I get a lot of newsletters from different whale organizations. I dislike reading them because they are not very cheerful! I get scared reading the numbers of killed whales. For what purpose?
20 000 whales have been slaughtered by Japanese whalers since commercial whaling was banned in 1986. Recently they killed a further 551.
Norway and Iceland wants to kill 1052 minke whales (Norway) 40 (Iceland) That's a big surprise since I know there is not a big market in these countries for whale meat. But I did some research and read that Iceland has recently exported 60 tons of whale meat, and Norway another 5 tonnes of whale meat... to (surprise) Japan!!!!
Whales are intelligent, sentient mammals, and they deserve and need our protection.
I remember a story that I've been told about when "grandma" whale is getting old ,her "grandchild" is swimming under her and lifts her up to the surface so she can breath. Is that the sort of being we should be slaughtering for a mere delicacy?
When one family member is hit by a harpoon, the scream from the whale is horrible, heartbreaking ... it makes your blood freeze in your veins. It takes a long painful time for the whale to die, and many times during that agonizingly long time, the family is not far away, all the while having a hard time leaving their relative. The stress and suffering is tremendous. Imagine if this was the end of a loved one of yours, and you were within earshot...
This is cruel, not even close to any Amore at all!
WDCS Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society http://www.wdcs.org/
Picture source: Greenpeace, via Melbourne Indymedia, http://www.melbourne.indymedia.org/
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