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Iceland Could Resume Whaling - Please Act

Target: Einar K. Guofinnsson, Minister of Fisheries, Iceland
Sponsored by: Care2
Iceland's whaling industry is pushing for permits to kill 100 minke whales as well as some fin whales, which are an endangered species.

Iceland's Minister of Fisheries will make a final decision soon and whaling could begin in May. Please sign our petition today and urge Iceland to stop whaling forever!
deadline: 6-1-2008
goal: 10,000
 
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Dear Minister Guofinnsson,

I am deeply disappointed to hear that Iceland is considering issuing permits to hunt whales this spring, and I urge you to reconsider this plan.

As a wildlife lover and conservationist, I am concerned about the future of whales, especially as climate change causes rapid changes in their ocean habitats with unknown impacts on these majestic creatures.

And as a traveler and consumer, I would strongly consider visiting Iceland to whale-watch, but only if your country maintains the ban on whaling that you implemented in August of 2007.

Please do not issue any permits to kill whales, and protect your beautiful nation's whales in stead.
We signed the “Iceland Could Resume Whaling - Please Act” petition!
# 50:
10:40 am PDT, Mar 21, Name not displayed, New York
# 49:
10:40 am PDT, Mar 21, Debra Arnold, Michigan
# 48:
10:40 am PDT, Mar 21, Ginger Geronimo, Alabama
Please don't start this up again. All animals have feelings & a right to live, just like humans do.
# 47:
10:40 am PDT, Mar 21, Shirley Fishwick, California
# 46:
10:40 am PDT, Mar 21, Leslie Aroian, Massachusetts
Please deny permits to hunt and kill whales. Allow these incredible creatures to thrive so our children's children can enjoy them too.
# 45:
10:39 am PDT, Mar 21, Lisa Kunsch, Massachusetts
# 44:
10:38 am PDT, Mar 21, Dale Anania, California
# 43:
10:38 am PDT, Mar 21, Name not displayed, Michigan
# 42:
10:37 am PDT, Mar 21, Bostonian Seventyone, Massachusetts
# 41:
10:36 am PDT, Mar 21, Patricia Grossman, Washington
Minke whales are in danger of disappearing. They and all whales would be more profitable for tourism, don't you agree?
# 40:
10:36 am PDT, Mar 21, Robyn Erler, California
# 39:
10:35 am PDT, Mar 21, Carol Moore, Minnesota
# 38:
10:35 am PDT, Mar 21, Paul Simmons, Tennessee
There is no need for this hunting, especially the endangered fin whale.
# 37:
10:34 am PDT, Mar 21, Alison Smith, Georgia
# 36:
10:33 am PDT, Mar 21, Emily Curtis, New Jersey
# 35:
10:33 am PDT, Mar 21, Kelsey Cormier, Massachusetts
# 34:
10:33 am PDT, Mar 21, Thomas Kirk, Canada
# 33:
10:33 am PDT, Mar 21, Cara Gubrud, Minnesota
# 32:
10:32 am PDT, Mar 21, ROBERT STREBECK, Texas
# 31:
10:31 am PDT, Mar 21, David Karowe, Michigan
# 30:
10:30 am PDT, Mar 21, Shirin Vasheghani, Canada
# 29:
10:30 am PDT, Mar 21, Poornima Swaminathan, India
# 28:
10:29 am PDT, Mar 21, Vasanthi Swaminathan, India
# 27:
10:28 am PDT, Mar 21, CHARLOTTE Ford, Texas
TO: ICELAND'S MINISTER OF FISHERIES: PLEASE !!! PLEASE !!! PLEASE !!! DENY ALL WHALING PERMITS !!! LET'S ALL KEEP THESE BEAUTIFUL CREATURES FOR ALL TO ENJOY !!! DO NOT DESTROY SUCH MAGNIFICENCE !!!
# 26:
10:27 am PDT, Mar 21, Valerie Valentine, California
Please help stop the slaughter of these beautiful creatures. I would some day love to come to your Country just to see the whales in their natural habitat. But if we keep allowing the killing of them there won't be any left for our grand kids to see and appreciate. That and Global warming will cause the extinction of them.
# 25:
10:24 am PDT, Mar 21, Karen VDay, Indiana
# 24:
10:21 am PDT, Mar 21, Jonathan Knowles, United Kingdom
# 23:
10:20 am PDT, Mar 21, Darlene Wolf, Florida
# 22:
10:20 am PDT, Mar 21, Leticia Koproski, Brazil
# 21:
10:15 am PDT, Mar 21, Adri Luque, New York
# 20:
10:15 am PDT, Mar 21, Sharon Hull, California
# 19:
10:14 am PDT, Mar 21, Simon Robson, United Kingdom
# 18:
10:14 am PDT, Mar 21, Leslie Wingate, Florida
Whales are intelligent creatures like you and me. PLease deny the permit to allow whales to be killed. We must especially protect endangered species!
# 17:
10:13 am PDT, Mar 21, Alicia Graef, Vermont
# 16:
10:09 am PDT, Mar 21, Tristan Fallis, Montana
# 15:
10:09 am PDT, Mar 21, Kristen McLaughlin, Pennsylvania
# 14:
10:06 am PDT, Mar 21, Aiz T, Canada
# 13:
10:04 am PDT, Mar 21, Country Maron, Connecticut
# 12:
10:01 am PDT, Mar 21, DAYANA GUILLEN MIRANDA, Peru
don't permit to eliminate the biggest animal in the world ...stop haunting these peaceful creatures !!... sign for the life!!
# 11:
10:01 am PDT, Mar 21, Gary B, California
# 10:
9:58 am PDT, Mar 21, Christine Garner, Minnesota
# 9:
9:53 am PDT, Mar 21, Robert Martineau, Florida
# 8:
9:52 am PDT, Mar 21, Linda Ingaldson, Wisconsin
Iceland should have other means of economic support other than the slaughtering of whales.
# 7:
9:52 am PDT, Mar 21, Rebecca Young, California
I urge you to promote whale-watching in Iceland instead of whale killing. Please do not resume whaling.
# 6:
9:51 am PDT, Mar 21, Robin Farrace, California
# 5:
9:50 am PDT, Mar 21, Monica M, Italy
# 4:
9:49 am PDT, Mar 21, Dara Lazar, Georgia
# 3:
9:47 am PDT, Mar 21, Francis "Grey Wolf" Billingt, United Kingdom
# 2:
9:47 am PDT, Mar 21, Nathalie Yates, Canada
# 1:
9:46 am PDT, Mar 21, Matthew Pintar, Pennsylvania
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