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Originally Posted by MissMisa
My opinion is this:
- I don't agree with the killing of Dophins in Taiji. The fact that they are dolphins is irrelevent. I don't like it, first and foremost, because of the methods they use to kill the dolphins. This is even worse for dolphins though because they are arguably aware of the fact that they are dying.
- I agree with the opinions of environmentalists, but again, I don't approve of their methods. Sometimes they are very brash and intrusive, which just makes the Japanese people angry and causes more problems.
- I don't believe this is about culture. Culture can change. If culture stayed the same in England, we would still be hanging people in the streets. Culture is a stupid justification for doing awful things, which in the modern world we have come to realise are cruel and pointless.
- I do believe this is mainly to do with money. I doubt the farmers would be so passionate about their 'culture' if another job was offered to them with similar pay.
- I don't agree with whaling at all. This is because whales are not a sustainable source of food, because they are not bred specifically to be eaten. They are wild animals. This is not because whales are 'magicalspecialwonderful.' It's because if we allowed whales to be killed for this reason, they would be extinct in a short amount of time. How do we know this? From past events. The reason why it's bad that whales are extinct is not because they are 'magicalspecialwonderful.' It's because they play an important part in the food chain which could adversely affect a LOT of other species. Not just whales.
- Also, it is extremely difficult to kill a whale humainly because of it's size. The current methods are painful, distressing and inhumane, and we should not allow this on ANY species.This is another reason why whaling should not be permitted.
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The method of killing is wrong? Do you have any clue what goes on 24 hours a day in the meat industries of the west?
Not about culture? So whatever you and/or the English think is correct because your culture is now MODERN AND RIGHTEOUS while Japan is primitive and full of faults? whale meat has been on a part of the diet in Japan for centuries. And for centuries there was no drop in whale population until the U.S. and Russia killed all the whales just to collect the oil. After the oil was extracted, the huge bodies were dumped back into the sea. This went on for decades using huge factory ships until the whale population plummeted. It's the western cultures that made the current state of affairs not us. Cultures change over time, agreed. So at some point in the future we might stop eating whale meat just as we stopped walking around with swords. But that will be our decision to make, not the decision of foreigners. Two main points: 1) we will do what we want on our land and coastal waters. 2) if other nations want to sell us whale meat or anything else, that's our business.
If your against whaling, fine that's your business. We really don't care what you think. In coastal waters, what we do is non of your business. besides,the vast majority of whales aren't even in Japanese waters, and as I understand it Japan was no unique species of whales in its coastal waters. These anti-whalers always try to paint the picture that the worlds whale population all depend on what Japan does of its coastal waters. That's a flat out lie. you can control all the whales you like in all the oceans of the world, just stay out of Japanese waters.
killing whales is not human? I agree. but you missed a serious point. Killing any animal is not human. You ever killed a chicken, pig or goat? Any farmer can tell you, the animals know whats happening, to be aware of and recognize danger is a primitive trait of animals. Does it matter? Nature is about eat or be eaten. So, whatever is good enough for the beef is good enough for the whale.