Reply #26: True...

[ExPatLeftist]

Personally I do not understand species preference either. Except in the case of endangered species, of course. But the majority of whales hunted in the word are not endangered. We do not see Hindus in India threatening action against the US for the wholesale slaughter of their preferred creature, and I honestly do not understand why we feel the need to push our preferential values on others either. I have often asked for those that fight against whaling to give an objective reason why whales are to be treated differently, and I have yet to get one - it all seems to be quite subjective, and therefore should be up to the values of the nation carrying it out, of course as long as it is done in a responsible manner that has little impact on the ecosystem as a whole...