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Iceland allows whaling to resume in ‘massive step backwards’ (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] unscholarly_source 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If he's doing this for profit, there has to be a consumer... Who are the consumers and what are they buying?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Sadly, there is whale meat in our supermarkets and restaurants. The only reason they can sell it is because some of the whale is "necessary" for "research", and the meat is a "byproduct".

[–] unscholarly_source 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What kind of research necessitates killing whales??

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago

Research of the taste of whale meat