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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Peewit" data-source="post: 1746964" data-attributes="member: 57492">Hi JohnI thought any threats against Luna the Whale where out of order.  Simply for any of the local residents to threaten to shot the whale, they should have been arrested.  Arrested, instead of fining the one visitor £100 who wanted to touch Luna.To me whatever happened to Luna, it was done with malice and murderous intent.  So much for the appointed Stewards with their protection racket.  They had not got a clue what they where doing or saying.  They where wrong in their actions and they caused a whole 'group' of Luna haters with the local people.  They should be ashamed of themselves.  It was a lot of sheep following one another instead of forming their own opinions. Shot the 'beast of burden' said one, and the others feel the same! The only people who had a genuine love for nature/animals where the local Indians - even though their traditions went as far back ...  still their hands where tied.  They where gentle and true, and did what they thought was the best for Luna.People should have simply left the whale alone and not confused the issue so much.  I am sure the whale would have moved on in its own time without any human intervention at all.RegardsKathyx</blockquote>