Should We Kill Whales and Dolphins?

Take a look at dolphins. Really cute and inquisitive creatures that have an obvious affection and affinity with us humans. And that infectious never-ending smile on their dials shows that they are infinitely happy-go-lucky creatures.

But, wait a minute. Did you know that dolphins rank upon one of the ugliest, vial and cruel predators ever to swim the oceans? They commonly reproduce by means of the males of the species roaming around in packs gang-raping the females, often causing severe wounds or death. They also often "play" with infant dolphins like football, again, causing grisly fatal injuries. And, forget about that so-called "smile"....that just so happens to be the default biological shape of their mouths which of course, belies their cruel, bullish nature. Like any other animal that sucks up to humans, dolphins are after only one thing.....food. In any case it has been known that dolphins have frequently made vicious attacks on humans. So, could this be a case whereby we could do without such a lecherous, inharmonious species?

Whales on the other hand, are quite placid creatures that go about their daily business of feeding and reproducing without harming anyone. But then, so are cows and bulls, yet we breed, torture, bondage and slaughter them by the millions every year for beef and dairy products.

Think about it. Whale hunting was a big industry and many countries were built up on the trade of the many biproducts from whales; meat in many forms, fuel, medical potions, cosmetics. And all from one animal. Perhaps animal rights activists and blubber-huggers should take note that for every one hundred and fifty cattle we slaughter we only need to harpoon one whale to get the same yield. Worth thinking about; and we don't need to take up so much land and use so much fertilizers raising cattle that contribute more than cars to global warming due to methane emissions. Whales could be responsibly farmed in the ocean and be processed humanely and far more efficiently than the bovine alternative.

So, should we be doing the right thing and get rid of undesirable, cruel species (dolphins) and adopt more reasonable methods of farming protein and countless more biproducts (whales)? As for me, well, I'm going to hoe down into healthy bowl of miso with whale sushi and fried blubber puffs and watch a retro series of Flipper on TV.