Japan to start whale hunt again - Page 3

#21 (**permalink**) 20th-December-2007, 10:54 AM

So, which one is the stroke victim again?

#22 (**permalink**) 20th-December-2007, 05:03 PM

That's just freaky man

On a serious note though theres this interesting stuff in an Australian paper about stopping the hunt.

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegrap...014144,00.html

Andy · #23 (**permalink**) 20th-December-2007, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by geekboy

That's just freaky man

On a serious note though theres this interesting stuff in an Australian paper about stopping the hunt.

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegrap...014144,00.html

If only petitions made any difference.

include · #24 (**permalink**) 21st-December-2007, 08:07 AM

Whaling has been outlawed for decades yet year after year we hear that Japan wants to resume whaling for what it calls scientific purposes.

Can we not ask the Japanese government exactly what sort of science calls for the killing of 1000 whales and what data exactly they hope to get.
Presumably the 1000th dead whale will reveal exactly the same information as the previous 999?

I know of no other scientific work whereby the product of the research ends up on the menu of posh restaurants.

forfi · #25 (**permalink**) 21st-December-2007, 12:43 PM

At least the humpbacks are safe for now
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7155255.stm

include · #26 (**permalink**) 22nd-December-2007, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by forfi

At least the humpbacks are safe for now
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7155255.stm

That is good news. Lets hope that this is only the start.

#27 (**permalink**) 22nd-December-2007, 07:03 AM

Awesome news

#28 (**permalink**) 22nd-December-2007, 09:05 AM

They're going to kill a thousand other whales in the name of scientific research. What are they going to study? How the age of the whale affects the taste?

david16 · #29 (**permalink**) 22nd-December-2007, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Arnie28

They're going to kill a thousand other whales in the name of scientific research. What are they going to study? How the age of the whale affects the taste?

Extinction of a specie and its affect on the biosphere.

macgardener · #30 (**permalink**) 23rd-December-2007, 06:31 AM

I heard one reporter say they are taking advantage of an exemption to do this "scientific" whaling. Aren't they then required to show the proof of doing it in accordance with the exemption? Where are the articles in scientific journals?
Btw we stopped watching Iron Chef after they used whale meat. It's still on SBS, I wish they'd had the gumption to stop buying the program.

Arnie and David, yeah