Right you are xoxoxoBruce, thus the asterisk and the debateable comment. But that would be a whole other discussion now wouldn't it? ;) Just trying to stay somewhere close to the topic at hand. :)

Hear hear!

Personally, I'd eat anything, dog, dolphin, or human. But I've long since learned that people don't want to listen to someone like me, so I'll stay out of this.

I think it is an uncommon but not hypocritical or self-contradictory to hold that human concern for an individual animal is what gives that animal value "worth" in the sense of whether it's ok to kill it or not.

That said, I think Dolphins are high enough up the intellgence and uniqueness chain that their killing on a large scale should give us pause. (I have a moral sense that uses "non-trivial uniqueness" as a rough measure of a creatures value, what the universe loses when that life is snuffed out. It sounds a little cold, but actually is a pretty morally defensible position I think.)

ummmm...ducks....

Okay, ducks:

http://www.tribalcog.com/ecard/china...ks_kunming.jpg

Translation: Since I have no counter-point to his points, I'll ignore them and pretend they don't exist. Just like you pretend it's OK because they raise cattle. Whatever makes you feel better about yourself.

Quzah.

Since I was responding to YOUR post, at the time it was the topic at hand. But since this thread has wandered all over the map just what the hell is the topic at hand now?
Japs wholesale killing of dolphins?
Japs eating dolphins?
Anybody eating any critters?
Raising vs hunting critters
Eating dumb vs smart critters?
Eating apples vs oranges?:p

You folks should be ashamed of yourselves. Those are obviously sharks...

Intelligent?
 

If they are so intelligent, why are they so easily confused? Why aren't they pounding on the boats confusing the people?

Of course, Hermit. Any critter that engages in recreational sex, has to be intelligent. ;)