Whaling disguised as scientific research
Japan continues to slaughter whales under the guise of scientific research.
Since a global ban on whaling in 1986, Japan has continued to kill whales in the name of "scientific research." Yet legitimate scientists agree: there's no need to kill whales to research them.
Harpoons using the same explosive grenade heads employed fifty years ago are being used by Japanese whalers to slaughter whales illegally in an international marine mammal sanctuary, like it happened some months ago in the Antartic.
Often, the first blast isn't enough to kill the poor whale. Japanese whaling ships were recently filmed hoisting live whales up the side of their huge industrial ships by the tail, leaving the whale's blow hole underwater. The helpless whale can only thrash against the side of the ship, desperate for air, until it slowly drowns.
Norway still hunts whales. A couple of years ago, they caught 16 Minke whales, 14 were pregnant, and two males, one male got it's testicles blown up and after 7 shots still struggled for over half an hour until it died. Often they use harpoons that have been banned by the IWC years ago, making the whales suffer a lot before dying.
Japan get's away hunting whales in such a cruel and sick way because it abuses a loophole in the international ban that permits killing whales in order to conduct scientific research.
Under international rules, any meat taken from killing whales for "research" must be sold. Japan openly sells the whale meat in markets and restaurants: despite the fact that whale meat is often extremely toxic from pollutants and dangerous to eat.
This isn't about killing whales for science, it's about profit !!!
Japan recently announced plans to double the number of whales it will kill in the next several years, adding two protected species, fin and humpback whales, to its target list. Japan is also using fisheries aid to buy the votes of countries in the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to help pass its pro-whaling agenda.
Japan will launch a return to full-scale industrial whaling the last of which once drove whales to the brink of extinction. Only the tremendous resources and clout of the United States has a chance to stop Japan from destroying the world's whales if the President acts today.Take Action to Protect Whales: Write a Petition/letter to Stop Whaling
"For years, the Japanese government has ignored pleas from the international community to stop whaling. The only way to stop them now is for the US government to make it clear that Japan will face serious consequences if it continues killing whales. But that won't happen unless we can get compassionate Americans like you to speak out right now. We need to send a clear message to President Bush that saving whales truly matters. Quite simply: this effort can't succeed without your support.
Please make a Petition/letter to the President urging him to oppose Japan's permanent membership on the UN Security Council until Japan complies with international laws for the protection of whales."
Please, sign "Save Whales From a Cruel End: Stop Whaling Now" petition.
ACT NOW to stop Japanese whaling BEFORE Japan takes over the IWC in one month time and changes the rules of the game to legalize commercial whaling dooming the world's whales to gradually disappear.
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