steve70638:
I was reading an article lately that Iceland is using whale meat for dog food because there is so little demand domestically for their "scientific research" program whale hunt.
Japan, of course, deny this.
"Japanese scientists have reacted angrily to media reports that surplus whale meat is being sold as pet food."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4700418.stm
However it looks like a typical piece of justification for continuing a totally unnecessary harvest of whales.
Maybe some of our members in Japan could tell us what the price of whale meat was and is today in Japan.
I doubt you could sell it on the international market at anything like a commercial price to break even never mind make a profit.
It seems that even the Japenese people have no real interest in whale meat, they are trying to sell it to kids in the schools but the price is to high.
"The Wakayama education board is supplying whale meat to around 280 schools, to try to promote awareness of the region's whaling traditions.
Quote from
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4106688.stm
"We've been practising whaling since the beginning of the 17th century," Tetsuji Sawada, a local education official told the BBC, "but the tradition is dying out."
To make the dish more appetising, the whale is being fried in breadcrumbs, or minced into burgers.
The board had to lobby the government to bring down the price to keep it within their budget. "
There is no justification for this practise but the Japanese cannot back down as they would lose face in the international community.