[rl3]

>... since fishing whale is legal ...

The choice of verb is ironic given whales are mammals. I suppose that's why they call it whaling, although even that obscures the horror.

[karlgkk]

I don't understand how "whaling" is more horrifying than "harvesting" beef.

[rl3]

Didn't say it was, and generally speaking harvesting when used in context of any living thing is pretty horrifying.

[BowBun]

Good point, honestly! Farming/whaling/harvesting/ranching all works, too. I guess my brain automatically went water=fish