The International Whaling Commission (IWC) will consider the proposal to withdraw his support to whales life

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 22, 2010) -- Today the International Whaling Commission announced a draft proposal that would legalize commercial whaling for the first time in a generation.

Even if commercial whaling was banned globally since 1982, Iceland, Japan and Norway continue hunting more than 2,000 whales each year with any respect for the agreement.

The draft proposal will be voted on in June.

(from http://www.nrdc.org)

“Whales are among the most magnificent creatures ever to inhabit the Earth. This deal would legalize their slaughter, and there is no ethical, moral, political or economic justification for it. Obama Administration officials portray the United States as leading an effort that would be a “step forward” for the whales, but this deal isn’t a step forward at all. It is a step backward, to a time when it was acceptable to kill whales for profit.”

(Joel Reynolds, senior attorney and director of NRDC’s marine mammal protection program)