Why do whalers kill whales?

Answer 1

There are a number of reasons.

1. Despite the claims made by pro-whaling countries, videos of whaling show that it is often not a quick death. In some cases the whale is hung upside down (fighting to escape, to breath), with it's head & blow hole (breathing hole) below the water until it suffocates.

2. The rate at which whales reproduce is slow, and the rate at which they can be hunted is high. This will cause extinction.

3. Whales provide only a small input into the food chain, so the gains are out weighted by 1 & 2. (IE it's unnecessary)

4. Just because it is "traditional" is no justification. It used to be traditional in some countries to offer live human sacrifices to the Gods when launching a new ship. In others it used to be traditional to bury the wife (alive) along side her dead husband, or to include her on the funeral pyre.

Answer 2

While whaling was banned by the International Whaling Commission in 1986, it is legal to kill whales for scientific purposes in some countries, such as Japan.

Answer 3

For food, oil, and leather.
Mainly the people who whale don't care about endangered species. They just care about getting the meat and making the money.

Answer 4

Because whales are beautiful creatures, and do not deserve to be killed!