Spyke
Einar
lemmy.ml

"Whaling in the Faroe Islands is conducted in accordance with international law and globally recognized principles of sustainable development," according to the island's government website. "It is sustainable and fully regulated, with a strong emphasis on animal welfare, and a requirement today for participants to be licensed to use the mandatory methods and equipment. Whale drives only take place in bays that are officially approved for the purpose, and only schools of whales found in close proximity to land, usually within one nautical mile, are driven ashore."

The fact that it has to be justified in this way shows that something isn't right. Just because something is legal doesn't make it right.

Also, what kind of nonsense is this: "with a strong emphasis on animal welfare". It's a species hunted and killed by the hundreds! What kind of welfare is seen there!?

Humans' way of justifying their dubious morals can be disgusting!

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Flying Squidreply
lemmy.world

Just for the sake of accuracy, not because I don't think this is barbaric, it's definitely barbaric, but they hunt pilot whales, which aren't endangered.

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Einarreply
lemmy.ml

I stand corrected. I misread the last paragraph.

I edited my comment accordingly.

Source.

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MxM111reply
kbin.social

Ah, it’s ok then. Second most intelligent conscious creatures are hunted by the third.

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MxM111reply
kbin.social

You said it is barbaric, but you have not said it is not OK. Some barbaric actions are OK.

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Flying Squidreply
lemmy.world

Are you really being that anal? Of course it's not okay.

And I can't think of a barbaric action that is okay. Can you give me an example?

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Flying Squidreply
lemmy.world

That isn't barbaric. Barbaric means "savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal" according to Google.

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dudebroreply
lemmy.world

I'm curious if they're eating these animals.

If they're doing it to survive, then I honestly have no problem with hunting and encourage them to do it in a sustainable manner.

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Einarreply
lemmy.ml

They eat them. But there is no need to do so. It's a tradition.

Source: Britannica.

This source also highlights the hypocrisy of saying that there's a focus on animal welfare.

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Kacarottreply
feddit.de

There is no need to eat any animal and yet as a society we seem to have no problem with mass meat industry. Now, I don't disagree that there is hypocrisy in saying there is a focus on welfare, but I also feel some hypocrisy in there being outrage on some particular animals being eaten while other animals being eaten is fine.

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dudebroreply
lemmy.world

Wow. I didn't know they practically torture these animals while killing them.

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kent_eh
lemmy.ca

Alternate title: cruise ship interrupts traditional food hunt in culture they don't understand.

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