Evaluating possible indicators of insensibility and death in cetacea
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) currently uses imprecise indicators of death to evaluate the welfare consequences of whaling. A recent independent meeting of animal welfare scientists proposed a series of tests to determine the states of sensibility/insensibility/death of whales. As a precursor to assessing these tests in the field, conjoint analysis was used to evaluate […]
Welfare Aspects of the Commercial Slaughter of Whales
Recently, the method by which Japanese and Norwegian whalers kill minke whales has come under scrutiny on welfare grounds. Whales are still caught with a grenade tipped harpoon fired from a cannon. The harpoon is targeted to strike the animal in the thorax, though the pattern of harpoon strikes is variable and some can even […]
Whaling and whale killing methods
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The science of animal welfare and its relevance to whales
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Animal ethics and the work of the International Whaling Commission
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Animal research ethics, legislation and practice and their application to scientific whaling
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