Post by flyte on May 12, 2006 10:11:06 GMT
You may be surprised and horrified to learn that whales are still being hunted and it’s just as cruel as ever.
Since a global ban on whaling in 1985, Japan has continued to hunt whales in the name of ‘scientific research.’ Yet legitimate scientists agree: there’s no need to kill whales to research them. Whaling is incredibly cruel – there really is no humane way to kill a whale.
The ugly secret of Japanese whaling you’re not supposed to know…
Harpoons using the same explosive grenade heads employed fifty years ago are being used by Japanese whalers to slaughter whales illegally in international marine mammal sanctuaries.
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.
How can Japan get away with killing whales like this?
Japan is able to continue hunting whales in such a sickening fashion because it is abusing 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.
Tony Blair must speak out now
Tony Blair said in a speech in 2001 ‘we will continue to be in the forefront in the campaign to save whales.’ Although the UK is opposed to whaling and attends the IWC each year, they must do something now before it’s too late.
FIRST: Send a letter to your MP asking him or her to urge Prime Minister Blair to summon the Japanese Ambassador to Downing Street so he can make the UK’s opposition to whaling absolutely clear. The Prime Minister must speak out personally on this issue in advance of the IWC meeting in June.
SECOND: Please do even more by making a contribution to help me mobilize more support against whaling.
I urge you to join forces with me now – before Japan manages to change the international rules to allow whaling on a massive global scale. With the next IWC meeting in June, it’s critical that we act now.
I know I can count on your support.
Sincerely,
Fred O’Regan
P.S. Your contribution will enable IFAW to promote alternative whale watching programs around the world … investigate legal options to stop Japan’s scientific whale hunt … perform safe, non-intrusive research on whales … and prevent cruelty and suffering for more animals around the world
For more info www.stopwhaling.co.uk/site/
Since a global ban on whaling in 1985, Japan has continued to hunt whales in the name of ‘scientific research.’ Yet legitimate scientists agree: there’s no need to kill whales to research them. Whaling is incredibly cruel – there really is no humane way to kill a whale.
The ugly secret of Japanese whaling you’re not supposed to know…
Harpoons using the same explosive grenade heads employed fifty years ago are being used by Japanese whalers to slaughter whales illegally in international marine mammal sanctuaries.
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.
How can Japan get away with killing whales like this?
Japan is able to continue hunting whales in such a sickening fashion because it is abusing 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.
Tony Blair must speak out now
Tony Blair said in a speech in 2001 ‘we will continue to be in the forefront in the campaign to save whales.’ Although the UK is opposed to whaling and attends the IWC each year, they must do something now before it’s too late.
FIRST: Send a letter to your MP asking him or her to urge Prime Minister Blair to summon the Japanese Ambassador to Downing Street so he can make the UK’s opposition to whaling absolutely clear. The Prime Minister must speak out personally on this issue in advance of the IWC meeting in June.
SECOND: Please do even more by making a contribution to help me mobilize more support against whaling.
I urge you to join forces with me now – before Japan manages to change the international rules to allow whaling on a massive global scale. With the next IWC meeting in June, it’s critical that we act now.
I know I can count on your support.
Sincerely,
Fred O’Regan
P.S. Your contribution will enable IFAW to promote alternative whale watching programs around the world … investigate legal options to stop Japan’s scientific whale hunt … perform safe, non-intrusive research on whales … and prevent cruelty and suffering for more animals around the world
For more info www.stopwhaling.co.uk/site/