This article explains how the International Whaling Commission has proposed the allowing of legal whale hunts that will cap industries at certain numbers of whales to be killed per year. Apparently, certain countries are killing whales for scientific reasons and then selling the meat for consumption. The two sides of the argument are:
1) By allowing whale hunts, the International Whaling Commission will have more accurate numbers of killed whales and the purpose for hunting them. This will help in the species-recovery effort and also help with the whaling industry’s economic status.
2) By allowing whale hunts, the International Whaling Commission is allowing whales to be murdered on a larger scale which will turn into another mass-murder of endangered species due to past whaling hunts.
I think this article is interesting because it shows how laws can affect the entire world, including those not directly linked to our economies (the whales).
Article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36731050/ns/world_news-world_environment/
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