One reason why whaling should be banned is the …show more content…
To the Japanese, whales are just another type of fish. However, "... nobody in Japan eats whale. A 2006 survey found that 19 out of 20 Japanese people have eaten whale rarely or never, and a 2012 investigation found that 88.8 percent of Japanese people had not purchased it in the past 12 months" (Hinckley). Nobody in Japan eats whale. Japan consumes six percent of the world’s fish harvest, consider whales as fish, but still don’t eat whale meat. Then why kill whales? However whale meat was actually needed before, but now whale meat isn’t needed because of other animals being used as food. “When food was limited, whale meat was used as a good source of protein. Because of this, whaling was needed to obtain whale meat to feed people. Officials say that the low demand of whale meat has caused whaling to be unnecessary” (Hata). Whaling is unnecessary because whale meat is no longer needed or wanted. Killing whales for meat won’t help with the economy without people consuming it. The last reason is, to get whale meat, you kill whales, to kill whales, you go whaling. However, the demand for whale meat isn’t very common in locations like Japan. “The Japan Times reports that whale meat selling in markets and restaurants aren't