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This sounds like a very very preolimatbc idea. Of course for many anti-whalers the personhood of whales rules out the possibility of treating them like resources. On the other hand there is a history within the human and animal rights movement of buying someones freedom, whether it was abolitionist at a slave auction or modern day animal rights activists going to certain animal auctions, so it may not be totally objectionable. Though I certainly have philosophical issues with it and am skeptical of the practicality. One part I have a problem with is that for such a scheme to work their must be a default owner of hunting rights on whales, without international agreement it would just result in the IWC merely CLAIMING ownership while other deny it. Of course depending on your view of their moral status it may not be ethically possible to grant legitimate ownership or stewardship to the IWC.It also seems that this scheme would give nations such as Japan and Iceland who hunt on a commercial scale much great advantage over small indigenous communities. Basically it will drastically affect indigenous community's who rely on whale meat for sustenance far before it will affect the commercial whalers. I would also wonder if Japan would still be allowed to get away with hunting for scientific purposes and avoid the same regulations as more openly honest commercial whalers. Basically would their be a scientific loophole?I definitely agree with point #2 on your list, it reminds me of the guy who held a rabbits life ransom for money on a website (setting aside whether it was a hoax). Its a very real possibility.It seems there are two area that could be focused on for those who wish to stop whaling. First directly intervene in the hunting. If certain governments wanted to prevent most whaling they already have the means to do so. Australia has the military capacity to physically bar Japanese ships from entering their hunting grounds in the Southern Ocean if they wish to and feel they have a justification or territorial claim.Second, focus on the market for whale meat and how to reach it and affect opinions there. If the proposed scheme created an even more limited market for whale meat then it will just drive up the price and prestige of whale meat and make it harder for animal rights groups to pay these higher prices to save the whale.
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(VISITOR) AUTHOR'S NAME
Tani
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17 december 2014, 02:51:20
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