Japan plans to hunt almost 1,000 minke and fin whales for research over the Antarctic summer, but has abandoned the cull of 50 humpback whales after international condemnation and a formal diplomatic protest by 31 nations.
Research? What kind of research requires that you kill over 1000 of them? What products are they harvesting that can't be obtained or manufactured using other means? Is this just high-dollar sushi?
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Research? What kind of research requires that you kill over 1000 of them? What products are they harvesting that can't be obtained or manufactured using other means?I believe that in their eyes, our declaring the whale to be the Holy Fish makes us look like total friggin idiots. And they keep repeating this obvious research lie to make fun of us…
Is this just high-dollar sushi?Yes. I actually tried whale sushi myself, the last time I was in Osaka. It tastes a bit like beef.