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고래맥주 광고(스테드지양조장 홈페이지) |
아이슬란드의 한 양조장이 죽은 고래에서 추출한 성분으로 만든 맥주를 시판해 비판이 일고 있다고 영국 일간지 가디언이 전했다.
양조장 측은 고래 고기가 단백질이 풍부하면서도 지방이 적다며 맥주에 설탕을 첨가하지 않아도 좋은 맛을 낼 수 있게 한다고 전했다.
고래류 보호 국제기구인 WDC(Whale and Dolphin Conservation)는 반발에 나선 상태다. WDC는 “고래 맥주 판매로 고래 고기 수요가 늘어나 남획이 빈번해질까 우려된다”며 “비도덕적이고 충격적인 일이 벌어지고 있다”고 전했다.
이에 대해 양조장 측은 1월부터 2월까지 한정된 기간 동안 아이슬란드에서만 고래 맥주를 판매하고 있다고 밝혔다.
(이신영 인턴기자 / 코리아헤럴드)
<관련 영문 기사>
Icelandic ‘whale beer’ condemned by conservationists
Conservationists have criticized the sale in Iceland of a beer which its makers claim contains whale, the Guardian reported.
According to the report, Icelandic brewery Stedji has cooperated with whaling company Hvalur to launch the beer.
The brewery says whale meat has rich in protein and very low in fat, which makes for a better flavor.
However, environmental group Whale and Dolphin Conservation criticized the use of whale meat in products. They expressed concerns about an increase in demand for whale meat.
WDC’s leader Vanessa Williams-Grey said in a press release that “reducing a beautiful, sentient whale to an ingredient on the side of a beer bottle is about as immoral and outrageous as it is possible to get.”
The brewery claims the beer was produced in time only for the Icelandic mid-winter festival.
Dagbjartur Ariliusson, the brewery’s owner, said the beer was not being made for export, according to the report.
By Lee Shin-young, Intern reporter
(
sylee@heraldcorp.com)
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