Hi folks,
I came across a story recently about the Japanese wanting to increase the amount of Humpback Whales they are allowed to hunt in the name of science.
Using a loophole that allows whales to be killed for scientific study, more than 25,000 whales have been killed since a worldwide ban on commercial whaling was passed by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in1986. Yet it's unnecessary to kill whales in order to study them, since non-lethal alternatives already exist.
There is an online petition to protest against the increase. Certain countries are still undecided as to wether or not to allow this to happen, so this petition CAN make a difference
I came across a story recently about the Japanese wanting to increase the amount of Humpback Whales they are allowed to hunt in the name of science.
Using a loophole that allows whales to be killed for scientific study, more than 25,000 whales have been killed since a worldwide ban on commercial whaling was passed by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in1986. Yet it's unnecessary to kill whales in order to study them, since non-lethal alternatives already exist.
There is an online petition to protest against the increase. Certain countries are still undecided as to wether or not to allow this to happen, so this petition CAN make a difference