Organizations
such as the Animal Welfare Institute, Humane Society International, and
the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society have come together to
support the longstanding and proven success of a ban on whaling that was
originally approved by the International Whaling Committee (IWC) in
1984.
With the Committee meeting next week in Morocco to
consider lifting this moratorium, these animal welfare groups have
highlighted the importance of upholding the ban to protect the long-term
survival of whales.
Wendy Elliott, Species Manager for World
Wildlife Fund (WWF) International also stated that the primary
historical threat to whales has been whaling.
IWC Preview Press call 06-16-10 Wendy Elliott, Species Manager, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) International (f): Most
of the great whales that are listed as threatened by IUCN
(International Union for Conservation of Nature) are threatened
specifically because of previous whaling activities.
They were
driven to such low levels by previous whaling that they haven’t been
able to recover. The second element I wanted to talk about was science
in the deal.
It was essentially a lack of taking into account the
science that led previous whaling activities to drive most species to
near extinctions. This is exactly what we need to avoid happening
again.
VOICE: To further clarify the benefits of the whaling
ban, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society has published online
statistics documenting its success and the estimated hundreds of
thousands of lives that have been saved.
Based on these facts,
Humane Society International Vice President Kitty Block, commented,
“What we should be concentrating on is not lifting the successful ban
that we currently have, but working harder on ways to … stop this cruel
and unnecessary practice once and for all.”
Heaven bless and
many thanks Ms. Wendy Elliott, Ms. Kitty Block, European Parliament
members, global whale advocates and all the concerned animal welfare
organizations for your dedication to protecting precious marine life.
We
pray for wise leadership in the International Whaling Committee meeting
to aid in sustaining the fragile balance of the beautiful ocean and her
inhabitants.
Supreme Master Ching Hai has long encouraged
humanity toward a deeper understanding and appreciation of the gifts
shared by our animal co-inhabitants, as in an August 2009
videoconference in Thailand.
Supreme Master Ching Hai: The
animals are truly noble, gentle beings, selfless, and in harmony with
one another, the environment, and with Heaven. Their role has always
been since time immemorial to bring love and blessing to the world with
their pure presence. If we would only stop harming and torturing them
and
killing them, and give them a chance to fulfill their God-given
mission, then our planet will be saved and will be kept in splendor.
They
wait on the sidelines in full support of humans, for the day they can
be our friends again, truly, not our victims. On that day of peacemaking
between humans and animals, our eyes may begin to be opened to our
co-inhabitants’ true magnificent roles on Earth.
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