Whale Curry on the menu in Japanese School

[Rickg]

Here is the URL to an article about a school in Northern Japan that has added a new menu item "Whale Curry Rice".

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/12627724.htm

Rickg

 

[gangrel441]

Here is the URL to an article about a school in Northern Japan that has added a new menu item "Whale Curry Rice".

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/12627724.htm

Rickg

Well, hey...at least it's all in the name of science...

 

[DS tank wipe]

I'm hungry now :05:

 

[SCUBAJENNIFER]

Here is the URL to an article about a school in Northern Japan that has added a new menu item "Whale Curry Rice".

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/12627724.htm

Rickg

They Suck! :evilbunny

 

[riddler]

Here is the URL to an article about a school in Northern Japan that has added a new menu item "Whale Curry Rice".

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/12627724.htm

Rickg

Well, I am definitely against killing whales. Japan has a lot of making up to do in this area. But let's keep a few things in mind.

1. Minke whales are the most abundant baleen whale. It is estimated that there are about almost 800,000 minke whales world-wide. So it's not an endangered species.

2. The program approved by the International Whaling Commission, which, I assume knows more about whale needs than I do. Or maybe it just means that bribes work just as well in "civilized" countries as they do everywhere else. :money:

 

[O2BBubbleFree]

Like Riddler said, the taking of the whales is approved by the Commission, and they're not endangered. Would you rather the meat go to waste?

 

[fishoutawater]

"Japan's Fisheries Agency claims the hunt is aimed at studying the whales' feeding patterns and their effect on fish stocks."

If they're dead, they don't have feeding patterns. And if they don't have feeding patterns because they're dead, there will be more fish stocks.
DAH!
You shouldn't have to be a "scientist" to figure this out.

I can't help but wonder if they even got a government grant to study whether dead whales eat fish or not. :dead:

 

[gangrel441]

2. The program approved by the International Whaling Commission, which, I assume knows more about whale needs than I do. Or maybe it just means that bribes work just as well in "civilized" countries as they do everywhere else. :money:

I have read from a few credible sources that this is believed to be a thinly veiled political maneuver to use the "Scientific Research" provision in order to allow some Japanese communities to continue their centuries-old whaling practices. For all the stories I have seen about Japanese scientific whaling expeditions, this is the first article I have read which actually tries to explain what scientific research they are doing. Story seems pretty flimsy to me...

 

[MtnDiver]

Or look at it in a completely different way. Think about how many Hindus you are appalling every time you have a hamburger!

I'm not advocating killing whales, but different cultures have different customs...

 

[Doc]

We used to get fish only on Friday.

This is a good idea because they can buy in bulk. How long does Minke whale meat keep?

I hear it's excellent with lemon.

Hey, it's from Ft. Wayne- what do they know about whales?
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