Whaling

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I dont think we should be able to regulate the japanese out of their culture, i believe that if they consume the entire animal and use the leftovers to make animal feed etc. then its not a problem as we are using them in the lifecycle like any other animal would.
The whales that are harvested are not the ones that are concidered endangerd, its not grey whales or orcas they are the more plentiful types of whales.

Any videos you see made by peta or sea sheperd or other environmental group only show the worst suffereing they have ever found, they wont show you when the whale dies on the first shot and is processsed long dead.
If we allowed a open fishery on whales then we could set up regulations on the handeling of the target species and proper quotas based on scientific research and have observers onboard the ship to make sure everything is done right. by banning it we would just force it underground and pirate groups would then fill the void for the demand of the goods. Just like everything else that is banned in the world,, you can still get it just not legaly.