Eating whale meat in Japan is a cultural practice much like eating beef in Australia and America. Isn it hypocritical to oppose Japanese whaling?
Greenpeace campaigns to end commercial whaling for environmental reasons. Like many other ocean species, the threats whales face could lead to their extinction. They are a part of the ocean ecosystem that is being disrupted by human activity. The consequences of this are difficult to predict. Japan’s whaling program is about business and money – not culture or science as Japan’s pro-whaling lobbyists would have us believe. You can read more here.
