Pros And Cons Of Whaling Essay

End Whaling Now

Everything seems peaceful until suddenly a blow that creates a tremendous amount of pain. This is not enough to kill, but instead will cause a death by slowly bleeding. This is how most whales that are hunted by humans die. Although prohibiting all forms of whaling worldwide will anger countries that claim to depend on it for income and tradition, action must be taken immediately to end this cruelty at once. For starters, Whales are long-lived and slow to reproduce which makes them very vulnerable to population collapses. Due to long reproduction cycles, whales face a huge challenge to replenish the population that has severely declined due to centuries of whaling. Whales only birth one baby at a time. It takes over a year for the pregnancy of a single calf to come to term. These creatures live from seventy to one-hundred and fifty years if not killed first. The best way for them to prevent population collapse is by protecting them and letting them breed and live their full lifespan.

Countries such as Japan, Norway, and Iceland claim to continue whaling based on tradition. In the past whaling was needed for their cultures to maintain themselves, but this is not the case today. There are new sources for oil and other meats to maintain survival. Petroleum-based products have replaced whale oil as a fuel source and farming now provides abundant protein from more sustainable sources. Not only are whales are slow to reproduce, they are not a good source to humans for food or anything else because they will not continue to replenish themselves to satisfy