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With Sales Down, Whale Meat Flogged As Source of Strength

Posted by timothy on from the why-not-flog-whale-ice-cream-instead? dept.

beaverdownunder writes "From the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: 'Japan's peak whaling body has launched a new campaign to promote whale meat as a nutritious food that enhances physical strength and reduces fatigue. With about 5,000 tonnes of whale meat sitting unwanted in freezers around Japan, the country's Institute for Cetacean Research has decided to launch a new campaign to promote the by-product of its so-called scientific whaling program. Once popular in school lunches, younger generations of Japanese rarely, if ever, eat whale."

3 of 311 comments (clear)

  1. What's next? by michelcolman · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    A campaign promoting the many benefits of child pornography? With about 5000 tonnes of magazines sitting unwanted in warehouses...

  2. Re:May Bel-Shamharoth eat their souls by DemoLiter3 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The Japanese navy should finally stop playing games and start sinking the terrorist ships.

  3. Re:May Bel-Shamharoth eat their souls by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    How the fuck is this bullshit Insightful? There is NO LEGAL EXCLUSION ZONE IN ANTARCTIC WATERS. There is NO Territorial waters in Antarctica. As much as whaling is pathetic, the Japanese are legally 100% in the clear. It's the pirates of Sea Shepard who are acting illegally.

    Go on, look up the laws and then mod down the parent as -1 Bullshit