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Norwegian whaler filmed taking an age to kill a Minke whale16/06/2010 16:39:53
Norwegian whaling vessel ‘Rowenta’ on the night of the whale hunt © WSPA
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) is hosting its annual meeting in Morocco from 14th to 26th June; most prominent on this year's agenda is a vote on a controversial proposal which would allow Norway to kill a further 6,000 whales over the next ten years, effectively putting an end to the whaling ban. Footage sparks international outrage WSPA's marine mammal programme manager Joanna Toole says: "This film clearly demonstrates that whaling is crude, unreliable and inhumane. We even witnessed ‘Rowenta' firing a second harpoon into a Minke whale more than two hours later.
"It's therefore possible that this whale suffered from horrific harpoon wounds for more than two hours before finally dying. This is not the way we'd expect a modern and civilised society like Norway to treat animals and certainly not something that the IWC should consider legitimising." Norwegians against whaling Carl-Egil Mastad, Director of Dyrebeskyttelsen Norge, said: "Thousands of Norwegians stand with us against this cruel and unnecessary industry - we now need the international community to condemn Norway's whaling, not endorse it." Siri Martinsen, veterinarian working for NOAH - for Dyrs Rettigheter said: "The Norwegian government claims that it receives little criticism of its whaling - it's time to prove them wrong. Norway will not reduce whaling nor take the suffering in consideration without pressure - we need people to speak out on behalf of the whales in order to make the government rethink its whaling policies."
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good luck norwegians against whaling. it's good to see there's plenty of opposition.
Posted by: robert piller | 08 Feb 2011 15:15:39
support the sea shepherd organisation; the more funds they get the more whales they can save.
Posted by: robert piller | 08 Feb 2011 15:12:37
It's shame to hunt these rare animals. It's even disgraceful to a government to encourage these activities. We have protect these animals for our next generations to watch.
Posted by: Kasun Rajapaksha | 01 Jul 2010 08:26:33
Eat more vegetables, Whale plays no part in my lifestyle, it is the lifestyle of those countries which kill whales.
Seals play no part in my lifestyle, it is the lifestyle of countries that consume those animals that kill them.
So unless those offending countries change the way they live they will always want these poor animals.
But if God took those animals away then they would have no choice, they have a choice now but continue.
Posted by: TempleGod | 23 Jun 2010 18:16:34