Target: Director Michael Berkow, Coast Guard Investigative Service
Goal: Devote more resources to finding fishermen responsible for dead whale.
A humpback whale was discovered floating belly up in a shallow lagoon. Upon examination, it appeared that the whale had injuries around its head and mouth likely caused by fishing equipment. Additionally, a large chunk of metal was found in the whale’s intestines, which had damaged the creature’s digestive tract.
The deceased whale was a magnificent animal. It measured 38 feet in length and weighed 30 tons. Volunteers provided the whale a burial on the beach by using an excavator to dig a deep hole in the sand.
Scientists who studied the whale learned that the animal was otherwise a healthy creature that likely would have lived a long life. It had thick blubber and a belly full of food, suggesting that illness or disease did not play a role in the animal’s demise.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Director Michael Berkow,
A beached humpback whale was recently discovered on a New York shoreline. The animal was found floating upside down in a shallow lagoon. Upon investigation, the whale appeared to have injuries to its mouth and head that are consistent with damage from fishing equipment. Additionally, the whale had a large chunk of metal in its intestines. This may have caused sufficient damage to the animal’s digestive tract to lead to its death.
The whale was determined to be otherwise in good physical condition. It had a thick layer of blubber and it’s belly was full of food. This suggests that disease or illness was not the cause of death.
It is not unusual for fishing boats to be the unintentional (or intentional) cause of injury and death to whales. This unfortunate fact can be combated if we devote the time and resources necessary to find and prosecute those responsible for the death of this magnificent creature. Please do everything in your power to bring justice to this deceased whale.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Photo credit: Atlantic Marine Conservation Society
REVOLTING !
Heartbreaking! So Cruel!!! The people that did this MUST BE CAUGHT AND PUNISHED!!~!~
This innocent animals death must be followed up with all the vigor that would be afforded a land animal.
We humans are just one species on a planet of millions of species. Why do we think we have a God-given right to slaughter (to extinction) any/all of the other species?
You said it’s Stephanie!! Who the hell do we think we are??
The evil human species I wish would die off. Vegan for life!!
We agree!! We too wish the despicable evil human species would die off!!!! AND definitely purse the persons responsible for this very sad and wrongful tragedy AND PUNISHMENT NEEDS TO BE NOTHING SHORT OF HARSH & SEVERE!!
Agree!
People are just so disgusting. Period.
YES THEY ARE… MORALLY AND ETHICALLY DISGUSTING!
Disgusting retarded bastards.I wish you and your families bad karma.
AMEN!!!
Absolutely awful, when humans wake up one day to find we killed every other specie then we might wake up but knowing humans greed even with that disaster they will never wake up, they’ll probably end up using humans to exploit for more greed
ALL ANIMAL ABUSERS DESERVE AN EYE FOR AN EYE AND WIPE THEM OFF THE PLANET!!! SO SICK OF THESE SCUMBAGS GETTING AWAY WITH ANYTHING!! ANIMALS LIVES MATTER!!
I TOO ALWAYS SAY.. AN EYE FOR AN EYE! COULDN’T AGREE MORE!
Agree all comments catch them and do the same to them .
cunts
Stop supporting the systematic slaughter and torture of animals to make them into so called “food”. Stop supporting the murder of all of these innocent being!Go vegan-stop the horror!!!
ENOUGH is ENOUGH from the IRRESPONSIBLE DESTRUCTIVE acts by SELFISH, HUMANS whose DISDAIN for other SENTIENT BEINGS is GROWING on an unbelievable scale. As the human race becomes more and more SELF PRESERVING, they forget or are too IGNORANT TO REALISE that the HUMAN RACE is the LEAST NECESSARY to the SURVIVAL OF NATURE and THIS PLANET.NATURE’S OTHER SENTIENT BEINGS UNDERSTAND THEIR ROLE IN THE ECOLOGICAL BALANCE OF LIFE and how to live, UNSELFISHLY, thus SUSTAINABLY! It is ONLY the GREED DRIVEN, IGNORANT HUMAN who thinks that this planet was created for humans to do as they please with! WITHOUT humans All other species could RECOVER from THE DAMAGE already caused to the environment and LIVE and THRIVE IN HARMONY as NATURE INTENDED. THE OCEANS ARE DYING, BECAUSE OF SELFISH ACTS SUCH AS THE CRUEL DEATH of this INNOCENT, GENTLE CREATURE, CAUSED BY LAZY, CALLOUS FISHING METHODS. Isn’t it enough that the industrial SLAUGHTER of SENTIENT SEA LIFE IS SO UNSUSTAINABLE, without adding INSULT to INJURY by DUMPING their killing equipment in the home of their VICTIMS CREATING FURTHER DESTRUCTION!!! May this and other poor victims, REST IN PEACE and may those responsible be prosecuted for crimes AGAINST NATURE.
YES TERESA!! THE EVIL HUMAN RACE IS NOTHING BUT A CANCER… KILLS EVERYTHING IN IT’S PATH!!
This magnificent creature suffered and died horribly. This has to stop.
This poor baby probably suffered in silence for months or years. It’s an outrageous sin how we are trashing the planet. Rest in peace sweet baby.
Catch the scum that did this and throw them in prison.
Yes & that they are, nothing & disgusting. I agree & with all comments. Poor beautiful whale. Feel so sad for you. That’s terrible 🙁
COWARDS!! Attack this humpback whale who is not only endangered but completely harmless!!
Yes! Find them, and fine them hundreds of thousands of dollars and give them the most severe jail term with animal lovers.
So true! Great comment.
So sad & wrong!! Unjust!
I get so Sick of humans & angry about the really bad things they do. Animals are so good & innocent. Poor beautiful whale
Enough of this cruelty. Find monsters responsible for this.
Dont call them humans they are far from being humans.no normal human would do this and make them selves like a little cunt. Fisher men are wimps they are sub human cunts that what they look like to all animal activist vegans all animal abuers are all inbreads mongs
Humans are the ONLY species that, hopefully, will go extinct! Peace will reign thereafter.
Wow ….these fishermen have no regard at all for marine life. Imagine what this whale went through. Marine life and animals can’t run to the doctor for help. What greedy heartless assholes fishermen are!…
THE LAW MUST IMPLEMENT MORE STRINGENT LAWS TO PROSECUTE PEOPLE WHO HARM MARINE LIFE IN ANY WAY.
DON’T EAT FISH OF ANY KIND!!!!