im sure its just instinct and when it is older im sure it will join up with another pod that would show it where to go etc etc.. As far as it not having skills for the wild etc etc its all instinct is it not?? a hand reared reptile could fend for itself in the wild running off pure instinct. Its been done successfully in America so why wouldn't it work?

A reptile is extremely different to a mammal. Reptilea are on their own from day dot and have a in built instinct.No point in comparing.Whales learn throughout their juvenille and teenage yaers what to eat, what to avoid and how to socialise. That Dugong that was handreared and released lasted not long at all and is now in permenant captivity because it did not have the teachings of its parent(s). Its more cruel to let this poor little whale suffer than to actually put it to sleep.

 

[Australis]

So instead your tax dollars will be spent on other great things like wars and Kevin Rudds many trips overseas.

Well it will be spent on war and PM travel regardless.

Big bucks on one whale is a complete waste - and will achieve nothing more than group hugs
amongst some bleeding hearts .. i actually like whales .. i would think it a waste if it was to be
spent on an individual reptile also.

 

[Pineapplekitten]

its not about the teet and having milk now... if they feed it now they save it for an extra day but what about when it comes time to weaning it are they supposed to bring boat loads of krill for it to eat. its sad but it is nature. plus they need a mixture different stuff not just milk.

if they are willing to spends thousands of dollars on MAYBE saving a whale then that money could be well used somewhere else, maybe saving people..

its a beautiful whale but i agree that the mother abandoned it for a reason. they say mothers have abandoned calfs before cos it had lung disease or something. im waiting to see what the blood test says about that.

oh well thats my 2 cents worth.. i do wish he could be saved..

 

[CodeRed]

At a street value of $2 per sushi roll Colin is worth about $600k. I say fatten him up and double the price.

 

[redbellybite]

awwwwwwwww stop ya complaining now didnt you all see THE WHALE WHISPERER tonight?......its all good he reckons it wants to go back to the big ones and its got shoddy eye sight ,he should know he is a whale whisperer..................

 

[spongebob]

It's very sad, but attempting to save it would cost millions of dollars ($2,000,000 is a big underestimate), and the whale would still most likely die. The conservation budget is extremely tight, and that amount of money could be used to save multiple SPECIES, or the lives of many humans. It wouldn't be right to put it into one individual. It's quite sad, nature isn't always kind.

I would argue that the global negative publicity would be far costlier to the conservation movement. This is a golden opportunity to tap into the feel good factor. Set up a whale wet nurse fund and milk the sentimental $ for all it's worth.

Then if it dies follow codered's train of thought and sell it to the Japanese as "fresh as" for scientific research and offset this individual against their quota.

Excess funds then go towards conservsation

win win win?

or just let the bugger die and feel the wrath of the world with declining tourism etc

 

[alex_c]

If he did end up being raised by human's how is he going to learn the thing's only a whale can teach him such as how to find food etc?

 

[whiteyluvsrum]

they are killn it tonight.