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[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

But why is this any more disgusting than cow milk cheese or goat milk cheese?

[–] [email protected] 28 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Well.

I hate to break it to you… but the whales probably aren’t milked more than once.

My guess is it’s sold by whalers.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

They talk about their process. It involves a whale harness, and divers to do the milking of wild whales.

I'm honestly still wondering if this is an elaborate joke 😆

Edit: from their FAQ:

Is this a joke? No, this isn't a joke, and we're here to stay.

Further down the page:

Treating whales ethically and with respect is our #1 priority. All whales participate on a strictly voluntary basis

I'm still not convinced it's real...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That'd be my bet. I'd bet they aren't even "milked". The probably just take it out of the body manually. I assume whales probably carry a lot of milk though, so if someone is killing whales I guess it's good it's being used for something... although that gives more profit to the whalers so maybe not.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

According to their process page the whales are guided into a harness and then milked. Whether or not we should believe it, I cannot say.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The pics of the team seem a bit AI to me, also when googling their names there are no clear links connecting those names to whale dairy besides that website. This (and how unrealistic the process sounds) leads me to believe that this is not real.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

they look like stock photos. the address at the bottom (Pismo beach CA) seems real enough. (at least the address comes back to deep sea.)

Dunno if the process is real. It seems... not likely to produce a whole lot of cheese, really. I'm a little curious as to the actual prices, though. If it's like... insane-per-pound.... maybe there is enough interest in it. But given how many whales get taken to commercial fishing; I imagine there's likely to be some on the market.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

The address doesn't exist. Juniper street doesn't go up to 215

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

What do you think happens to dairy cows after their milk production declines? Or their male calves?