They may be wonderful sounding and traditional and all of that, but I don't want to hear them. So what if I am a big softie and I feel a physical pain in my heart when I hear about the killing of animals?

Someone said there are so many of them it would be silly to ban them all. I don't care if you ban, wouldn't want that to happen, BUT there are so many OTHERS equally as beautiful in tune, etc. it is not that hard to find something else to sing which doesn't glorify man's sickening penchant for killing creatures, for sport or food. And, not I do not eat meat.

Some friends of mine sing at school a lot. The kids, who've all worked on save the whale type projects, would get very upset when they sang the old whaling songs. Now, they explain about those days and tell about the old words, but they sing a slightly "folk-processed" version in which the whale gets a fighting chance and lives. Later on the kids, if they are interested, will understand that it was a way of life and commerce of the past to be understood in context. In the meantime, their love of nature and care for all of the planet's critters remain in force.

katwhohasalsobeenhuntingaLONGtimeagowithacoupleofexes...goodriddance