Should Whale Hunting Be Banned?

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delicacy appears on the menu of most restaurants. However, their meat is not safe for human consumption since it often contains a high amount of mercury. Whale blubber is another reason that motivates hunters. Its oil is used to lit lamps and form candles. It is also found in cosmetics, perfumes, and detergents. Whale oil used to play a huge role in the economic growth of many nations such as the United States, Great

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Britain, and Germany. Luckily, we do not depend on its oil anymore since petroleum becomes

the main source to provide fuel.

Whales are innocent mammals and they should not be hunted. They are killed by inhumane techniques and many has to die in a long period of time from suffocation. Whaling affects whale population and can disrupt the food chain as well as the ocean ecosystem. Additionally, all products obtained from whales are now replaceable. Therefore, whale hunting should be banned to advocate people to use alternatives for whale products and protect them from extinction as well as immoral killing techniques.

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_ Kim Perry, Alison. "How Whaling Works." HowStuffWorks Science. HowStuffWorks, 13 Sept. 2010. Web. 20 Mar. 2017.