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Protect Humpbacks from Whaling

Target: Ryozo Kato, Ambassador of Japan
Sponsored by: International Fund for Animal Welfare

The Japanese Government is sending its whaling fleet into the protected waters of the Southern Ocean Sanctuary around Antarctica. And this year, Japan is threatening to add endangered humpback and fin whales to its target list!

The Japanese government attempts to defend its whaling program by calling it "scientific" whaling. In reality, this deadly program is nothing more than unlawful commercial whaling in disguise. We don't need to kill whales to study them in the 21st century.

More than 30,000 whales have been killed since a global ban on commercial whaling came into effect in 1986. Japan must not expand its whaling program!

Tell Japanese Ambassador Ryozo Kato to immediately stop the senseless annual killing of whales, including the endangered Humpback.

deadline: 11-5-2008
goal: 75,000

57,299
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Last week, Japan agreed to temporarily end targeting humpback whales in this year's hunt.

Thanks to concerned citizens like you, the humpbacks are safe until they return to Japanese waters after this year's migraion. This is a step in the right direction, but there is still work to be done.

Please urge Japan to stand firm on its commitment to exclude humpback whales, and to end the hunt of all whale species!
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Dear Mr. Ambassador,

Japan kills more than 1,400 whales every year despite a global ban on commercial whaling.

Your government attempts to defend its whaling program by calling it "scientific" whaling. In reality, this deadly "scientific" whaling program is nothing more than unlawful commercial whaling in disguise. We don't need to kill whales to study them in the 21st century.

[Your comment here]

I respectfully urge you to persuade your government to withdraw its announced plans to kill 50 humpback whales and to end its unlawful whaling program.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Address]

We signed the “Protect Humpbacks from Whaling” petition!

# 57,000:

8:10 pm PST, Dec 28, Lesley Barton, Illinois
In Japan's culture shame is the greatest fear. Japan has shamed itself by killing these magnanimous and magnificent creatures!

# 56,999:

8:09 pm PST, Dec 28, Elyse Giurco, New York

# 56,998:

8:09 pm PST, Dec 28, Name not displayed, Canada

# 56,997:

8:09 pm PST, Dec 28, Deborah Novak, Michigan

# 56,996:

8:07 pm PST, Dec 28, Danielle Valdivia, New York

# 56,995:

8:05 pm PST, Dec 28, Robert Reppy, Florida
I hereby pledge to not purchase another product made in Japan until Japan stops the barbaric practice of slaughtering whales.

# 56,994:

8:05 pm PST, Dec 28, Ari Ben-Avram, California

# 56,993:

8:01 pm PST, Dec 28, Sophia Shelby, California

# 56,992:

8:00 pm PST, Dec 28, Jane Sherwill, Cyprus
Stop killing the whales Please

# 56,991:

8:00 pm PST, Dec 28, Maryann Almeida, Rhode Island

# 56,990:

7:59 pm PST, Dec 28, Cheryl White, Minnesota

# 56,989:

7:59 pm PST, Dec 28, Janice Tuzcan, Maryland

# 56,988:

7:58 pm PST, Dec 28, Mellissa Cooney, Indiana

# 56,987:

7:58 pm PST, Dec 28, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
Give up the Japanese stubbornness and stop killing the whales

# 56,986:

7:57 pm PST, Dec 28, Erin Dadoly, Pennsylvania

# 56,985:

7:57 pm PST, Dec 28, Jennifer Sultana, New Jersey

# 56,984:

7:56 pm PST, Dec 28, Deborah Hock, California

# 56,983:

7:55 pm PST, Dec 28, Brian Reiheld, Maryland

# 56,982:

7:54 pm PST, Dec 28, Jessica Garner, Arizona
how sad, these animals are endangered. you can never get them back.

# 56,981:

7:54 pm PST, Dec 28, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania

# 56,980:

7:53 pm PST, Dec 28, Carolyn Caplan, Colorado
Please stop this deadly action of killing whales. It is inhumane and unnecessary.

# 56,979:

7:49 pm PST, Dec 28, Sandra Mckenzie, North Carolina

# 56,978:

7:48 pm PST, Dec 28, Theresa Eichler, Canada

# 56,977:

7:44 pm PST, Dec 28, Andy Spisak, Michigan

# 56,976:

7:43 pm PST, Dec 28, Kristen Bruns, Tennessee

# 56,975:

7:42 pm PST, Dec 28, Louise Roberts, Australia

# 56,974:

7:42 pm PST, Dec 28, Deborah Ryan, New Hampshire

# 56,973:

7:39 pm PST, Dec 28, Donna Mae Travis, Texas

# 56,972:

7:37 pm PST, Dec 28, Katie Daudet, Washington

# 56,971:

7:37 pm PST, Dec 28, Helga Lauer, Alabama
There were already discussions with no result. Japan still is ignorant. What for do they need to kill whales. They say for science purpose. i guess nobody believes this anymore but why can't they be stopped? I really would like to know the reasons.

# 56,970:

7:36 pm PST, Dec 28, Suzette Graves, Tennessee

# 56,969:

7:36 pm PST, Dec 28, Jamie Stark, Canada

# 56,968:

7:35 pm PST, Dec 28, Kayla Smith, Florida

# 56,967:

7:35 pm PST, Dec 28, Keyla Irwin, North Carolina

# 56,966:

7:33 pm PST, Dec 28, Name not displayed, Israel

# 56,965:

7:33 pm PST, Dec 28, Dawn Maddox, Florida

# 56,964:

7:33 pm PST, Dec 28, Marianne Garrison, Oregon

# 56,963:

7:32 pm PST, Dec 28, Rayna Kolb, Indiana

# 56,962:

7:31 pm PST, Dec 28, Thomas Cario, Germany

# 56,961:

7:29 pm PST, Dec 28, Name not displayed, California
Your cultures prize taking the organs and other beautiful pieces of the once living idol; but when are you going to recognize that power over 'others' will only send you over a cliff because you do not recognize you have no power over your self? Let them be. Otherwise, their ancestors will devour you.

# 56,960:

7:24 pm PST, Dec 28, Julie Dawson, California
Stop killing our wildlife and depleting the world of it's beauty just to make a dirty dollar.

# 56,959:

7:24 pm PST, Dec 28, Kristin Puget, California

# 56,958:

7:22 pm PST, Dec 28, Nancy Lang, New Hampshire

# 56,957:

7:22 pm PST, Dec 28, Name not displayed, Texas

# 56,956:

7:20 pm PST, Dec 28, Amanda D, Alabama

# 56,954:

7:20 pm PST, Dec 28, Kelly Marrero, New Jersey

# 56,953:

7:19 pm PST, Dec 28, Jimmie Thigpen, Tennessee

# 56,952:

7:16 pm PST, Dec 28, Laurie Smith, California
Stop it now!

# 56,951:

7:15 pm PST, Dec 28, Ann Bonk, Nevada
Please stop this wanton slaughter of an endangered species. We humans are meant to be caretakers/stewards of all living creatures on this beautiful planet. The Japanese people do not need to kill these magnificant creatures for food.

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