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22/10/2006 Entry: "Iceland resume's commercial whaling"
It's a sad state of affairs when here, in the 21st century, a country has to slaughter dozens of an already endangered species for commercial gain.
After 21 years Iceland has broken an intenational ban on commercial whaling because 'it is vital to the economy'...which i find to be a pathetic excuse to slaughter whales, if the only way they can support their economy is to kill whales then maybe it's not an economy worth surviving.
There is not one by product from whaling i can think of at this moment that can't be replaced/substituted with something else that is far more sustainable as a source.
Iceland have said that they will kill nine fin whales and 30 minke whales each year and that these figures are sustainable....well, they must of had a serious population explosion because whales are very slow breeders....a female will mate seasonally and have 1 calf every 1-3 years, the gestation period of a whale is from 10 months upwards, considering these animals are endagered to start with i don't know how those figures can be sustainable.
Sometimes i wish i could just distance myself from this self distructive species called the human race because it's times like these where i am less than proud to be called one (and yes, i do feel very strongly about killing these wonderful, gentle and graceful creatures).
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You and me both dude. Im certainly no tree hugger but I cannot see why and species has the right to hunt another into extinction. In fact I find it disgusting that in this age of scientific advancement we cannot find other ways to support ourselves without harming our enviroment as we do. Truth of the matter is its all down to money mate. They could get the resources from elsewhere, but that would cost way too much, so hey why not just carry on killing whales and only address the problem when they are all gone? Hope the green lobby start boycotting their goods and hurt them more.
Posted by Chris @ 10:40 PM GMT 23/10/2006
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