Japan Accused Of Killing Pregnant Whales
July 24, 2007 @ 07:57 AM (EST)
Source: Iol.co.za
More than half of about 500 whales killed by Japan in Antarctic waters during the last southern summer were pregnant, the Humane Society International (HSI) charged on Tuesday.
The global arm of the US-based animal welfare group said the figure was based on a review of Japan's own reports on the latest annual hunt, which Tokyo says is carried out for scientific research purposes.
Of the 505 minke whales killed, 262 were pregnant, while one of the three fin whales killed was also pregnant, HSI said...
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