Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson could face up to 15 years’ prison in Japan if convicted - eviltoast
Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd and co-founder of Greenpeace, has been arrested on an international warrant and is facing charges including accomplice to assault and ship trespass
  • girlfreddy@lemmy.caEnglish
    121·
    3 months ago

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whaling_in_the_Faroe_Islands

    • been going on since the 9th century
    • Faroese cuisine is generally dominated by the use of animal products, as only about 2% of the 1,393 km2 of land on the islands is at all suitable for arable crops
    • a 2008 paper in Australian Archaeology said conservationists find Faroese whaling particularly offensive because it does not conform to traditional Western perspectives on “primitive” tribes
    • ShinkanTrain@lemmy.mlEnglish
      89·
      3 months ago

      But, you see, I think my culture is superior so they should stop.

      Anyway, who’s up for an ethically* slaughtered cow that I’ve raised in a box?

      • ayyy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        106·
        3 months ago

        Wow I didn’t realize that cows were endangered. I also didn’t realize that we slaughtered cows by drowning them.

        • barsoap@lemm.eeEnglish
          61·
          3 months ago

          Both long-finned pilot whales and Atlantic white-sided dolphins aren’t endangered, they’re least concern. They’ve always been hunting sustainably.