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Originally Posted by Grausamkeit
I understand the want to help the cute little animals. At one time I felt the same way. But the truth is that we wouldn't have the types of lives we live in this day and age without animals and their valuable contribution to science. Hell, even music(ivory piano keys, cat gut violin strings) and corsetry(whalebone) wouldn't have been the same! If not for the medicines that we take(both Rx and over-the-counter) we wouldn't be as comfortable as we are. Think about the gelatin used to coat things like capsules and aspirin next time you reach for headache relief. If you go vegan, is it ethical to use anything that we currently use to keep ourselves healthy or to make ourselves feel better? 
Isn't it LEGAL for them to hunt a certain number of whales each year? Seems pretty shitty if they are keeping people from doing something legal. |
It is for research, but the anti-whaling people are saying the Japanese are using research as a cover for regular whale killing.