Japan to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission

Re:Japan to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission by beat on Thursday December 27, 2018 @10:23AM (#18769912)

Cows and pigs are farm-raised, not wild. There are plenty of restrictions around hunting any wild animals in most nations, related to sustainability.

The question is, do we totally ban whaling in light of their endangered status, or do we allow limited whaling as long as it's sustainable?

Another moral question is in play, though. Whales are widely believed to be sentient, as intelligent as human beings. If that is true, is it ethical to hunt them at all?

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Re:Japan to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission by malvosenior on Thursday December 27, 2018 @10:28AM (#18769955)

> Whales are widely believed to be sentient, as intelligent as human beings.

This is not true. They are considered smart animals but not as smart as humans (obviously). I think a pig is supposed to have similar levels of intelligence.

For the record I oppose whaling, but I don't think making hyperbolic statements is going to help anything.

EDIT: If anyone would like to post some information showing that whales are as smart as humans I'd love to see it.

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Re:Japan to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission by Nursie on Thursday December 27, 2018 @01:33PM (#18771372)

> not as smart as humans (obviously)

Why obviously?

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