Humane Society International and our supporters are greatly saddened by the killing of a minke whale that was trapped in nets in Taiji for 19 days since Christmas Eve.

The commercial killing of whales is subject to a global ban. Japan has sought to escape the ban by leaving the International Whaling Commission, which means they are killing whales outside of the framework of international law. It is important that we continue to call for an end to all commercial whaling in Japan.

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