meat and oil Also ivory, also whalebone (think of all those whalebone corsets!).
Unfortunatly, yes they are. And for probably other reasons too. But, one of these days there won't be any whales left to slaughter.
They are too big to be captured and slaughtered, so its most likely due to climate chnge and lack of food. *crunchie*
Japan has slaughtered over 6,000 whales since commercial whaling was banned in 1986. The meat and other products obtained from this 'research' is sold as before.
The worst year of all was 1930-31, when 29,400 of blue whales died from torpedo harpoons. ---- As to where whaling is worst: Arguably, most whales are slaughtered in Arctic waters, around Iceland, Russia, Norway, Greenland, Canada and Alaska.
well... it depends what you're talking about...and what perspective you are seeing it from. If your thinking that there are too many whales, wrong, there arent enough. Whales should really be saved because the ecosystem of the ocean relies on whales for many things, and for us, they are pretty to watch, so without whales, the ecosystem of the ocean would undergo many changes, and not for the better. Also, whaling is still legal in Japan, Norway, and Iceland. Which is terrible because these poor whales are getting slaughtered for no good reason! SAVE THE WHALES!
The number of pilot whales killed on the shores of the Faroe Islands will typically be between 500 and 1.000. Questions about the healthiness of the meat will probably do more to stop this century old tradition than animal welfare concerns.
They shot the defensless animal full of harpoons and then they kill it. edit: Actually the shooting the animals typically kills them in one shot. Whales are not completely defenseless either, they can do considerable damage to medium sized boats by surfacing and landing on the vessel. It is no more cruel than how cows are slaughtered. Usually it's a near instantaneous kill, hardly ever requiring more than a single blow.
Slaughtered was created on 2009-10-30.
No, Muslim can eat only the animal slaughtered while alive not slaughtered after being dead.
no but horses are:( zebras are slaughtered for their skin:(
If they are ritually slaughtered, they are ALL killed.
You mean "slaughtered." 6 million Jews were slaughtered.