Save the whales from being hunted
Save the whales from being hunted
By: Aditi Bhatty
Japan plans to hunt not only 935 minke whales and 50 fin whales but also 50 endangered humpback whales. They have been defying the international ban on whaling by continuing to slaughter these magnificent mammals for the past 20 years. The Humpbacks are known as the “singers of the sea” because of their melodic sounds made by males calling to females.
On November 18, Japan launches their whaling fleet for the Southern Ocean Sanctuary, around Antarctica. The country plans to kill more than 1,000 whales over the next several months since commercial whaling was banned in the late 1980s.
This is the first time that these whales are being hunted industrially since the mid 1960s. Japan says its “scientific research”, a way to perpetuate a commercial hunt and they say it’s “tradition” which is another excuse for the hunt. The Whaling Company says that coastal people have been eating whale for 400 years.
After the World War II, whale meat was consumed widely in Japan even in the luxury commercial market. The factory fleet uses harpoons to kill the number of whales allowed under a quota system. Japan and Norway says that these harpoons, hurl through the whale’s body, damaging nerves and blood vessels that result in a quick death. Some whales take couple of minutes to die and a few take an hour or longer.
Japan has no excuse to carry with this cruel and offensive practice of killing whales. This is an embarrassment for Japan to continue whaling in the face of a global condemnation and international ban. Japan must stop whaling because they will kill all the whales leaving none left and while the earth is being face with global warming, pollution, and fisheries entanglement. Their reason on “scientific research” is lie covering up their killing of whales. Japan will responsible for the killing of whales and when their done, what kind of consequences will their get?
By: Aditi Bhatty
Japan plans to hunt not only 935 minke whales and 50 fin whales but also 50 endangered humpback whales. They have been defying the international ban on whaling by continuing to slaughter these magnificent mammals for the past 20 years. The Humpbacks are known as the “singers of the sea” because of their melodic sounds made by males calling to females.
On November 18, Japan launches their whaling fleet for the Southern Ocean Sanctuary, around Antarctica. The country plans to kill more than 1,000 whales over the next several months since commercial whaling was banned in the late 1980s.
This is the first time that these whales are being hunted industrially since the mid 1960s. Japan says its “scientific research”, a way to perpetuate a commercial hunt and they say it’s “tradition” which is another excuse for the hunt. The Whaling Company says that coastal people have been eating whale for 400 years.
After the World War II, whale meat was consumed widely in Japan even in the luxury commercial market. The factory fleet uses harpoons to kill the number of whales allowed under a quota system. Japan and Norway says that these harpoons, hurl through the whale’s body, damaging nerves and blood vessels that result in a quick death. Some whales take couple of minutes to die and a few take an hour or longer.
Japan has no excuse to carry with this cruel and offensive practice of killing whales. This is an embarrassment for Japan to continue whaling in the face of a global condemnation and international ban. Japan must stop whaling because they will kill all the whales leaving none left and while the earth is being face with global warming, pollution, and fisheries entanglement. Their reason on “scientific research” is lie covering up their killing of whales. Japan will responsible for the killing of whales and when their done, what kind of consequences will their get?
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