Whaling
European Union Faces Pressure to Act on Canada Seal Hunt
Submitted on Apr 04, 2008 (Original item from 2008) Wildlife and Exotics
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The European Union is considering possible measures against Canada to protest the annual seal hunt off its Atlantic coast, which could potentially include a ban on products derived from Canadian seals.
WWF Survey on Attitudes Towards Commercial Whaling in the Caribbean and the Pacific
Submitted on Mar 10, 2008 (Original item from 2006) Wildlife and Exotics
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Commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund in 2006, this study investigated public opinion in ten Pacific and Caribbean countries to measure opinions about commercial whaling. The issues investigated included awareness of the International Whaling Commission, whether or not countries should vote for a return to commercial whaling (defined as votes for proposals to establish commercial quotas), and support for votes in the past to return to commercial whaling.
Japanese Turn Backs on Whaling
Submitted on Feb 29, 2008 (Original item from 2008) Wildlife and Exotics
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More than two-thirds (70%) of Japanese people do not support their country's whaling in the Southern Ocean, according to this Greenpeace survey.
Majority of Japanese Public Does Not Support Whaling or Consume Whale Meat
Submitted on Nov 29, 2007 (Original item from 2000) Diet and Nutrition | Wildlife and Exotics
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According to this International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and Greenpeace survey conducted in 2000, 55% of Japanese adults had no opinion or were "neutral" about whaling, while 14% were in opposition, and and 11% were in support. Another 20% of respondents gave qualified support depending on the reason the whale is being killed.