RE: Why has Japan been banned from Antarctic Whaling?
April 10, 2014 at 11:41 am
(This post was last modified: April 10, 2014 at 11:45 am by Autumnlicious.)
Because:
A) their use of the scientific whaling provision has been found to be fraudulent
B) a significant body of whale meat claimed for human consumption is used as dog treats, further damaging credibility of the guise of "preserving human cultural traditions"
C) they don't always catch minke whales but other endangered species of whale
Japan is a signatory of the IWC agreements that gives a small but wide spanning set of conditions to do hunting under. They chose to abuse one of those conditions.
How is this hard to grasp? The letter of the law is being enforced.
I wouldn't mind better environmental protections that are more comprehensive.
A) their use of the scientific whaling provision has been found to be fraudulent
B) a significant body of whale meat claimed for human consumption is used as dog treats, further damaging credibility of the guise of "preserving human cultural traditions"
C) they don't always catch minke whales but other endangered species of whale
Japan is a signatory of the IWC agreements that gives a small but wide spanning set of conditions to do hunting under. They chose to abuse one of those conditions.
How is this hard to grasp? The letter of the law is being enforced.
I wouldn't mind better environmental protections that are more comprehensive.
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