Sparked by my interest in the new Animal Planet series, Whale Wars, and my lifelong appreciation for all animals great and small, I decided to write an article to help bring attention to a worthy cause. If you would like to donate to the Sea Shepherd organization, you can do so by clicking on the word donate. Not only can you donate, but you can purchase Sea Shepherd gear, or you can volunteer. Whichever the case, at least you know you will be helping out innocent wildlife.
While vising the home website of the Sea Shepherd which is the organization founded by Captain Paul Watson in direct retaliation and protest of the massacre of marine life, most notably the plight of whales but also deals with seal, dolphin, and shark poaching to name a few. I discovered that today was S.O.S. Day which stands for “Save Our Skipper” day.
The reason for such a day goes back to 2002. While Captain Paul Watson was in Guatemala, Guatemalan authorities asked Captain Watson to arrest a Costa Rican long liner that was illegally fishing for sharks using illegal hooking techniques within Guatemalan waters. This action sparked outrage for Costa Rica and thus a warrant for his arrest was issued. Although the warrant had not been enforced for an entire decade, in light of the recent civil suit from the Japanese whaling industry against the Sea Shepherd organization, it is hugely speculated there might be a connection between Costa Rica and Japan. That they might be teaming up in an effort to shut down the conservation efforts of the Sea Shepherd and it's Captain Paul Watson.
Recently captain Paul Watson had been waiting in a jail cell to learn his fate whether he would be freed or extradited to Costa Rica. An extradition would ultimately drop Captain Watson into enemy hands where he is much hated by the Costa Rican fisheries and could potentially be murdered even before he sets foot on Costa Rican land.
Unfortunately the warrant will not go away and extradition is looming in the near future, there was some good news today, undoubtedly due to the thousands of correspondences via phone calls, emails, faxes, and letters, the Honorable German Ministers of Justice and Foreign Affairs have granted Captain Paul Watson bail.
Although this is a great victory for the Captain, he still faces extradition and needs further support from you. Please follow this link to find out how to contact the Honorable German Ministers of Justice and Foreign Affairs, to ask them to please let Captain Paul Watson go.
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