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  Seaspiracy
context: From next month, the company plans to import 3,000 tons of fin-whale meat a year from Iceland, in a deal to support the whaling industry worldwide.
  
  3000 tons per year. >
  
  Yeah but adult fin whales weight like 40-80 tons each, so that's only like ... Oh, oh that's a lot. >
  
  You’re not even factoring in that a huge portion of that total body weight is bone and internal organs that if I had to guess don’t factor into those 3000 tons. Whaling is a barbaric practice, and the Japanese should receive far more international pressure to stop it than they do. >
  
  Completely agree. I think the idea that all cultural ideals, values, and traditions are equally valuable and shouldn’t be judged by those outside of the culture has become too all-encompassing. 
  Within reason, yes we should respect cultural ideals that differ from our own, but when culture and tradition are used to justify animal cruelty, homophobia, misogyny, slavery, etc a line has been crossed. 
  If stoning people because they’re homosexual is a key component of your “cultural identity” or justified on that basis, your culture is flawed and in need of reflection, growth, and change. >
  
  If they want to hunt whales because their ancestors did, fine. They can do it in a rowboat with a hand thrown harpoon, like their ancestors did. >
  
  The Japanese whaling industry started after ww2 when Douglas MacArthur was looking for non military industries to put people back to work. >
  
  That's not true. Japanese have been whaling since the 12th century (or thereabouts). However, Japan vegan whaling on an industrial level around 1890. >
  
  Haven’t we all sold dead whale carcass at one point or another… >
  
  Only out of the back of my car. Bought the product from someone named Poreese. I still think the stuff was cat, but but she insisted it was whale. I'm gonna go with that. >
  
  No live whale pieces for sale? Disappointing. >
  
  No fresh whale sperm either. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined :( >
  
  Was it whale sperm or whale vomit that was so insanely expensive? >
  
  ambergris is from sperm whale >
  
  I imagine the sperm would probably cost a fair bit as well. Must be pretty hard to get >
  
  Not hard if you bring a dedicated whale wanker. >
  
  It must be pretty hard though. You ever tried to wank off a whale when it was flaccid? >
  
  He was flaccid when I started. >
  
  So whale meat? "Dead whale pieces" lol >
  
  Wait til they find out about gas station hot dogs... >
  
  Dead pig anuses and other dead nasty stuff (dead) >
  
  Sometimes the anus is better when it's dead... >
  
  Sometimes >
  
  Cue southpark episode quotes >
  
  FRUCK YOU DORPHIN! AND FRUCK YOU WHRARE! >
  
  So leftovers from the many hundreds of whales killed for, checks notes, research? >
  
  Between whale hunting and shark fin soup I can't understand it. 
  Like someone who has the emotional capability of killing a whale is ridiculous. 
  Meanwhile with shark fin soup it's the cruelest thing you could do to animal. They basically only take the fins and chuck the still living shark back into the water to die an excruciatingly painful death or get eaten without being able to do anything to stop it. >
  
  There are many people with the emotional capacity to kill cows, pigs, chickens, fish. There is nothing strange about being prepared to kill an animal for food. 
  I do agree with the shark fin thing, though. That's just cruel. >
  
  The strange thing is that most countries have banned whale hunting for good reason. Whale populations are extremely fragile and Japan alone has caused collapse in populations. That and their extremely intelligent animals capable of complex thought. 
  Whales haven't been domesticated and raised on farms. That's the big difference. Most wild caught animals have restrictions and rules. Lobster for example have very strict rules on who can catch them and how many along with size and weight restrictions. >
  
  The whale that's most caught is the minke whale, which is 'least concern'. Of the more than 100k minke whales, a little more than 1k are allowed to be caught, and even less are actually caught. Most whales are killed today as collisions with boats, and as bycatch in normal fishing operations. (over 90% in the case of right whales)
  Cows and pigs are intelligent too, at least on the level of dogs. They form friendships and social groups. While i agree that killing less animals is better than killing more animals, the difference between farmed and wild animals is not too clear for me. >
  
  Farmed animals are bred for consumption. Yes their intelligent but theyve been bred as livestock for hundreds of thousands of years. 
  Wild animals, especially intelligent ones are different because you can't just raise more of them. Especially when they take years to develop.
  That's not the topic. The topic is whale meat from Japan which they have express intent to hunt and pay no heed to the ecological impact. The topic isn't by catch.  Wild populations don't replenish well especially for long lived species that take long for sexual maturity. 
  On top of this the amount of whale meat and the quotas for Japan are completely off. They catch way more then their supposed quotas as demonstrated by how common it is in Japan. >
  
  I still fail to see the difference of cruelty between killing an animal bred for consumption and a wild animal.
  But the current japan whaling is not too impactful. Between 1988 and 2017 they caught 16k whales. That's 500-600 whales a year, mostly the aforementioned minke whale. Before '88 it was indeed much worse, with 2,8k whales in '86. A minke whale reaches maturity at 7-8 years old, which is longer than cows or pigs, with 1-4 years, granted, but not too long neither.
  Some investigations found some more vulnerable species sold, but most can be explained as bycatch.
  I think you overestimate how much whale meat there is in Japan. Japan relies heavily on stockpiling food, and they had in 2009 5000t of whale in that stockpile (714 average mink whales).
  This selling of whale meat in vending machines is strange, but it's a common thing to do in japan, putting strange things in vending machines.
  Edit: the resuming of commercial whaling in 2019 provides for 3k whales in 10 years, which is 330/year. even less than their deceitful 'scientific' catching of whales. >
  
  Whaling in Japan 
  
  Japanese whaling, in terms of active hunting of whales, is estimated by the Japan Whaling Association to have begun around the 12th century. However, Japanese whaling on an industrial scale began around the 1890s when Japan started to participate in the modern whaling industry, at that time an industry in which many countries participated. Japan resumed commercial whaling in July 2019, and since then whaling activities have been confined to its territorial waters and exclusive economic zone. During the 20th century, Japan was heavily involved in commercial whaling.
  
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  The snickers or the dead whale piece.... >
  
  Can't choose. Throw the small kid at the vending machine until one breaks. >
  
  You're going to be there awhile...kids are built to bounce. So my money's on the vending machine breaking first. >
  
  Nonsense. I think if you throw the little shit hard enough they splatter >
  
  Then we come to the conundrum, which broke/splattered first, the kid or the vending machine? >
  
  I suppose it depends, did he have a helmet on? >
  
  The kid or the vending machine? >
  
  The wildest part about this article is that whale meat is so cheap...... That they serve it as dog food in Norway! >
  
  I literally cannot imagine anything less appetizing than getting seafood out of a vending machine. 🤮 >
  
  TBF Japanese vending machines are on another level. >
  
  I know, their used panties are ridiculously overpriced. Like I could go to a garage sale and pick some up for pennies on the dollar. >
  
  wait until people find out that it's not just overpriced they're not actually used , just have the "appearance" >
  
  That’s atrocious. If a man pays for booty sweat he should be entitled to booty sweat >
  
  Stop. Hunting. Whales. >
  
  The crew of the SS Bob Barker is trying. >
  
  What happened to Sea Shepherd..?!? >
  
  I'm not what you'd call a "conservationist" in the classical sense of the word, but even I know this is ridiculous.   They hunt those whales every year under the guise of "science", and then somehow it ends up in vending machines?
  Start sinking Japanese whaling fleets, this is unacceptable, and has been for about the last 100 years. >
  
  Is there a moral difference between hunting whales and breeding animals specifically for factory meat? >
  
  Yes, there is a major difference.   Starting with chickens and cattle not being endangered apex animals.     We also don't shoot explosive harpoons at cattle and wait for them to bleed out. >
  
  Antarctic minke whales, the species they hunt under the ruse of research, are not endangered. They aren’t even in the threatened status range. >
  
  Except they also hunt Sei whales, which are in fact endangered. >
  
  So does Iceland, but they get a free pass because they’re White. >
  
  No, they don't.  Sei whale don't live near iceland (although it's a secondary habitat they migrate through).   They hunt Fin and Minke.
  Also, start sinking their fleets too.  This is all in violation of international law anyways.  Nobody gets a pass. >
  
  International law? Lmao. No country has the power to enforce laws in international waters. Unless you’re talking about the moratorium on whale hunting which was enacted by the IWC which Japan was a member of up until a year or two ago which did allow hunting of specific whales and a max catch limit and Japan did follow that so they were legally hunting whales. But countries can’t enforce laws 12 miles off their coasts so there isn’t a international law. Iceland and Norway aren’t members of the IWC and just catch what they want because again international law isn’t a thing. You can say something but there’s no requirement to follow it because there is no international force to enforce it. >
  
  Then there should be no problem with sinking those whaling fleets, because they're in international waters, and laws/conventions don't apply there, apparently. >
  
  Leave the whales alone 🤦🏾‍♂️😡 >
  
  Why? What about our western diet? Who are we to judge >
  
  Because they are highly intelligent, social, and empathetic creatures who probably deserve “non-human personhood” designation? >
  
  You can say the same thing about pigs, they're smarter than dogs. >
  
  
  
  I don’t eat pigs.
  
  
  Yes, even though I eat poultry I actually do understand I am a moral hypocrite who is going by connivence and status quo. The prevalence and hypocrisy doesn’t in my mind change the moral calculus that much.
  
  
  Even between pigs and dogs and whales, there is almost a degree in nature instead of kind since whales have awareness of self (pass the mirror test) and display EQs (encephalization quotients) and Neural connection densities more on par with humans. Which again, suggests that whales or more non-human “people” than “animals” >
  
  Pigs also pass the mirror test I think, not sure about EQs. >
  
  Yea I had a feeling pigs would be right on that line. But honestly, that we treat another highly intelligent and social being poorly is kinda just strengthening my main point. >
  
  The whaling industry needs to be shut down >
  
  
  A Japanese whale-hunting company has started selling parts of dead whale in vending machines in an attempt to boost trade.
  Tokyo-based firm Kyodo Senpaku last month set up four machines in the capital and other places, selling whale skin, frozen whale meat and canned, cooked whale pieces.
  It plans to set up three more vending machines by next month. Prices range from 1,000 to 3,000 yen (£6.20 to £18.90).
  If the meat sells well, the company plans to open up to 100 vending machines over five years.
  Conservationists decried the move as a “desperate, cynical sales ploy” by a “cruel and declining” whale-hunting industry.
  Whale meat sales have plummeted in Japan over the past 50 years, so this is an effort to boost trade to support continued hunting, according to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation charity. It says the company wants to convince the Japanese government it has a good business model to expand quotas in future. >
  
  To be fair, Japan sells virtually everything in vending machines >
  
  Research...uh huh >
  
  why cant we just leave them alone instead of murder for profit >
  
  I want a picture of the vending matching with chunks of whale. >
  
  Dead whale pieces? Shall we start calling beef "dead cow pieces"?
  Don't get me wrong, I definitely disagree with hunting whales versus raising and consuming livestock, but damn is that title over the top... >
  
  I remember seeing a vendor/store selling items made of turtles in a tourist area in Japan or something having a sign in English and Japanese saying their products are likely prohibited in other countries >
  
  They’re still there.  The Asakusa temple area has a LOT. >
  
  Why is whaling still a option? I thought whales were endangered. >
  
  Hi there! Conservationist here. It highly depends on the species. Fin whales (which seem to be a particular target for Japan and Iceland) are very endangered, as are blue, humpback and many other whales like right whales. Some species though, like minke, have recovered to pre-whaling population levels and are now doing very well. There are kind of two arguments for whaling here - one is cultural tradition, the other is because it is 'sustainable' to hunt some species - such as minke. The problem with the former is drawing the line between subsistence hunting of native peoples by kayak in the Arctic circle and industrial mega-whalers with ballistic harpoons such as the Japanese use. One uses the entirety of the animal, bones and all for their way of life, the other is simply to keep the business going. The problem with 'sustainable' whaling is that there are often problems with actually working out what species you are looking at. Having done oceanic mammal surveys in the UK orth sea, it is often hard to actually work out what you are seeing quite a bit of the time in rough conditions! There was a big scandal in Iceland where a pregnant blue whale was killed when one of the mega-whalers was hunting one of the more populous species a couple of years ago. Blues are extremely rare nowadays and whilst they are doing a little better in Antarctica every single one is precious. These animals also have more emotion cells in their brain (called spindle cells) than humans do. They are immensely intelligent, social and peaceful animals. There is also no quick way to kill a whale. So on top of all of that, there are arguments around the ethics of hunting an animal that has at least the intelligence of a child, with a long drawn out chase and kill. So to answer your question, it depends on the species, but ultimately the market is collapsing due to lack of demand and the strong ethical arguments against hunting these animals. >
  
  Personally? I hope the market collapses and people stop hunting them. I don’t give a damn about the politics or markets or whatever. I want people to stop hunting them. >
  
  Couldn't agree more! They are some of the most phenomenal animals to ever exist. Such a waste of life for such a meaningless reason. >
  
  you could hardly sell live whale pieces. >
  
  I think I saw this in Avatar 2 >
  
  "Parts of dead whale", what the hell? This is called "meat". >
  
  Well— of course the pieces are dead; would be hard to sell live whale pieces in a vending machine. >
  
  When I taught in Japan I had a little intro chat to the students I'd say, I used it to practice my Japanese. I'm from Cape Cod, so I'd always say, where I'm from, we love whales and think of them as peaceful and wise and we love to go on whale watches (it was a standard field trip where I'm from-- the best time was when we spotted a Right Whale). Then I'd show them pictures of whales from off the coast. The kids were so fascinated, because as far as I can tell, in Japan they are considered monstrous (Godzilla is a mash-up of gorilla and kujira, which means whale). I'd also say we don't hunt them because they are mammals and don't reproduce fast enough. I remember one day I was supposed to teach, they turned me away at the door. They were serving whale for lunch, lol. Guess I made my stance super clear. I hope one of those kids grows up to stop this shitty practice. Fishing in general is actually even worse for the environment than meat production-- something to consider, pescatarians. >
  
  I talked to the parents of a classmate when I was 9 and they very politely told me why they did not eat meat. I stopped eating meat soon after. Been 23 years now, you never know who you inspired back then! >
  
  Wow thats terrible, man. Chomps on 1250th steak in my life. >
  
  Wow that’s awful, drives V6 Chelsea tractor through city. >
  
  Man I love animals and the environment. Let's go blow shit up this weekend. >
  
  POW! Take that you stupid pheasant, in the vending machine you go! >
  
  Small children that get stuck in vending machines are fair game. The hard part is getting them to stand still long enough for the claw to grab their heads. >
  
  Just gotta get a few buddies together and shake the machine until the little shit gives in. >
  
  When are they going to end this practice? It's not the 1800s anymore. >
  
  The whaling of minke whales in it's current form and numbers is actually much more sustainable and environmentally friendly than you might think
  Hold on before you downvote me hear me out. 
  While minke whales were hunted almost to extinction their numbers have rebounded exceptionally to the point that they are a species of least concern. In the west pacific the estimated minke whales popularion is 25000. In 2022 Japanese fishermen hunted a grand total of 171 mink whales, which is equal to about 0.68% of their population in the region. Compared to the hunting of about 300,000 deer in America in 2021 out of their estimated population of 36 million that's about 0.8% of the total deer population hunted. 
  I'm not saying whaling is necessary or good or that whaling should increase. I'm just sick of this uninformed antiquated idea that any whaling in any form at any time anywhere in the world is an act of inhumanity when we all subject millions of cows, pigs, and chickens to ACTUALLY monstrous conditions for the duration of their very short life and then slaughter them just so their meat can get thrown into a Kroger dumpster because it passed it's sell-by date. At least with these whales they lived a natural life. Not saying we shouldn't eat meat either I'm just trying to offer some perspective >
  
  I think it should all stop. >
  
  It kinda can't. If we stop hunting deer they get overpopulated because we killed off all the wolves, and most states resist reintroduction >
  
  That's not really a can't but a won't argument. >
  
  No it's a can't, unless you don't mind a bunch of deer destroying your house and car. Deer populations can get out of control fast >
  
  Nevermind eating all your fruits and veggies out of your gardens/orchards.
  Deer populations that get out of control are a menace. >
  
  You know, Japan is the most awesome place in the world until you get reminded of what they do to dolphins and whales >
  
  Anyone who kills whales is a piece of shit >
  
  The comment section is hilarious. The media itself is hilarious. You assholes make it sound like Japan is the only country that hunts whale meat.
  What about Norway? The Caribbean? Canada? Alaska? Iceland? Russia? Greenland? Indonesia? South Korea? Faroes? Some Inuits in the US still consume whale meat. >
  
  I think it's fair to say that at times Japanese whaling practices have been at best unethical and causing major harm to some species' population, and not really giving a fuck about it.
  But also, what you said.
  Also this article isn't about the Japenese increasing the amount of whaling they do, it's about importing whale meat from a more sustainable fishery in Iceland, which has the added benefit of boosting trade.
  If you're morally against all whaling then ... Ok well that's at least consistent. But what people are doing in here is attacking an endless array of strawmen. 
  So IDK why people are so bent out of shape. >
  
  
  If you're morally against all whaling then ... Ok well that's at least consistent. But what people are doing in here is attacking an endless array of strawmen.
  
  The people who are against whaling is against it for basically the same reason vegetarians are against the meat industry. Some naturally are against the meat industry also. In that case: go fight the local enemy! 
  It is so trash politics to go making a stink about other countries, doing stuff that your own country does, because that is easy and feels good.
  It is also weirdly racist, in its own way. Like, I don't go around parading that the chinese should stop eating dogs, I recognize that I also eat meat, and that their culture is different. Have the same relativism to Norway, plox. >
  
  How about just stop killing whales? >
  
  United States sells dead chunks of swine flesh in gas stations. >
  
  I had whale pepperoni once when I was in Oslo
  Didn’t know it was whale when I ate it because I’d never buy it if I had known beforehand
  They’re delicious btw >
  
  This is what journalists treat their reader like idiot looks like >
  
  Does that really work? You just stuff something in a vending machine and suddenly people want it? >
  
  Not a single used panty comment? >
  
  
  Next to the used ladies' panties vending machine?
  
  There's one >
  
  I read that a couple days ago!  Very good article.  The old people in that town saying "well, um..."  And the stuff about the concrete needing to flow.  LOL, it's like Spice in Dune.  I wondered why I never see wild coastlines in Japan, other than at wildlife preserves and protected islands >
  
  Summertime rendering…….. >
  
  STOP killing Whales and giant boat fishing factory's your greed and lack of. care for ocean life horrible! >
  
  
  In Norway, lack of demand has meant that whale meat is sold as dog food.
  
  These whalers are fucking bonkers >
  
  Fuck you dolphin and fuck you whale! >
  
  I just want the blowhole. Properly tenderized of course. >
  
  
  dead whale pieces
  
  I'll start calling chicken meat "dead bird pieces". >
  
  As apposed to... live whale pieces? >
  
  A big factor behind why Japan is still so invested in the Whaling industry is that there is immense stigma amongst civil government if people lose jobs under their tenure - it’s seriously seen as a disgrace for any political decision to result in a lot of layoffs even if it’s necessary 
  the whaling industry is essentially propped up and supported by the government not so much because there is actual demand for whale meat and products (though there is certainly a small demographic that enjoys eating whale as it brings nostalgia of the time post-world war 2 where it was used to supplement national diets in response to shortages of other foods and to supply jobs), but instead it’s supported to ensure the industry employs people at all levels and officials can claim they have created jobs and kept people employed 
  It’s a bizarre phenomenon that is thankfully, if slowly being chipped away by younger generations in Japan as they gradually enter politics, but considering how glacial such changes can be within Japan’s civil and political sectors, results will likely remain invisible for years, if not decades to come >
  
  The word you are looking for is “meat”. >
  
  Disappointing and disgusting. Time to move on Japan. >
  
  This is so fucked up. There’s absolutely no need for this. >
  
  At least they are not selling live whale pieces. >
  
  Isn't whale meat subsidized for SOME reason? I have to imagine it has a part in this. >
  
  Please tell me these machines are next to the bloody period underwear and fingernails >
  
  I mean... I'd like to taste whale meat but there's no way I'm getting it from a fucking vending machine >
  
  Vending Machine Stocker: “This is why I drink.” >
  
  gotta can em all >
  
  Pokémon endorsement 😯 >
  
  So sad.. 😔 >
  
  Coming from a country that had a vending machine that sold soiled panties ripe for sniffing, why am I not surprised? >
  
  Were they expecting them to sell live whale pieces in vending machines? >
  
  “Research”. >
  
  Love how all these redditors commenting how hunting whale is bad while cow and pigs are somehow ok lol >
  
  Fuck Japan >
  
  What does what’s taste like? Fishy? >
  
  Very fatty meat, salty. >
  
  Oooo I gotta try it at least once. >
  
  OMG in the Netherlands we have dead animal parts in bread for sale in vending machines .
  So are we guilty of whatever the point of this post is?
  Jesus Christ now I think about it... we don't even use a vending machine when we buy the body parts of chickens that are dipped in boiling oil after being plucked naked and coated in all kinds of herbs and spices against the naked flesh......./s >
  
  What a bunch of idiots , killing whales >
  
  The vending machines are only for research purposes. >
  
  🤬🤬🤬 >
  
  What is it with this insistence on killing whales regardless of dwindling demand? It's ridiculously cruel to these extremely intelligent animals, and detrimental to the ecosystem as a whole. Turn off the life support and let the industry die. >
  
  Is their anything Japanese government won't kill? >
  
  I can't judge it. They have sustained themselves by eating a certain way, a different one than mine. But it just seems so barbaric sometimes. >
  
  Only a tiny portion of Japan's population eats whale meat. Industrial whaling largely destroyed the traditional culture around whaling and whale meat in the 19th and early 20th century, and whale meat was only a major part of the diet for a relatively brief period post WWII since it was a relatively quick way of expanding food production after the US blew most of Japan into tiny, flaming pieces. Right now they kill and process far more whale meat than there is an actual market for because of government subsidies. The whole point of these vending machines is to find ways of getting people to eat the stuff. >
  
  When will they sell live whales in vending machines? >
  
  Why the actual fuck do we allow this as a global community? Fuck whalers and fuck people that support them. >
  
  For so many reasons, and I think we've all been hoping for 4+ decades now, Japan needs to stop hunting whales.
  It's downright criminal.  It's amazing their whaling ships haven't been sunk or sabotaged. 
  If for nothing else - more recent indications reinforce how important whales are as a keystone species for climate change.  
  F sake Japan - go eat some other animals.  Raise more chickens or something. >
  
  That’s pretty much disgusting >
  
  That’s gonna be a smelly vending machine. >
  
  Hmmm, just saw a picture from Germany with a vending machine selling dead pig and cow pieces, but it wasn't labeled as such. Pretty racist title here. >
  
  Bring Whale Wars back :( >
  
  Why? there is absolutely 0 need for 99.9% of people on earth to eat whales or hunt them.  Looks like cruelty for the sake of it. >
  
  How about leave the whales alone >
  
  Japan said they would stop their traditional whale hunts years ago. They either have a huge freezer with leftovers or have gone back on their word. I’ll find the article
  Edit: i stand corrected. Japan banned whaling in 1986 & decided to resume in 2019. I remember now, it made me want to go over there & sabotage their ships >
  
  Boost trade = try to make an unfashionable, outdated meat product a tiny bit more marketable >
  
  The whaling industry needs to go >
  
  All whalers can go burn in hell >
  
  A government stumbling ass over tits trying to “boost” a failing industry is so mind numbingly stupid. >
  
  Whales do an incredible amount for the environment. It’s sickening that government sanctioned whaling is still happening anywhere on the globe. >
  
  Sanctioned? It's massively subsidized. >
  
  Correct; in this usage sanctioned implies approval from the government, but you’re correct I didn’t make note of the financial aid to the industry explicitly. >
  
  Japan - please cut the shit and stop destroying the seas that border your country…. >
  
  What a crazy world…to live on a planet that the same street will have a vending machine for used girls panties, whale bits, and a comic series about the power of friendship. If you ever debated if we lived in a cyberpunk dystopia here was another sign. >
  
  dead whale pieces... you mean meat? >
  
  Fuckers. Fuck everyone involved in this trade. >
  
  Fkn what?
  How about we don’t kill these beautiful, brilliant, gentle creatures in vending machines what the fuck… >
  
  Ah yes, an animal welfare activist's hit piece, written with all the cultural sensitivity of your typical Harrods shopper. Wait till Jane finds out about muktuk still being allowed. >
  
  That could very well be. Though, in this particular situation, I think I'd rather be the "animal welfare activist". >
  
  “Save the not-endangered minke whales from Japanese whalers!” they yelled while eating factory-farmed meat whilst their Norwegian and Icelandic neighbors are out whale hunting. >
  
  The wright whales that they kill are down to the 500s and there is no reason for Japan to hunt them. They are killing a critically endangered animal to basically throw away. And your statement that minke whales are not endangered is bullshit. >
  
  Brown rats are also "least concern" just like minke whales. Are you saying rats are endangered? >
  
  Fuck you dolphin and fuck you whale! >
  
  why not create whale farms similar to fish farms? could be in an enclosed area similar to seaworld. 
  this could increase the whale population and balance it in the wild. could breed different whales like cows, horses and other animals..... >
  
  One - it takes a fucking long time for whale calf's to be conceived, born and grown. Two - the cost of maintaining a whale farm would be way too expensive compared to revenue. 3 - think about how much space that would take up and where would you reasonably put it. 4 - think about the morality issue of farming highly intelligent, migratory animals in a confined space. It wouldn't just be unsustainable but also downright idiotic >
  
  Abaolutely sickening, murder for the sake of murder. >
  
  They won’t be happy until the ocean is empty >
  
  Is this better or worse than gas station sushi? >
  
  Finally, I've been saying this for decades, at this point- just sell the whale chunks in vending machines already! Jesus! Is that so hard? >
  
  Something else for the “WTF Japan” file… >
  
  Nooooo Japan just No >
  
  These are the same whales that are illegal to hunt yet often get killed while Japan does “scientific research”? >
  
  Nope, these are the same whales which are 100% legal to hunt. Japan legalized whaling in 2019. >
  
  Japan.....still illegally killing whales for "scientific research". But praised by everyone for cleaning the bleachers at the Qatar world cup. Pathetic. >
  
  Nope, they legalized whaling in 2019. >
  
  Da’ fuck are Japanese obsessed with whale/dolphin products? Are these animals too peaceful or what? >
  
  The hell is religion with trying to control people since ancient time, are they obsessed with abusing human rights? Are we just too peaceful trying to live and let others live that it bothers zealots? >
  
  Yeah. Religion is the worst thing that ever happened. >
  
  Exactly what you'd want in a vending machine >
  
  “There’s something floating in my Snapple…” >
  
  Evil >
  
  It’s right next to the vending machine selling used panties. One stop shopping at its finest. >
  
  This reminds me of avatar >
  
  I didn’t know the whale was dead, I just thought he was really quiet