In 2006 Japanese whalers killed 853 minke whales and 10 fin whales, and they started hunting humpback whales in 2007. All were eaten, in the name of "scientific research" that most reputable biologists dismiss as a sham.
Cheating under and outside the International Whaling Commission always characterized the industry of whaling. The whaling industry has a huge history of large-scale cheating. For instance, in 1994 it was finally revealed how the Soviet whaling fleet had, over the course of 40 years, systematically carried out the falsification of catch records. Some of this cheating occurred when there were Japanese observers onboard. For instance, for the 1961 and 1962 season the Soviets claimed that four of their whaling fleets had only killed 270 humpback whales, but in reality one of the fleets killed 1,568 total whales. Info comes from Ben Mcintyre.
Not only are whales being killed, but dolphins are also being killed for their meat.
We the undersigned, hereby state that whaling is wrong and it needs to be stopped for good. To many whales are getting killed because of this, and no one is doing much about it. Some whales are endangered and should not be killed. There are some whales that aren't endangered, but still killing poor helpless animals, like whales is a horrible horrible thing. Hayden Panettiere is one of many celebrities who are trying to get whaling to be stopped. We should follow what they have to say and do the right thing and save the whales. Thank you for taking the time to read this, I really appreciate it. Thank you!
