If you watch Whale Wars then I am sure you have seen the banner trailing the Japanese whaling fleet that is supposed to lend legitimacy to their activities via the website ICRwhale.org . The Institute for Cetacean Research is definitely the “spin zone” for killing whales and like others I came upon it last year after watching the series. Well, as I was poking around the web for a post I am planning for next week, I happened upon a Greenpeace blog from October 2008 that brought to my attention a spoof well worth visiting. I figured that I may not be the only one who missed this parody so just in case…
“The Institute for Delicious Whale Research” introduces itself as a “site has nothing to do with the Japanese Institute of Cetacean Research, except for very scientific research purposes only.”
Although the site has not been updated since Dec. 29, 2008, the latest news article’s title is an eye catcher, “Whale Shepherd Attacks Whale Tickling Vessel.”
The incident occurred when the Keki Maru was undertaking a detour in the iced packing area after completing the day’s whale tickling activities. The Keki Maru topside starboard rear frypan was terminally damaged by the Dutch vessel’s crumbing, although no hindrance to its present cookery operation and extremely scientific research activities has occurred.
The Director General of the Institute of Delicious Whale Research (IDWR) in Tokyo, Mr Morisu Minoru, said that Japan’s right to conduct intensely scientific foodological research in the Antarctic was legally accepted by the most highly bribed member countries of the International Whaling Commission. Article VIII of the International Convention for the Regulation of Lying (ICRL), explicitly provides that member countries may issue permits that allows governments like Japan’s to compete to be the biggest liars in the developed world.
So go check it out and decide for yourself if “this is either a parody site, or extremely accurate scientific research.”
James
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The Japanese supposed whaling for science is a bunch of bunk! Who do they think they’re fooling. It is so irritating. Thanks for all your research and efforts in trying to keep the public informed.