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Whale hunting: ‘It is like killing an ox’

(Warning: This piece contains descriptions and pictures which some readers may find upsetting). Whale hunters tend to shy away from publicity because of the controversy surrounding their profession. But the crew of the Jan Bjorn in Norway – a country whose fishermen kill around 500 minke whales a year for commercial purposes – agreed to let us join them on a hunting trip. continued@bbcnews