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It's false logic to assume that ending the killing of whales will lead to the International Community's condemnation of killing fish as well. Killing large game
by blondie9x 9y ago
It's false logic to assume that ending the killing of whales will lead to the International Community's condemnation of killing fish as well. Killing large game mammals is an entirely separate concern when compared to killing fish and other species that are used for sustenance and to feed the population. If the Japanese government is to acquiesce on this issue I do not feel as though the government should have concerns about pressure on other types of marine life that is seized for sustenance all over the world.
We should all come together as globsl citizens of this planet and make an agreement on what is safe to capture so we can protect and manage the sea as one international community. Being an outlier and killing these mammals as brutally as it is done is not a position Japan's government and the people who elect that government should be willing to accept.
- ant6n 9y agoPlus whales are (near?) sentient, while most fish are not.
- trothamel 9y ago[Citation needed], especially for the minke whales.
- Fnoord 9y agoOrca and dolphin recognize themselves in mirror test [1]. Whales are mammals [2]. Mammals all possess a neocortex [3]. "The neocortex, also called the neopallium and isocortex, is the part of the mammalian brain involved in higher-order brain functions such as sensory perception, cognition, generation of motor commands, spatial reasoning and language." [4] and AFAIK a CNS (Central Nervous System) as well. Animals are recognized as sentient beings in certain jurisdictions such as Canada and New Zealand, but not world-wide. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_consciousness#Mirror_test https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_consciousness#Mirror_te... [2] http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=2536 http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=2536 [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_nervous_system#Mammals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_nervous_system#Mammals [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neocortex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neocortex
- icc97 9y agoIt seems ugly logic but it makes sense. They don't want to stop any fishing. The more fish they get the more money they have to keep fishing. Plus the less money conservation groups have to focus on one section.