Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen,
Today I am going to address a topic which is of grave concern to us. As a member of the Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, I am compelled to raise awareness about the cruelty of the fishing industry to whales. Until 1997, whaling in Japan was allowed. As a result of that, thousands of whales were mercilessly slaughtered each year in Japan, mainly for their most prized possession:oil, which can be extracted from their thick blubber. Their meat is also considered as a delicacy in Japan.However, although commercial whaling was banned in 1997 because of pressure from various countries, Japan began what it termed "Scientific research on whales" in 1998 as a basis to continue whaling. Since then, the number of whales killed under the project, called JARPA, has risen sharply, from less than 200 at first to more than a thousand in 2007. Throughout the course of the entire project, samples were obtained from 6800 whales. However, less than 55 peer-reviewed papers were produced, of which only 14 were claimed to be relevant to the goals of the JARPA program and that only four would require lethal sampling.
This has sparked a worldwide controversy. Numerous anti-whaling groups have sprung up to protest against Japan's whaling. One of the more well-known ones, Greenpeace, argues that whales are endangered and must be protected. We, of the SPCA, sincerely urge all of you to help conserve our whales, simply just by signing a petition against whaling. It will be delivered to the International Whaling Commission.
Thank you for your attention and have a pleasant day.
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