should whaling be banned?

Question

i have to write an argument for and against "should whaling be banned" can someone please help me??...i need to give it on monday i know its a short notice but i need it please help...god bless the person who gives me the answer that i need
thanxx

Answer 1

It already is banned open links below and see the abuses of the ban.
http://www.slashfood.com/2007/04/15/sushi-company-linked-to-banned-whaling/
http://www.stopwhaling.org/site/c.foJNIZOyEnH/b.2577495/k.506B/Stop_Whaling_Now__International_Fund_for_Animal_Welfare.htm
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Not everyone will agree with this but that's okay!
If God put us as the caretakers of the animal kingdom and the whales are in trouble for over whaling, then it is our God given duty (job) to stop whaling until they are able to recuperate
from the abuse.

Genesis
Chapter 1:26
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/bible/genesis/genesis1.htm

4 Then God said: "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.
*******Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and the cattle, and over all the wild animals and all the creatures that crawl on the ground." **********************

Answer 2

Yes it should be. Whaling was popular in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries primarily because of whale byproducts being used as a main ingredient in perfume, soaps, etc. Also, I guess the whale blubber was used for candles/lamp oil. With the advent of all kinds of new technology with regard to making perfume and soap, none of the ingredients contain anything that comes from a whale! Also, we no longer need the blubber to fuel light sources like lanterns or candles. Years ago, eskimos for example, would use a whale's entire carcass for many, many things that their village would need. Nothing went to waste, as one dead whale provided a lot of different things - food, fuel, lamp oil, cleaning products (soap, perfumes) and also they used the sinew strings for something to do with sewing their clothing I think. I read about this when I was a kid, but don't recall all the uses of an entire whale!! Maybe you could look up all the uses for a whale carcass and base your arguement for banning whaling on the fact that there are many, many superior substitutes available in the 21st century for anything that used to be needed from a whale. Anyway, we don't need whales for any of that stuff nowadays, and whales are endangered, so yes, WHALING SHOULD BE BANNED!!! (Sorry if I rambled on and didn't make 100% sense, haven't had my coffee yet!)

Answer 3

The anti-whaling arguments usually center around to species conservation and animal rights (whale intelligence, the methods of killing whales, etc).

Some of the pro-whaling arguments center around sustainable whaling, the rights of indigenous peoples and their traditions, and science.

I've added some websites that you can use to get a better idea about the pro and anti-whaling arguments!