Number are pretty skeptical. English publication says Taiji town kills 20,000 annually in where I only see number of 2,000 in Japanese papers. Which number is it really correct? Those who only reads news and blogs in English believe in 20,000, those in Japanese believe 2,000. What about me? What about people who sees things from both sides? In fact I speak three languages. I see lateral opinions everywhere. People who cry out for killing whales and dolphins are evil eat cows and pigs on their daily menu. I already know and heard their arguments hundreds of times and it's always the same, same because their news source is only one, in English. Same can be said for "the other side", Japanese side. I am against to what the Japanese boats are doing in Southern pacific ocean and I am no where near against to the whale and dolphin hunting it self at all. And seriously, stop talking bullox as mercury content... same dead argument I've heard over hundreds of times from same someone like you. How much mercury you think it will poison you for eating whale/dolphin meat only once a twice a year (if you really know the eating habit in Japan) compared to other poisons sprayed over our daily foods and non-organic chickens and other stuffs.... besides I don't even eat meat my self much.
TG10:37AM June 04, 2010
Unlike citizens of Taiji, Japan, at least we know we are buying meat from a cow or a chicken rather than something being mislabelled which could potentially be deadly with the fact dolphin meat has high levels of mercury in it.
Tiaof PA2:11PM April 27, 2010
That last sentence has a point almost. Now the question of 'Why is it bad to kill a dolphin if we are killing deer and such, then why are we saying its bad to kill a dolphin?' NOw realize, I'm writing a research paper on whaling and dolphin slaughter and this question as popped into my mind, how many have thought of this exact question?
Reader Comments
Back to article
TG 10:37AM June 04, 2010
Tia of PA 2:11PM April 27, 2010
Anonymus of CA 12:28PM April 20, 2010