26 July 2024
Open Letter to Release Captain Paul Watson
In a letter to Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Dr. Jane Goodall, myself, and other members of the Jane Goodall Institute's Global Ethics and Cetacean Committees are urging the immediate release of Captain Paul Watson. For many years, he has been a prominent advocate against the inhumane practice of killing whales. These sentient beings should never be slaughtered for commercial purposes or under the guise of scientific research. Captain Watson should not be imprisoned in Japan for his efforts against a deeply cruel practice that should have been banned long ago.