Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Elliot Morley (Labour), on Thursday, 8 November 2007, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 148 members in total.

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JAPAN'S HUMPBACK WHALE HUNT

That this House condemns the imminent slaughter under the guise of science of 50 endangered humpback whales, as well as 935 minke whales and 50 endangered fin whales, by Japanese whalers in the internationally designated Southern Ocean whale sanctuary; expresses deep concern that the humpbacks to be targeted by Japan form part of an endangered population of whales that is vitally important for whale watching industries in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, countries which treasure these whales alive, both culturally and economically; notes that a Resolution was adopted at this year's International Whaling Commission meeting in Anchorage which strongly criticised Japan's scientific whaling, exposing it as a sham designed to disguise commercial whaling; further notes that whaling in any form is inherently cruel and that there is no humane way to kill whales; further notes that these whales can be studied using non-lethal research methods; and calls on the Government to unequivocally condemn Japan's cruel, unnecessary and unlawful whaling activities and engage in increased diplomatic action at the highest levels to bring an end to commercial and scientific whaling.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

164 

Session

2007-08

Other sponsors

Eric Martlew

Andrew George

Desmond Turner

Jo Swinson

Bob Russell

Subjects

Animal welfare Fisheries Nature conservation Wildlife Asia

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk