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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!
# 100:
6:24 pm PST, Dec 5, Name not displayed, Australia
Yes
# 99:
6:23 pm PST, Dec 5, Name not displayed, Florida
# 98:
5:16 pm PST, Dec 5, Michelle McComb, Florida
# 97:
5:12 pm PST, Dec 5, Gail Clark, New York
# 96:
4:46 pm PST, Dec 5, Name not displayed, California
I too am boycotting Japanese products until the govt makes drastic changes, on harming dolphins as well as other environmental concerns.
# 95:
4:28 pm PST, Dec 5, Arlene Even, Canada
Yes. I am also opposed to Japanese whaling and feel Japanese consumers are not provided with accurate information about the health hazards of eating contaminated whale meat.
# 94:
4:18 pm PST, Dec 5, Sara Cannon, Georgia
yes
# 93:
4:05 pm PST, Dec 5, Vicki Redding, California
# 92:
3:37 pm PST, Dec 5, Dorothy D. Radford, New York
Yes
# 91:
3:21 pm PST, Dec 5, DR. CARYN A. GRZESIAKOWSKI, Georgia
# 90:
3:20 pm PST, Dec 5, Name not displayed, Ohio
# 89:
3:17 pm PST, Dec 5, Sheila Ward, Puerto Rico
# 88:
3:10 pm PST, Dec 5, Tracie Kroenert, Oklahoma
yes
# 87:
3:06 pm PST, Dec 5, Name not displayed, Maryland
# 86:
3:04 pm PST, Dec 5, Gish McCracken, South Carolina
# 85:
3:03 pm PST, Dec 5, Tanya Gever, California
# 84:
2:51 pm PST, Dec 5, Betty Jean Herner, Ohio
# 83:
2:48 pm PST, Dec 5, Dianne Wilson, California
Until Japan stops the slaughter of Minke Whales and Dolphins, I will not buy anything made in Japan. Wake up, you are in the minority .
# 82:
2:45 pm PST, Dec 5, Wilhelm Lundgren, Sweden
# 81:
2:32 pm PST, Dec 5, Robert Sandberg, Sweden
# 80:
2:30 pm PST, Dec 5, Helene G. Parker, Texas
# 79:
2:15 pm PST, Dec 5, Kurt Naumer, California
# 78:
2:13 pm PST, Dec 5, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
yes
# 77:
1:59 pm PST, Dec 5, Megan Furt, Canada
Yes i do
# 76:
1:46 pm PST, Dec 5, Natalie J. Heyden, Illinois
Boycott!!!
# 75:
1:39 pm PST, Dec 5, Joanne Sheeran, United Kingdom
Yes I avoid purchasing anything from Japan
# 74:
1:28 pm PST, Dec 5, Teresa Gibson, Michigan
# 73:
1:10 pm PST, Dec 5, Stephanie Sorenson, California
Yes, I do not purchase anything from Japan, the whaling and dolphin slaughter is so ignorant! Wake up Japan!
# 72:
1:08 pm PST, Dec 5, Gregory Rosati, Zimbabwe
Absolutely - Never buy Japanese anymore.
# 71:
12:53 pm PST, Dec 5, Jessica Wade, Virginia
# 70:
12:44 pm PST, Dec 5, Lynn Armstrong, Canada
# 69:
12:38 pm PST, Dec 5, Louise Lipatti-Mesme, United Kingdom
Yes. I avoid buying Japanese products - as do many people that I know.
# 68:
12:37 pm PST, Dec 5, Name not displayed, Canada
yes dolphins should be aloud to roam free without getting slaughted
# 67:
12:08 pm PST, Dec 5, Jc Pautre,
yes
# 66:
11:58 am PST, Dec 5, Catherine Armstrong, Canada
Dolphins are under threat world-wide it is very important that they are protected and not used as a source of food or for any display purposes.
# 65:
11:45 am PST, Dec 5, Pat Stevens, South Africa
no question
# 64:
11:38 am PST, Dec 5, Sharon Krabbe, Colorado
yes
# 63:
11:32 am PST, Dec 5, Name not displayed, Alabama
yes
# 62:
11:06 am PST, Dec 5, Antonia Gray, United Kingdom
YES!! Dolphin slaughter and whaling have led me to boycott Japanese products.
# 61:
10:59 am PST, Dec 5, Marilyn Sizemore, Georgia
# 60:
10:59 am PST, Dec 5, Lesley Pulsipher, Utah
yes.
# 59:
10:59 am PST, Dec 5, Name not displayed,
absolutely
# 58:
10:58 am PST, Dec 5, Lazaro Ruda, Florida
Yes. The Japanese people are one who value and cherish tradition---the harmony of man with nature. These acts of murder on our fellow creatures will only result in the destruction of your own traditional values. For the love of the planet and all of us who share it, please stop the slaughter of these beautiful creatures.
# 57:
10:55 am PST, Dec 5, Rebecca Dennett, Utah
Definitely
# 56:
10:42 am PST, Dec 5, Linda Tauer, Minnesota
YES!
# 55:
10:40 am PST, Dec 5, Name not displayed, Maine
# 54:
10:35 am PST, Dec 5, Sandra Barker, New Jersey
Yes. I do not want to support this slaughter.
# 53:
10:32 am PST, Dec 5, Stacy Hammond, Indiana
Yes!
# 52:
10:27 am PST, Dec 5, Name not displayed,
# 51:
10:13 am PST, Dec 5, Deborah Clark, Tennessee