-=> Quoting Scott Micheal to Lee Bell <=-
 SM> Are dolphins more important than other fish??? Say, more important
 SM> than Tuna? If yes, is it because they seem smarter than tuna?? Is it
 SM> the right of "smarter" animals/fish to be above the lower or stupider
 SM> animals on our food chain?? All I am saying is.. hey, a dolphin is a
 SM> creature that we can eat.. Same as eating a tuna or a trout or a
 SM> halabit.. no biggie... why not kill them for human consumption?? Ya
 SM> got to eat something. 
Hello Scott
        I agree that a dolphin is a creature we can eat. But lets 
        consider something. Is it not true that since we interact to a 
        certain degree with dolphins, we begin to relate to them differently. 
        It is clear that they give us much pleasure when around them. Its
        easy to understand why many object to killing them for food or any 
        other reason. I for one would hate it very much if I accidently 
        hooked a dolphin while fishing. And would do everything I could to 
        free it unharmed. 
        It seems to be a natural thing for humans to react differently when 
        dealing with certain species of animals. I would not have any quams 
        about cutting up a nice tuna, mackeral, or rockfish and eating away!
        But killing and eating "Flipper" would not be too palatable to me. 
        Now your probably saying that I am some sort of animal rights idiot.
        Far from it. I think that humans have dominion over the animals and 
        they should be used in a responsible way for our benefit. But having 
        dominion means using our god given sensibilities as well. My mind 
asks 
        me "Why do we need to eat dolphins?" Surely there is plenty of other 
        things to eat. And if the other things are not available, then 
        survival might mean eating a dolphin. But I think that we can leave 
        them alone for a while yet. 
        I guess that some people, myself included, seeing the enjoyment that 
        dolphins can bring us, don't look at them as something to eat. Just 
        as you wouldn't look at your beloved pet dog or cat as food. 
        (I hope!) 
        Now if the chips were down, they also might have to be on the menu. 
        But remember, just because some people feel repulsed by the thought
        of eating dolphins, lets not think that there is something wrong with
        them. 
        I have not had the pleasure of diving with them yet, but would savor
        an experiance like that, not on the end of a fork, but in memmory. 
        
        Good diving!
        
    
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