Whales: Terrible news.

Its starting to sound like Japan may have bought enough non-whaling countries off that it can overturn the IWC ban on comercial whaling. Failing that, their going to walk out and go whaling anyway. This is terrible.
But hang on a bit. After all, not only do I regularly consume large comercially farmed mammal flesh in the form of cow, I am also not adverse to eating wild mammals from sustainable sources. Zebra, Hartebeast and Buffalo have all passed through my digestive system. So why not whale. Whilst the blue whale is still struggling many species, such as the grey whale, thrive. Indeed Minke whales are suceeding to the point where even some conservationists are suggesting a cull might be required to give other whale groups a fighting chance. So, why not have controlled whaling? Because, dick brain, WHALING IS WRONG. Simple as that. There is no reason for it being wrong (but I am not a reasonable man). it just is. Whaling. Wrong. End of debate. And since I firmly believe that citizens are in some part responsible for the actions of their goverment I intend to spend the rest of my summer prodding Japanese tourists with a pointy stick. I encourage all my right minded readers to do the same.

Another minor aside from the joy that is the fish news section of the practical fishkeeping magazine website. Overhunting of Hippo's has lead to a large decline in the ammount of hippo shit. This in turn if having a serious effect on fish populations. So, from now on I will steer well clear of the hippo counter at Sainsburies.

Hippo dung - the alarming truth