Regarding the Nov. 3 article "Activists comfort dying dolphins": With all due respect to a wannabe starlet like (American TV actress) Hayden Panettiere, what was the point of this?

Why were these people breaking the laws of Japan to protest against something that is not their concern? I wonder whether all those who took part in it were aware of the blatant animal abuse in their home countries. They have absolutely no right to point fingers at Japan when their own countries aren't any better.

This was just a PR stunt by and for self-righteous children, nothing else. Why weren't those kids protesting against the bullfights in Spain? Or how about the transport of live animals across EU territory? As for Ms. Panettiere, rodeo anyone?

andreas kolb