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End Dolphin Slaughtering in Japan

Target: Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan, Government of Japan
Sponsored by: Blue Voice

Every year, Japanese fishermen, with the support of the Japanese government, slaughter thousands of dolphins in a brutal manner. And now Japan plans to extend the hunt to include humpback whales!

This practice is killing magnificent, feeling animals, and endangering dolphin and whale populations. Furthermore, this hunt is also hurting the people of Japan. Dolphin and whale dolphin meat sold to the Japanese public contains high levels of toxic heavy metals and organochlorines.

Demand that Japanese law end this brutal slaughter of intelligent marine mammals and protect the health of the people of Japan.

deadline: 10-1-2006
goal: 20,000

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We hereby petition the Prime Minister of Japan, the Ministry of Fisheries and the governors of Wakayama, Nagasaki and Shizuoka Prefectures to end the brutal slaughter of dolphins and small whales in coastal villages of Japan.

The slaughters are conducted in a shockingly brutal manner which is repugnant to civilized people worldwide. Dolphins and whales are large brained, highly social animals which are respected around the world. They are curious and friendly to humans when approached with care and respect. Many nations have laws which protect these animals.

The meat of the dolphins killed which is sold for human consumption is highly contaminated with heavy metals and organochlorines resulting from industrial discharge into the oceans. This meat does not meet Japanese health standards and is often mislabeled as whale meat.

Many Japanese people care highly for dolphins. Most Japanese are unaware that dolphins are killed in this cruel manner in their country. Only a few fishermen in a small number of villages profit from this barbarity.

We demand an end to the cruel slaughter of dolphins and small whales in Japanese waters.

Sincerely,
The Undersigned

We signed the “End Dolphin Slaughtering in Japan” petition!

# 50:

10:09 am PST, Dec 5, Regina Clark, New York

# 49:

9:53 am PST, Dec 5, Hardy Jones, California
I avoid Japanese products where possible due to this ghastly whale and dolphin killing

# 48:

9:51 am PST, Dec 5, Hali Abdullah, California

# 47:

9:42 am PST, Dec 5, Dona Van Bloemen, California
YES

# 46:

9:34 am PST, Dec 5, Harald Brandt, France

# 45:

9:28 am PST, Dec 5, Volume4 Design and Development, South Africa
Yes

# 44:

9:27 am PST, Dec 5, KIM SINGER, United Kingdom
YES

# 43:

8:56 am PST, Dec 5, Name not displayed, Minnesota

# 42:

8:56 am PST, Dec 5, Rebecca S, Alabama
yes

# 41:

8:42 am PST, Dec 5, Jennifer C. Humowiecki, Illinois
YES. Dolphin slaughtering must be stopped!

# 40:

8:30 am PST, Dec 5, Jessica Goforth, Wisconsin
yes

# 39:

8:13 am PST, Dec 5, Name not displayed, India

# 38:

8:06 am PST, Dec 5, Name not displayed,

# 37:

8:04 am PST, Dec 5, Frank Frink, New York
a dolphins brain is more complex than our own. what this means to me is that their culture is at least as developed as ours with one major difference: dolphins live sustainably. humans do not, but more and more humans are getting the message, and acting.

# 36:

7:07 am PST, Dec 5, Janice Dunstan, Minnesota

# 35:

6:54 am PST, Dec 5, Camila Cerussi, Brazil

# 34:

6:49 am PST, Dec 5, Vickie Kreider, Ohio
YES

# 33:

6:49 am PST, Dec 5, Polly Danz, New York

# 32:

6:21 am PST, Dec 5, Lara Rene Noel, Virginia

# 31:

6:11 am PST, Dec 5, Jason J Green, Virginia
yes I do

# 30:

5:59 am PST, Dec 5, L. Lundstrom, Massachusetts

# 29:

5:59 am PST, Dec 5, Barbara Hobbs, United Kingdom
Yes

# 28:

3:35 am PST, Dec 5, Leong Yan Hoi, Singapore

# 27:

3:30 am PST, Dec 5, Kata Lindberg, Finland
yes!

# 26:

3:05 am PST, Dec 5, Name not displayed, France

# 25:

2:19 am PST, Dec 5, Charles Wright, Australia

# 24:

12:35 am PST, Dec 5, Miho Yamamoto, Japan
It is you who has once said that we humans should learn from animals. You must ban dolphin slaughtering. They are our teachers and friends.

# 23:

12:31 am PST, Dec 5, Ami Muranetz, Canada

# 22:

11:37 pm PST, Dec 4, Fred Nieuwenhuizen, Netherlands

# 21:

10:54 pm PST, Dec 4, Claire Watson, California

# 20:

8:45 pm PST, Dec 4, April Sandell, New York

# 19:

8:40 pm PST, Dec 4, Jenn Turner, Canada

# 18:

8:21 pm PST, Dec 4, Christine Alvarez, Florida

# 17:

8:13 pm PST, Dec 4, Kathy Miller, Oregon

# 16:

8:11 pm PST, Dec 4, Name not displayed

# 15:

8:10 pm PST, Dec 4, Kerry Weller, Michigan

# 14:

7:22 pm PST, Dec 4, Rev. Amy Samonds, Virginia

# 13:

7:19 pm PST, Dec 4, Donna Kay Landers, Oregon

# 12:

7:11 pm PST, Dec 4, Katherine Babiak, New York
I will not buy Japanese products because of their horrendous practices towards cetaceans and other marine animals.

# 11:

6:38 pm PST, Dec 4, Demelza Costa, Oregon

# 10:

6:31 pm PST, Dec 4, Jennifer Powell, California

# 9:

5:37 pm PST, Dec 4, Name not displayed, New York
I don't have to. I don't eat meat.

# 8:

5:36 pm PST, Dec 4, Toby Farnsworth, Washington

# 7:

5:13 pm PST, Dec 4, Name not displayed, California
this cruel , inconsiderate, and thoughtless behavior towards dolphins must stop.

# 6:

4:59 pm PST, Dec 4, Name not displayed, Florida
yes

# 5:

4:05 pm PST, Dec 4, Nichole Long, Alabama
This globally-poisonous behavior must stop!

# 4:

2:15 pm PST, Dec 4, MaryJoan D'Amore, New York

# 3:

10:10 am PST, Dec 4, Name not displayed, California

# 2:

9:47 am PST, Dec 4, Chrisley V. Pickens, North Carolina
yes

# 1:

9:44 am PST, Dec 4, Debbie Brown, Pennsylvania

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