Finally for myself, I defend whales because a dying whale once spared my life, and since that day in June 1975, I have dedicated my body, heart and soul to defending whales and other species in our oceans [...] cognition. Like chimpanzees, dolphins and whales are essentially non-human persons. And that is why it is my sincere conviction that the killing of a whale, the killing of a dolphin, the killing of a pilot whale [...] cruelty and ruthless violence upon this alien yet extraordinary earthly intelligence. I have spent my entire life fighting to defend and protect whales and dolphins because I am convinced that we must