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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!

# 200:

11:13 am PST, Dec 6, Daisy Bates, Australia
yes!

# 199:

10:50 am PST, Dec 6, Amy Gonzalez, Texas

# 198:

10:48 am PST, Dec 6, Carl Dortch, Canada
definately. I look at all products of Japan and how they might enter in to support on this issue and other issues concerning marine mammals

# 197:

10:26 am PST, Dec 6, Wendy Lochner, New York

# 196:

10:08 am PST, Dec 6, Name not displayed, Oregon
Yes we don't buy things made in Japan

# 195:

10:08 am PST, Dec 6, Bennet Cusack, Florida
You're damn right I do.

# 194:

9:56 am PST, Dec 6, Carol Nielsen, (SA) San Francisco, California

# 193:

9:42 am PST, Dec 6, Teresa Tan, Michigan
yes

# 192:

9:24 am PST, Dec 6, Deborah Lynn Tosh, Tennessee
This information not only affects my food purchases but my Travel plans as well. If this practice isn't stopped, I will quit buying anything made in Japan.

# 191:

9:22 am PST, Dec 6, Karen J. Stephens, Oregon
Yes! As well as Travel plans. I've e-mailed this petition to all my friends and posted on several internet boards! I also pass it along to those at work too.

# 190:

9:17 am PST, Dec 6, BETTY ABEL, Ohio

# 189:

9:11 am PST, Dec 6, Name not displayed, New Mexico
yes

# 188:

9:08 am PST, Dec 6, Ann Marcol, Illinois

# 187:

9:02 am PST, Dec 6, Robin Easton,
very much so

# 186:

8:28 am PST, Dec 6, Lundy Makohin, Oklahoma
Yes

# 185:

8:25 am PST, Dec 6, Name not displayed, Washington D.C.

# 184:

8:24 am PST, Dec 6, Liz Sandeman, United Kingdom
Yes

# 183:

8:12 am PST, Dec 6, Claire Ashton, United Kingdom

# 182:

8:06 am PST, Dec 6, Howard Garrett, Washington
yes, brutal cruelty has to stop

# 181:

7:59 am PST, Dec 6, Acachudepe Quemas Teda, Germany
yeah oh yeaj

# 180:

7:53 am PST, Dec 6, John Carty, Hawaii
yes

# 179:

7:49 am PST, Dec 6, Joke Visscher, Netherlands

# 178:

7:29 am PST, Dec 6, Silvia Giner, Spain
Fin a la muerte animal en el mar!

# 177:

7:07 am PST, Dec 6, Courtney Vail, Virginia
yes. This ranks as one of the highest forms of brutality

# 176:

6:39 am PST, Dec 6, Nora Sinkankas, Oklahoma
Absolutely!

# 175:

6:28 am PST, Dec 6, Elizabeth Waters, Washington
Yes

# 174:

6:28 am PST, Dec 6, Tammy Porter, Canada
This is discusting and must stop

# 173:

6:14 am PST, Dec 6, Nikki Storey, Connecticut

# 172:

6:14 am PST, Dec 6, Kerry Rafferty, Maryland
YES!! This cruel, unnecessary and disgusting. STOP IT!

# 171:

5:56 am PST, Dec 6, Jose Cabrera,
yes

# 170:

5:49 am PST, Dec 6, Name not displayed, Florida
Yes! (Travel plans, too!)

# 169:

5:40 am PST, Dec 6, William Wilgus, Florida
YES

# 168:

5:36 am PST, Dec 6, Liz Elliott, Canada
Absolutely

# 167:

5:26 am PST, Dec 6, Kim Walter, South Africa
Yes

# 166:

5:20 am PST, Dec 6, Kate Smith, United Kingdom
It is disguisting that thee beautiful creatures should be slaughtered

# 165:

5:15 am PST, Dec 6, Olebogeng Isaac Mokhine, South Africa

# 164:

4:44 am PST, Dec 6, Christine Moreno, Florida
Of course.. I was considering buying a Honda... but now I have begun to think otherwise.

# 163:

4:20 am PST, Dec 6, David Fox, South Africa
if I'm informed to the product

# 162:

4:16 am PST, Dec 6, Michelle Montgomery, South Africa
yes

# 161:

4:14 am PST, Dec 6, Roman Richter, Austria
yes

# 160:

3:50 am PST, Dec 6, Elsa Cabrera, Chile
Yes

# 159:

3:25 am PST, Dec 6, Martha Gilkes, Antigua And Barbuda

# 158:

3:12 am PST, Dec 6, Nik Reece, United Kingdom

# 157:

3:08 am PST, Dec 6, Colin Barnett, South Africa

# 156:

2:50 am PST, Dec 6, Graham Robertson, South Africa
Yes

# 155:

2:37 am PST, Dec 6, Cindy Bartley, South Africa
Yes

# 154:

2:24 am PST, Dec 6, Kassi Burrell, Texas
YES

# 153:

2:13 am PST, Dec 6, Ed Goode, United Kingdom
Yes

# 152:

1:54 am PST, Dec 6, Gary Thorpe, United Kingdom
Yes

# 151:

1:14 am PST, Dec 6, Julia Chase Grey, United Kingdom

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End Dolphin Slaughtering in Japan

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