Most mammals eaten by man are farmed, and in most western countries killed humanely. I also eat lots of mammals but none are potentially endangered species (note potentially, we just dont have enough facts here).Boogie711:I had no idea you thought all of Scubaboard members were vegetarian. I'm sure not!
I proudly eat mammals, of many sizes, shapes and descriptions. Just because a whale lives in the water doesn't preclude it in my books.
The big problem with whaling is that Japan is hiding behind this 'Scientific' research crap. I have lived in Japan and seen the amount of whale meat that is sold in fishmarkets and it aint small cheese, its a massive business, and they are simply using the power of the yen to keep doing it. This leads to false statistics being presented so that we do not know the exact scale of how many are being caught, for SCIENTIFIC purposes.
DivePartner1:You've never seen a cat toy with a mouse?
Cats have been domesticated by man, their basic instinct tells them to hunt but we tell them not to bring little presents back into the house. Pleasure is not part of it, they are simply practicing their hunting skills.
Scratching my persian rugs and shredding toilet paper otoh does seem to amuse them :11ztongue