Save the whales

I never really intended to publish anything political here, but sometimes enough is enough. Quoting from a report from today's Independent online edition:

Humpback whales - the best loved and one of the most endangered of all the giant mammals - are to be slaughtered for the first time in more than 30 years, in defiance of an international ban. Japan is to put plans to kill the humpbacks before a meeting of the International Whaling Commission, the body that regulates world whaling, on the West Indian island of St Kitts today. The Japanese claim the whales will be used for "scientific research", a loophole that gives a licence to kill.

There isn't so much that any individual can do about this. The arrogance of the Japanese authorities beggars belief, and some extremely non-politically correct thoughts concerning harpoon targets are crossing my mind. It is extremely difficult to boycott Japanese products if you're into photography, but where ever I have a choice, from now onwards, that's what I'm doing. I always preferred yellow film boxes to green.