Japan to Begin Cruel Whale Hunt

[David]

This just in from the [FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Humane Society of the United States:[/FONT]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif](Nov. 19, 2008)–– The clock is ticking for whales this week as the Japanese ready their harpoons for the five-month long whaling season during which they will kill hundreds of whales in the waters of the Southern Antactic Ocean -- an IWC designated whale sanctuary.

Last year, Japan killed 551 minke whales in the Antarctic, well below the country’s self-allotted quota. This year Japan plans to kill more than 900 minke whales and 50 fin whales in the sanctuary. There were press statements that Japan, for a number of valid reasons, including lack of market demand for whale meat, was going to reduce its hunt this year by about 20 percent. Japan denied the press reports, saying it had every intention of taking the full quota. In the same week of denying a more moderate stance by reducing its kill quota, Japan announced that it has granted an import license for more than 65 tons of whale meat which has been sitting in customs since it was sent there from Iceland and Norway last summer.

Some of this whale meat will be served in schools and sold to restaurants and other vendors, while most of the meat will go unused and stored in a warehouse in order to keep alive the cruel, unnecessary and outdated practice of killing whales.

“Japan, though bound by the moratorium on commercial whaling passed by the IWC in 1982, continues to kill whales by exploiting a provision in the 1946 International Convention on the Regulation of Whaling that allows a government to kill whales for scientific research,” said Kitty Block, vice president for Humane Society International. “By claiming its whaling is for research, Japan has been able to kill more than 15,000 whales since the moratorium was implemented in 1986.”

Moreover, studies have shown that much of the whale meat sold in Japanese markets contains high levels of contaminants such methyl mercury. Also, whale meat consumption only became widespread in Japan after World War II, when food was scarce. Now, with risks to both human health and whale populations, there is no need to carry on this inhumane and unnecessary practice that causes the cruel death of hundreds of whales every year, according to HSI.[/FONT]

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[MMDad]

Whale farts cause global warming.

 

[itsbob]

Anyone else try to watch Whale Wars on Discovery?

I can't believe Discovery had the nerve to put this crew of Morons on TV.

These guys are so whacked GreenPeace hangs up when they call and say who they are.

Discovery not only taped their endless stupidity, but them breaking countless international laws, endangering not only themselves but the crews on the whaling vwessels (not Nuclear Vwessels, just regular Vwessels).

They go to put a RIB in the water and almost kill 4 crewmwmbers when it flips over while tied to the mother ship.. then hit the helo on the back of the boat with a gaff while trying to rescue them. A shipload of sh!theads.

 

[itsbob]

Your a Trekie!

Was wondering who, if ANYone, would get it!!

 

[Nanny Pam]

Naaaaa.... I'm not going there.

 

[Larry Gude]

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...I stand in full support of killing cruel whales.

 

[bcp]

Whale meat, now available in your natures frozen food section.

 

[Lenny]

(Nov. 19, 2008)–– The clock is ticking for whales this week as the Japanese ready their harpoons for the five-month long whaling season during which they will kill hundreds of whales in the waters of the Southern Antactic Ocean -- an IWC designated whale sanctuary.

...and we're expected to take this seriously? It sounds like something Teddy Kennedy would say.

 

[Lilypad]

Enuff is enuff

 

[Baja28]

This just in from the [FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Humane Society of the United States:[/FONT]
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Where was the article when the cruel and inhumane rockfish season started??
Where was the article when the cruel and inhumane perch season started??
Where was the article when the cruel and inhumane spot season started??
Where was the article when the cruel and inhumane blue season started??
Where was the article when the cruel and inhumane crab season started??
Where was the article when the cruel and inhumane croaker season started??
Where was the article when the cruel and inhumane squirrel season started??
Where was the article when the cruel and inhumane rabbit season started??
Where was the article when the cruel and inhumane deer season started??

Shall I continue??


Bunch friggin tree huggin whacko's!!

 

[Larry Gude]

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Whale Wars is AWESOME!!

I love that show- even my WWII Grandfather is rooting for the Japs!

So all those chemicals thrown at the whaling shops aren't washed overboard aren't being eaten by little fishys which the big bad whales eat....

Post of the day.

 

[itsbob]

Whale Wars is AWESOME!!

I love that show- even my WWII Grandfather is rooting for the Japs!

So all those chemicals thrown at the whaling shops aren't washed overboard aren't being eaten by little fishys which the big bad whales eat....

It seems to me Discovery is making a video record of all the international laws that the moronic crew is breaking. In the end I'm thinking their video will be used in a wrongful death suit brought by the family of one of the crew.