Meat of Whales Killed in Research to Be Eaten
From Reuters
TOKYO —
The meat from whales killed this year by Japanese whalers for research purposes will be sold for food, a research institute spokesman said today.
Japan was pressured into giving up commercial whaling last year, but researchers killed 273 whales in the Antarctic Ocean this year. They said the catch was aimed at determining total numbers, but conservationists said it was a ruse to continue commercial whaling.
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