Yahoo: Japanese whaling ships prepare first commercial hunt in more than 30 years
Japanese whaling ships were preparing on Sunday to set to sea, with crews gathering on decks in a northern port as Japan undertakes its first commercial whaling hunt in more than 30 years on Monday. Japan announced last year it was leaving the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and would resume commercial
The first ships set out on commercial whale hunts today. Now some animals rights activists are calling for people to boycott Japanese goods over the controversial decision to resume these cruel hunts.
HSI’s Senior Marine Scientist Mark Simmonds talks to @TRTWorldNow about why Japan’s resumption of commercial whaling is so concerning https://t.co/l0WvRsydt9 #SaveTheWhales pic.twitter.com/fjyi3p7fcf
— Humane Society International (@HSIGlobal) June 30, 2019
