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Beings eat other beings all the time.... predators are at the top of the food chain.
And species come and go - this is how nature works.
The issue with humans is that through technology and industrialisation we have the capacity to destroy a large number of species in a very short space of time. And this is a very serious issue that needs to be addressed by the international community.
But whatever we think in the West about eating whales, or monkeys, or dogs - the West is only around 20% of the world's population, and it is an unrealistic expectation that we can get the other 80% to eat only what we eat.
In terms of the Japanese whaling industry, we need to separate between our emotional response to seeing these magnificent creatures being hunted, to the cold question of sustainability.
And species come and go - this is how nature works.
The issue with humans is that through technology and industrialisation we have the capacity to destroy a large number of species in a very short space of time. And this is a very serious issue that needs to be addressed by the international community.
But whatever we think in the West about eating whales, or monkeys, or dogs - the West is only around 20% of the world's population, and it is an unrealistic expectation that we can get the other 80% to eat only what we eat.
In terms of the Japanese whaling industry, we need to separate between our emotional response to seeing these magnificent creatures being hunted, to the cold question of sustainability.