End Dolphin Slaughter in Japan
Target:
Mr. Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan
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The Japanese government is allowing a few fishermen to slaughter thousands of dolphins and small whales in drive hunts
During drive hunts, fishermen panic and confuse migrating pods of dolphins and other small whales with loud banging, then herd them, by the hundreds, into shallow coves, and then butcher them one by one. Every year, some 20,000 small cetaceans of several species, some of which are endangered, including bottlenose dolphins, striped dolphins, spotted dolphins, Risso's dolphins, short-finned pilot whales, white-sided dolphins, and false killer whales, are killed or taken in the drives, sometimes illegally. The hunts have been universally condemned by marine experts around the world as brutal, inhumane, and unsustainable, but pleas to stop them have fallen on deaf ears. Therefore, we, marine scientists and zoo and aquarium professionals, are asking for your support to bring this unconscionable practice to an end. [More]
The Japanese government is allowing a few fishermen to slaughter thousands of dolphins and small whales in drive hunts
During drive hunts, fishermen panic and confuse migrating pods of dolphins and other small whales with loud banging, then herd them, by the hundreds, into shallow coves, and then butcher them one by one. Every year, some 20,000 small cetaceans of several species, some of which are endangered, including bottlenose dolphins, striped dolphins, spotted dolphins, Risso's dolphins, short-finned pilot whales, white-sided dolphins, and false killer whales, are killed or taken in the drives, sometimes illegally. The hunts have been universally condemned by marine experts around the world as brutal, inhumane, and unsustainable, but pleas to stop them have fallen on deaf ears. Therefore, we, marine scientists and zoo and aquarium professionals, are asking for your support to bring this unconscionable practice to an end. [More]
Please sign this petition and help us put an end to the slaughter of dolphins and small whales in drive hunts.
To:
Mr. Junichiro Koizumi
Prime Minister
State of Japan
Tokyo
Japan
We, the undersigned, join with the global community of marine scientists and zoo and aquarium professionals in condemning the brutal and inhumane practice of dolphin drive hunts carried out in your country. Dolphins are highly intelligent, complex, emotional, social, and sentient mammals, and we urge you to exercise your authority to end this cruel, callous, and unconscionable practice.
To:
Mr. Junichiro Koizumi
Prime Minister
State of Japan
Tokyo
Japan
We, the undersigned, join with the global community of marine scientists and zoo and aquarium professionals in condemning the brutal and inhumane practice of dolphin drive hunts carried out in your country. Dolphins are highly intelligent, complex, emotional, social, and sentient mammals, and we urge you to exercise your authority to end this cruel, callous, and unconscionable practice.
We signed the "End Dolphin Slaughter in Japan" petition!
# 124,310:
1:15 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Christoph Brade, United Kingdom
# 124,309:
12:34 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Anna Zegarska, Poland
# 124,308:
10:19 am PDT, Jul 3,
Jessica Desterres, Canada
the dolphin's smile is nature's greatest deception - the cove.
the dolphin's smile is nature's greatest deception - the cove.
# 124,307:
12:54 am PDT, Jul 3,
Jamie Carabini, Spain
# 124,306:
6:51 pm PDT, Jul 2,
Eliane Carotta, Florida
# 124,305:
4:17 pm PDT, Jul 2,
Victor Siu, Canada
Fisherman will often slash at dolphins that get near their boats because they know that the others won't leave an injured dolphin behind. It's so disgusting the lack of humanity in killing these beings for commercial exploitation. Because of this, I REFUSE to support the Japanese economy by boycotting any goods that come out of that country. Greatness doesn't come from the power to control and kill but comes from the measure of our empathy and the capability of remorse.
Fisherman will often slash at dolphins that get near their boats because they know that the others won't leave an injured dolphin behind. It's so disgusting the lack of humanity in killing these beings for commercial exploitation. Because of this, I REFUSE to support the Japanese economy by boycotting any goods that come out of that country. Greatness doesn't come from the power to control and kill but comes from the measure of our empathy and the capability of remorse.
# 124,304:
12:58 pm PDT, Jul 2,
Melissa Bertram - Maes, Spain
# 124,303:
12:56 pm PDT, Jul 2,
Roger Maes, Spain
# 124,302:
11:37 am PDT, Jul 2,
Lisa Marie Bertram - Maes, Spain
# 124,301:
7:19 pm PDT, Jul 1,
Bernardo Neves, Portugal
# 124,300:
4:56 pm PDT, Jul 1,
Laura Meaders, Kansas
I am not against eating. If at some point in their history, these proud people turned to dolphins to stave off starvation, they are within their rights. Where as I myself will not eat dolphin, or beef... I am not opposed to chicken or turkey. My problem with all of it, is the how. It is inhumane and just outright wrong. It reflects badly on all of us, as people, as a species. We are better than this. Fish, if you must... but do it right. Leave the element of escape and chance, the skill necessary to harness or capture a creature. None of the individuals I have seen driving and slashing in any of the footage looked starved. It is lunacy and it must stop. Be altered. Changed.
I am not against eating. If at some point in their history, these proud people turned to dolphins to stave off starvation, they are within their rights. Where as I myself will not eat dolphin, or beef... I am not opposed to chicken or turkey. My problem with all of it, is the how. It is inhumane and just outright wrong. It reflects badly on all of us, as people, as a species. We are better than this. Fish, if you must... but do it right. Leave the element of escape and chance, the skill necessary to harness or capture a creature. None of the individuals I have seen driving and slashing in any of the footage looked starved. It is lunacy and it must stop. Be altered. Changed.
# 124,299:
6:20 pm PDT, Jun 29,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 124,298:
8:14 pm PDT, Jun 28,
Name not displayed, New Zealand
Balance Is Key.
Balance Is Key.
# 124,297:
6:01 pm PDT, Jun 28,
Name not displayed, Australia
# 124,296:
5:10 pm PDT, Jun 28,
Emilee Ramseur, Missouri
# 124,295:
6:59 am PDT, Jun 28,
YOLANDA COLLAZO, Puerto Rico
# 124,294:
3:10 pm PDT, Jun 27,
Name not displayed, Colorado
# 124,293:
12:34 pm PDT, Jun 24,
Irina Cajvaneanu, Romania
# 124,292:
10:12 am PDT, Jun 24,
Nikolai Besschetnov, Russian Federation
# 124,291:
4:22 am PDT, Jun 24,
Elina Bronsema, Netherlands
# 124,290:
7:24 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Ryan Bielat, Virginia
# 124,289:
3:03 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Elle Parker, Pennsylvania
What a horrific practice! It has to end and these perpetrators must evolve!
What a horrific practice! It has to end and these perpetrators must evolve!
# 124,288:
2:57 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Name not displayed, Indiana
# 124,287:
2:47 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Sandi Droubay, Costa Rica
I saw a picture of this slaughter while having drinks with friends in Denver Colo. about 20 years ago and IT IS STILL GOING ON. It made me sick then and it makes me sick now....ENOUGH!!!
I saw a picture of this slaughter while having drinks with friends in Denver Colo. about 20 years ago and IT IS STILL GOING ON. It made me sick then and it makes me sick now....ENOUGH!!!
# 124,286:
2:12 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Abigail Boswell, Florida
# 124,285:
3:41 am PDT, Jun 22,
Name not displayed, Italy
Stop violence
Stop violence
# 124,284:
4:43 pm PDT, Jun 21,
Katherine Werness, California
# 124,283:
4:09 am PDT, Jun 21,
Ray Seij, Netherlands
Im disgusted how people dont respect live and nature that was given to them just as well. They should be ashamed!
Im disgusted how people dont respect live and nature that was given to them just as well. They should be ashamed!
# 124,282:
6:50 pm PDT, Jun 19,
Maddi Fentem, Texas
These people disgust me! How can they live with themselves after slaughtering innocent dolphins?
These people disgust me! How can they live with themselves after slaughtering innocent dolphins?
# 124,281:
1:26 pm PDT, Jun 19,
Angela Liu, California
# 124,280:
11:01 am PDT, Jun 19,
Linda Phan, California
# 124,279:
9:18 am PDT, Jun 19,
DAVID WERNESS, Oregon
a group of dolphins once swam around a group of swimmers to keep them safe from a group of sharks. The swimmers were unaware of the sharks until after the event. The people would've been attacked had it not been for the dolphins. Now we need to do the same for them.
a group of dolphins once swam around a group of swimmers to keep them safe from a group of sharks. The swimmers were unaware of the sharks until after the event. The people would've been attacked had it not been for the dolphins. Now we need to do the same for them.
# 124,278:
6:47 am PDT, Jun 19,
Kenneth Andersen, Norway
# 124,277:
2:08 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Andres Corzo, Spain
this is inhuman it should not be allowed to happen there or anywhere.
this is inhuman it should not be allowed to happen there or anywhere.
# 124,276:
3:57 am PDT, Jun 16,
Greg Bilston, Australia
I have been disgusted by the actos of the Japanese with their cruel, uncompassionate, inhuman slaughter of Dolphins, shown in the movie The Cove. The very fact that it is entirely hidden from the public view tells a horrible vision of a corrupt government and an ugly race of people. The sweet face of the Japanese seems to simply be a mask. I would never visit Japan based on this. I am a radio DJ in Australia and I will personally be focusing much of my attention on exposing the betrayal Japan has set upon nature, people, dolphins and the poison of mercury they wish to feed their own children. I never knew the true face of Japan until now. I was not born before World War II. But it seems a false front and a fake smile is perpetrated by Japan. They lie, they profit by lying and they cannot evolve because the government seems to be run by uneducated monkies hell-bent on profiting from cruelty. This is being exposed and I hope the people who gleefully slaughter these poor creatures and laugh while doing it, are visited by Karma. I wish their lives to hell. And to the corrupt government officials who collect all of that extra money from their lies, may you suffer as you make others suffer. Grow up. Become smarter. Evolve your mind
I have been disgusted by the actos of the Japanese with their cruel, uncompassionate, inhuman slaughter of Dolphins, shown in the movie The Cove. The very fact that it is entirely hidden from the public view tells a horrible vision of a corrupt government and an ugly race of people. The sweet face of the Japanese seems to simply be a mask. I would never visit Japan based on this. I am a radio DJ in Australia and I will personally be focusing much of my attention on exposing the betrayal Japan has set upon nature, people, dolphins and the poison of mercury they wish to feed their own children. I never knew the true face of Japan until now. I was not born before World War II. But it seems a false front and a fake smile is perpetrated by Japan. They lie, they profit by lying and they cannot evolve because the government seems to be run by uneducated monkies hell-bent on profiting from cruelty. This is being exposed and I hope the people who gleefully slaughter these poor creatures and laugh while doing it, are visited by Karma. I wish their lives to hell. And to the corrupt government officials who collect all of that extra money from their lies, may you suffer as you make others suffer. Grow up. Become smarter. Evolve your mind
# 124,275:
3:25 am PDT, Jun 16,
Alan Clark, United Kingdom
This is a barbaric act from the dark ages. Do we learn nothing from our years on this planet?
This is a barbaric act from the dark ages. Do we learn nothing from our years on this planet?
# 124,274:
10:56 pm PDT, Jun 15,
Karen Ludenberg, South Africa
# 124,273:
12:57 pm PDT, Jun 15,
Marcos L. Barbosa, Japan
# 124,272:
10:23 am PDT, Jun 15,
Name not displayed, Norway
# 124,271:
10:16 am PDT, Jun 15,
Rhiannon Peitersen, Maryland
Comments
Comments
# 124,270:
7:58 am PDT, Jun 15,
Andrew DeFreitas, Japan
Dolphins not only play a vital role in marine ecosystem, they are also capable of developing bonds with human beings. Killing a dolphin is nearly like killing a pet such a cat or a dog!
Dolphins not only play a vital role in marine ecosystem, they are also capable of developing bonds with human beings. Killing a dolphin is nearly like killing a pet such a cat or a dog!
# 124,269:
8:59 pm PDT, Jun 14,
Kelsey Newman, California
SAVE THE DOLPHINS!!!! I
SAVE THE DOLPHINS!!!! I
# 124,268:
10:53 am PDT, Jun 13,
Pooja Sharma, United Kingdom
# 124,267:
12:36 pm PDT, Jun 12,
Feona Willow, California
# 124,266:
4:10 am PDT, Jun 12,
Sergio Hashimoto, Japan
# 124,265:
3:33 am PDT, Jun 12,
Alexandre Shimoishi, Japan
# 124,264:
7:48 pm PDT, Jun 11,
Zach Affolter, California
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# 124,263:
10:57 am PDT, Jun 11,
Angela Tejera, Florida
The fact that they would even want to slaughter dolphins is just insane. I wanna do anything i can that will help stop this.
The fact that they would even want to slaughter dolphins is just insane. I wanna do anything i can that will help stop this.
# 124,262:
9:07 pm PDT, Jun 10,
Heber Iama, Japan
NOW LET'S SAVING dolphins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOW LET'S SAVING dolphins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# 124,261:
9:54 am PDT, Jun 9,
Marie Trsková, Czech Republic
Scientists and Wildlife Experts Call on Japan to End Cruel Dolphin Hunts! STOP!!!
Scientists and Wildlife Experts Call on Japan to End Cruel Dolphin Hunts! STOP!!!
# 124,260:
6:30 am PDT, Jun 9,
Carolyn Wilson, New York
I can't believe people actually think its moral to kill the most playful loving sea creature....This disgusts me...
I can't believe people actually think its moral to kill the most playful loving sea creature....This disgusts me...
# 124,259:
3:10 pm PDT, Jun 7,
Christine Hill, Canada
Prove you can do whats right and stop this disgrace.
Prove you can do whats right and stop this disgrace.
# 124,258:
7:30 pm PDT, Jun 6,
Taeko Skinner, Hawaii
Why.... We are very intelligent so as dolphins. Please stop killing dolphins!
Why.... We are very intelligent so as dolphins. Please stop killing dolphins!
# 124,257:
2:41 pm PDT, Jun 6,
Name not displayed, Poland
Don't kill the dolphins.
Don't kill the dolphins.
# 124,256:
12:34 pm PDT, Jun 6,
Janet Durno, Cayman Islands
Please! These are our Brothers and Sisters.
Please! These are our Brothers and Sisters.
# 124,255:
8:14 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Jasmin Beltran, California
I am glad to know that there are thousands of people who actually care for such beautiful creatures!!!! Althuogh, I hope we can persuade those Japanese people to stop capturing them.
I am glad to know that there are thousands of people who actually care for such beautiful creatures!!!! Althuogh, I hope we can persuade those Japanese people to stop capturing them.
# 124,254:
8:05 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Kevin Purfield, California
# 124,253:
12:31 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Name not displayed, Illinois
There is no justification for drive fisheries. You can stop them -- please take action.
There is no justification for drive fisheries. You can stop them -- please take action.
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11:08 am PDT, Jun 5,
Name not displayed, Maryland
