Mjr. D Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 They're beautiful creatures with big time emotions and feelings! This is awful. http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/20/world/asia/japan-dolphin-hunt/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miuramaniac Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 I'm certainly no PETA apologist, but that gets my blood boiling. Ancient-shmancient, I don't give a crap how long you've done it, get with the 21st century and find a better way to do it or don't do it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankopotamus Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Saw a documentary a couple of years ago on this. Pretty darn sad. But its hard to uproot a tradition that's been ingrained into the fabric of a people's culture. Doesn't make it any less sad to me, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill3508 Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Other cultures have similar traditions. While some don't like it, it is what it is. Worse goes on in the meat industry but people don't want to hear about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardboiled Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 It's horrible but you have to respect that other cultures are different to yours. What about the halal way of killing animals? I think our live animal export trade is worse. Recently 4200 sheep died of heat stress on a boat from Perth to Qatar. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjr. D Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Ya I don't like any of it it's just that dolphins are the most intelligent animals and killing for tradition seems worse than killing for food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardboiled Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Pigs are very intelligent as well. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjr. D Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 That's true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffer19 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Traditions be damned when it comes to endangering any species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Many traditions are broken or changed, this is one that should stop now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjr. D Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Agreed. People worldwide have a big soft spot for dolphins and it doesn't look good on Japan, especially considering how awesome Japanese culture is, in general! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freehb04 Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Well, I wouldn't do it...I don't like hurting animals or anything weak or defenseless (only aggressive men which I enjoy hurting a bit too much) but am going to reserve judgement. Animals are not people. I'm not condoning it but not condemning it either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freehb04 Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Agreed. People worldwide have a big soft spot for dolphins and it doesn't look good on Japan, especially considering how awesome Japanese culture is, in general! Dude there are literally well over 10,000 acts of cruelty that are way more horrible than this committed in every nation, every 6 months...and to human beings no less... Yes, abusing animals is sick and disturbing but they're eating them and keeping them as pets. With a little perspective I don't think this impugns Japan at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjr. D Posted January 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 To hell with human beings. Human beings aren't innocent like animals. Slaughtering dolphins for tradition doesn't require a lot of perspective but thanks for the condescension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 It's not just Japan, Denmark has this strange tradition as well. Whales too :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freehb04 Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Wow, that's wild! Sad but bizarrely fascinating...who would want to hang out in all that blood? At the end of the day though animals are tasty. Would rather see them slaughtered humanely though. Major d, c'mon bro sure there are lots of humans that are crazy but you're not seriously suggesting that it's a worse crime to abuse an animal than certain humans.... are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjr. D Posted January 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Equal. All living things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freehb04 Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 I can respect your point of view major d...you're in good company, but I also think it's unproductive to judge other cultures before spending the time to understand them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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