Posted on 01/06/2010 9:59:39 AM PST by Revelation 911
ICORRECTO! The Japanese have several vessels operating together. They would just transfer to one of the other ships and tow the disabled ship home. No death sentence, Sorry. Hyperbole.
Yes, man has dominion over animals. So what? Does this mean we are to exploit them? Does this mean you don’t believe in conservation? We should drive species into extinction just because we have the right to? Was God’s point that we should slaughter his creation to extinction when food of other varieties is plentiful?
I live in a plentiful area for deer. Do I mind that they are hunted for meat and sport? No, I don’t. We have an overabundance of deer. Yet, it is still regulated, to manage the size and health of the herd. This is smart. In my lifetime I have seen the rules change as the deer herd population has changed drastically. I just think whales should be managed similarly.
“The Japanese whalers are discovering that the price is no longer right. With Sea Shepherd cutting their kill quotas in half and cancelling their profits for a fourth year in a row, the heavily subsidized whaling industry is on the ropes financially.”
“The Shonan Maru No. 2 pursued the Ady Gil as soon as the ship came into view with water cannons and LRADs. The Ady Gil crew DEFENDED (em) their ship utilizing photonic disrupters in an effort to get the Shonan Maru No. 2 to back off to a safe distance”
youre quoting who?
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