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pow3llmorgan t1_itu4d77 wrote

Reply to comment by podrick_pleasure in Lake Sorvagsvatn, Faroe Islands [OC] [1800x1494] by Anton_AA

Unless you are a vegan that is a terrible argument. Billions of chickens, pigs and cattle live and die in abject misery only so you can get a $1 cheeseburger.

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thelordmallard t1_itu4qzz wrote

Chicken, pigs and cows are not nearing extinction.

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pow3llmorgan t1_itublun wrote

Neither are any of the toothed whales the Faroese hunt.

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Gorddammit t1_itvyoc7 wrote

But it's foreign to my experience and therefore condemnable

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AndreasBerthou t1_itwoaf3 wrote

They hunt under 1% of the population of grind every year. The population increases with more than that every year. You do the math. It's sustainable, non-commercial and highly regulated hunting.

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