Post by Robert James on Feb 6, 2011 14:11:33 GMT -5
An old post i no but still relevent!
by Alex Kirby
Animal welfare campaigners say methods of killing whales are so inhumane that all whaling operations should cease. A coalition of 140 groups, Whalewatch, says many whales do not die quickly when hit, and tests to decide exactly when a whale is dead are inadequate.
The well-known UK naturalist Sir David Attenborough says in a foreword that Whalewatch's report shows "there is no humane way to kill a whale at sea".
But whalers say their methods are not cruel, and reject calls to end whaling.
To read more click here
faroes.org/cruelty.html
Whaling 'too cruel to continue'
by Alex Kirby
Animal welfare campaigners say methods of killing whales are so inhumane that all whaling operations should cease. A coalition of 140 groups, Whalewatch, says many whales do not die quickly when hit, and tests to decide exactly when a whale is dead are inadequate.
The well-known UK naturalist Sir David Attenborough says in a foreword that Whalewatch's report shows "there is no humane way to kill a whale at sea".
But whalers say their methods are not cruel, and reject calls to end whaling.
To read more click here
faroes.org/cruelty.html