cleo said...

cleo at 04:25 PM JST - 26th October

westerners, strangly, seem to not know how we get fish

On the contrary, we know where the whale meat comes from and how it gets to us. Which is why we think it's a Bad Thing. Some of us think the same about fish and other animals.

there is going…

Posted in Japan catches 59 whales off Kushiro at 04:25 PM JST - 26th October
cleo at 03:13 PM JST - 26th October

From the report of the Working Group on Whale Killing Methods and Associated Welfare Issues, Agenda Item 4 at the IWC meeting in June 2009:

*Japan then recalled that up until a few years ago it had provided extensive data on killing methods and welfare data to the Commission, data…

Posted in Japan catches 59 whales off Kushiro at 03:13 PM JST - 26th October
cleo at 02:36 PM JST - 26th October

It's being sponsored by a television network. Of course the poor kid is going to be exploited to bits and splattered all over the TV screen. I just hope he's being paid enough to make it worth it for him.

Posted in Japanese doctors invite Indonesian giant baby to Japan at 02:36 PM JST - 26th October
cleo at 01:19 PM JST - 26th October

He's not the next emperor unless both his uncle and his daddy cop it before his grandad does.

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cleo at 01:17 PM JST - 26th October

My guess is that the paper you are quoting from refers to aboriginal subsistence whaling anyway

That's your guess, is it? You mean you couldn't be bothered to look at the link, which is from the IWC and which states clearly that as of 2005 Japan *has failed to provide…

Posted in Japan catches 59 whales off Kushiro at 01:17 PM JST - 26th October
cleo at 12:24 PM JST - 26th October

Animals are there to provide humans with what they need to survive.

Right!

Wrong. Unless you believe all that superstitious hominid-centred claptrap about the Big G creating the whole universe for the sake of a tribe of naked, belligerent biped apes. (If it was all designed just for us, it's…

Posted in Antifur rally marches through fashionable Tokyo streets at 12:24 PM JST - 26th October
cleo at 11:18 AM JST - 26th October

As long as no animal cruelty is committed....

...And you know no cruelty is involved because....?

*many animals are still alive and struggling desperately when workers flip them onto their backs or hang them up by their legs or tails to skin them. When workers on these farms begin to…

Posted in Antifur rally marches through fashionable Tokyo streets at 11:18 AM JST - 26th October
cleo at 03:05 AM JST - 26th October

Human beings have worn animal skins, including furs, for warmth, since they were first created on the Planet.

Amazing how some people think 'I am no better than a caveman' is a compelling argument.

Posted in Antifur rally marches through fashionable Tokyo streets at 03:05 AM JST - 26th October
cleo at 05:24 PM JST - 25th October

‘‘I like fur. They (the rally organizer) should not blame us but the producers of fur clothes who actually kill the animals.’’

It was easy to find 'the brightest looking idiot' - they just looked for some moron swanning around in a fur collar. They could also have interviewed one…

Posted in Antifur rally marches through fashionable Tokyo streets at 05:24 PM JST - 25th October
cleo at 10:15 AM JST - 24th October

I like whale, and I get it everytime I visit Japan ..... I would eat dolphine too but if they are as toxic as they say then I wouldnt.

If you're eating whale meat in Japan, there's every chance that you've eaten dolphin. DNA tests have shown dolphin meat…

Posted in 'The Cove' gets mixed reaction from Japanese audience at 10:15 AM JST - 24th October