Pete,
I think this is plain wrong, a huge stain on humanity. There's no arguement in culture's name that can stand straight against this.
I respect your view that the topic of animal harvest is disturbing.
And I agree that there are plenty of things we as humans do that are NOT what you'd consider admirable, I'd be willing to debate if this activity of harvesting whales is "wrong" under ANY circumstance.
I am in no way defending this activity as I have no firsthand knowledge of WHY this is being done. I merely am seeking to engage in CONSTRUCTIVE debate on this...
Questions:
- is this the only source of animal protein that sociey (or village, or whatever) has access to? Is it only this time of year that the animals are accessable?
- If they didn't harvest the whales, what could the people do for food/protein/energy? Animal protein and fat are substantially more calorie rich than vegetable/plant material. Is there enough airable ground for these people to subsist on plants alone?
- if left to their own device, would the whales overpopulate their feeding grounds, suffer from disease or habitat exhasution/destruction?
- if they hunted the whales some other way, would it cause more injuyr/suffering to the whales?
I pose the question "How could this result be achieved in a more "acceptable" manner"?
