I'm genuinely sorry that you do not take the time to understand the necessity of whaling in native villages. This is not about blood-lust, it's about sustenance. Arctic peoples would not have survived without the taking of marine mammals. While you might view this practice as archaic because you can go to the grocery store and buy your grass fed cow already cut in pieces, remember that in rural Alaska, grocery store items are not always affordable. In my village, I can spend $50.00 on a bag of chicken and some stir fry vegetables (one meal), or I can send my husband out to hunt and turn that $50.00 into enough meat to last a month.These whales feed entire villages. Please remember that ethics are not black and white, they are cultural. If you do not care be respectful or knowledgeable about another person's traditional way of life, please refrain from commenting.