The Pros And Cons Of Whaling

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Whales are being killed everyday in many countries. Some of the common countries that where whaling is going on in are Asia and Japan. Whaling is cruel and shouldn’t be allowed. Whaling should be banned because there are species that are endangered, whale watching is a bigger industry, and it is inhumane. Many whales are on the endangered species list. According to us.whales.org “We are closer than ever before to the extinction of the North Atlantic Right Whale.” Even though whales die through the circle of life, Mankind kills whales faster than they can reproduce so that they can maintain a steady population. Research from us.whales.org said “Whilst all whales and dolphins are threatened by mankind’s activities to a greater or lesser degree, some are more endangered than others.” The whales population will become lower if we continue to hunt them. …show more content…

An article by whalefacts.org has show that “Since its inception the whale watching industry has grown to a billion dollar annual business hiring thousands of employees and serving millions of customers a year.” With whale watching being a big attraction they are trying to get more tourists interested. “Whale watching has also become a popular method to attract tourist to developing countries in hopes of bringing in more capital.”(whalefacts.org) Whale watching lets the tourists watch the whales without disturbing them. “Whale watchers pay tour boats to bring them out to sea where they can catch a glimpse of these amazing marine mammals living their lives.”(whalefacts.org) Whale watching is not inhumane because you are just watching them but when you are actually killing them it is

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