EPTWhale Wars - Page 19
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FallenStar
Spain118 Posts
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xM(Z
Romania5298 Posts
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iTzSnypah
United States1738 Posts
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ACrow
Germany6583 Posts
On January 06 2014 22:03 xM(Z wrote: 'cause they're allowed to kill a specific nr/and type of whales for scientific purposes. The "scientific purposes" are basically a loophole in the international contracts prohibiting the hunting of whales. Japan never made a secret out of the whales ending up in restaurants. | ||
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BallinWitStalin
1177 Posts
In (partial) defense of the Japanese, I really don't see why it's a big deal that they fish for Minke whales. There are tons of those guys, they are not of conservation concern, and I don't see what differentiates them from other animals that we consider ethical to harvest in a sustainable fashion. They're basically just big cows. It's fucked up that they take whales from species that are endangered, but that's because they're endangered. As long as the Minke population being harvested is healthy/not endangered, if someone wants to take a sustainable number to eat, who am I to criticize? Also messed up is the fact that they were fishing in a protected zone, there's no excuse for that. | ||
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