The Japanese Will Keep Hunting Whales, Even Though They’ve Lost Their Appetite for Them

By Garry Rogers @Garry_Rogers

The International Court of Justice just ordered Japan to temporarily stop killing whales in the Antarctic, calling Japan’s bluff on the “scientific research” behind whale hunts that kill nearly 1,000 whales there a year. In other words, it ruled that hunting and killing whales, then selling their meat at a loss to public schoolchildren and at bargain-basement prices in grocery…

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