Every year approximately 900.000 seals were killed on commercial slaughters‚ carried out primarily in Canada‚ Greenland‚ Russia‚ and Norway. In 2009 the Humane Society International organization began a campaign against such atrocity. That same year‚ the European Union decided to implement a ban on the importation and commercialization of processed or unprocessed‚ deriving or obtained seal products in response to public moral concerns about seals welfare. Canada and Norway (complainants) filed a
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Do people ever wonder what it would feel like to be ignored in a situation that immensely effects you? Well‚ this is exactly how the Inuit feel about the anti-seal hunting movement. For some people staying alive means working a 9-5 job‚ going to the store to buy food‚ and going shopping to get clothing‚ but for the Inuit‚ this means seal hunting. Inuit people are very purposeful and tend to use all parts of the seal‚ as a quintessential part to Inuit’s economy and livelihood is seal hunting‚ and
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The passage discusses three possible reasons for strange noises‚ name "quackers"‚ that Russian submarine sailors had reported during a period of time from the 1960s to the1980s. The author mentions three sources for these sounds‚ including nearby Orca whales vocalization trying to attract mates‚ the giant squids which live in the ocean and finally the undetectable foreign submarines. The professor‚ however‚ believes that none of these theories could justify the real source of these noises. The professor’s
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Tales of the mythical and magical mermaid have been dismissed as rumors; however‚ these majestical creatures do exist. Cameras have caught photos and even videos of these creatures stranded on beaches and swimming dignified through the ocean. You may argue that these images are fabricated but there are scientist who dedicate their lives and can speak surely about the existence of mermaids. Scientist who are skilled in the use of sonar. Scientists who state that mermaids are seismically sensitive
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Whaling Against- Dear Editor‚ I am writing to tell you that I disagree very strongly about the whole topic of whaling‚ I think that it should stop at once because of the amount we are killing is unbelievable‚ and I would hate to say it but if we keep on going at this rate‚ there is a chance that the whale could face extinction‚ I only found out the other day that there are an estimated 5000 whales killed every year. Firstly once you have killed a whale it takes a longer time to replace
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the leg‚ and concludes the elephant is built like a tree. The next grasps the trunk and believes the elephant to be a giant snake. The third strokes the side‚ and describes a solid wall. A parallel exists here with the controversy over commercial whaling. No matter how long or hard proponents and opponents debate the subject‚ they never seem to be looking at the same animal. There are‚ of course‚ several aspects which have to be brought into perspective - ethical‚ cultural‚ scientific and political
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Australian Government should protect anti-whaling protesters who forcibly disrupt whaling ships Hello adjudicator‚ negative team and time keeper. I am… the first speaker of the Affirmative team. I will cover the points of whaling‚ and the legalities in Australia that surround it. We the Affirmative team define the topic as: The Australian Government should protect and safeguard the anti-whaling protesters who’s main objective is to stop the illegal whaling‚ prove wrongdoing by the countries in
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Makah and Whaling Introduction During the past 30 years the whales gradually became the center of public attention and sympathy. Tourists watching the whales off the eastern coast of the United States and in the lagoons of California‚ were struck by their remarkable nature and behavior. At the same time‚ the number of most large whales continued to decline. Certainly whale hunting was rather indiscriminate since the Middle Ages‚ reaching a point where these mammals were in imminent danger
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people. It has also been studied that the brains of whales are developed which means they are intelligent creatures. Since centuries whales have been hunted down for their oil and meat. The process of killing whales for their meat and oil is called whaling. In the olden days only the slow moving whales were hunted. By the 17th century the demand for whale oil and meat rose and it wasn’t until the 18th century when a new hunting weapon was invented. Since harpoons were invented‚ fast paced whales like
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Takatsuna Mukaiyachi Whaling should not be banned Recently‚ whaling is criticized and some organizations disagree with whaling‚ especially‚ Sea Shepherd strongly opposes whaling. Sea Shepherd website says‚ “ Sea Shepherd is an international not – for – profit organization‚ based in the United States with support from all over the world.” They say that their clients are the whales‚ sharks‚ dolphins‚ seals‚ turtles‚ sea bards‚ and fish‚ and in order to protect them‚ Sea
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