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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!

# 300:

7:16 am PST, Dec 8, Julie Painter, Colorado

# 299:

5:37 am PST, Dec 8, Anna Englund, Sweden
Absolutely, end the slaughter NOW!!

# 298:

4:47 am PST, Dec 8, Vernon DuPreez, South Africa
Absolutely. I will boycott Japanese goods.

# 297:

4:40 am PST, Dec 8, Vanessa Yule, South Africa
Yes

# 296:

4:20 am PST, Dec 8, Cheryl Hawkes, Maine
When will people smarten up???

# 295:

3:47 am PST, Dec 8, Hernįn Pacheco Araneda, Chile
Why don“t slaught slaugthers?

# 294:

10:04 pm PST, Dec 7, Patricia Panitz, Massachusetts
yes

# 293:

9:19 pm PST, Dec 7, Carol S. Palinkas, California
yes

# 292:

8:54 pm PST, Dec 7, Jan McNicol, Australia
yes

# 291:

8:35 pm PST, Dec 7, Andrea A., Mexico
Yes.

# 290:

8:27 pm PST, Dec 7, Lisa Teniswood, Australia
definitely

# 289:

7:19 pm PST, Dec 7, Diane and Reb Wheeler, Massachusetts

# 288:

6:58 pm PST, Dec 7, Michelle D., Illinois
yes

# 287:

6:57 pm PST, Dec 7, Amanda Gorski, Utah
yes

# 286:

6:30 pm PST, Dec 7, Lauren O'Brien, California
Yes

# 285:

6:12 pm PST, Dec 7, Cathy O'Brien, California
yes, definitely

# 284:

6:08 pm PST, Dec 7, Jessica Miller, Pennsylvania
Absolutely

# 283:

5:58 pm PST, Dec 7, Dick Russell, California
I am looking to boycott Japanese products!

# 282:

4:40 pm PST, Dec 7, L S, California
Of course I do - why not?

# 281:

4:29 pm PST, Dec 7, D. Scanlon, Missouri

# 280:

4:10 pm PST, Dec 7, Ilaria Calvano, Italy

# 279:

4:09 pm PST, Dec 7, Donald J. Barnes, Texas
Yes, of course

# 278:

2:44 pm PST, Dec 7, Rebecca Mae Monaghan, Oregon
YES!!!!! I WILL NOT BUY JAPANESE PRODUCTS UNTIL THE SLAUGHTERING OF WHALES AND DOLPHINS IS COMPLETELY STOPPED!

# 277:

1:49 pm PST, Dec 7, Merry Winslow,
yes i certainly do -

# 276:

1:11 pm PST, Dec 7, Mark Donners,
I make it a point never to purchase Japanese products, that includes car purchases.

# 275:

12:59 pm PST, Dec 7, Anna Huertas, Puerto Rico

# 274:

12:44 pm PST, Dec 7, Guenevere Feldman, Massachusetts

# 273:

12:40 pm PST, Dec 7, John Kesich, New York

# 272:

11:57 am PST, Dec 7, Teri Strickland, Kentucky
yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

# 271:

11:42 am PST, Dec 7, Andrea Pacheco, New York

# 270:

11:20 am PST, Dec 7, Dana Bell, Oregon
Yes I do. I will not buy any product imported from Japan until this barbaric slaughter is made illegal

# 269:

11:06 am PST, Dec 7, Sierra Sequeira, Costa Rica
Absolutely. We will not purchase products from Japan until they stop needlessly killing dolphins and whales. It is not a matter of religion or traditions. Those dolphins and whales do not belong to them, they belong to all the people of the planet, and the majority of the people do not support killing intelligent beings.

# 268:

9:16 am PST, Dec 7, L. David Whitmire, California
Yes

# 267:

9:04 am PST, Dec 7, Staci Holahan, New York
yes. the dolphins are important too.

# 266:

8:56 am PST, Dec 7, Josh Hotvet, New York
Marine mammals have no chance against the carnage that we humans rend on them. Instead, we must work to protect these wonderful and beautiful animals.

# 265:

8:36 am PST, Dec 7, Susan Weinlick, Minnesota
YES

# 264:

8:18 am PST, Dec 7, Michael O'Sullivan, The H Canada, Canada
yes

# 263:

8:18 am PST, Dec 7, Leah Wesselman, Kentucky

# 262:

8:16 am PST, Dec 7, Matt du Plessis, South Africa
yes

# 261:

7:58 am PST, Dec 7, Anna Atkins, Mississippi

# 260:

7:41 am PST, Dec 7, Susan Harrison, Tennessee

# 259:

7:10 am PST, Dec 7, Susan Hale, New Mexico
Yes

# 258:

6:23 am PST, Dec 7, Charlene Merryman, Texas

# 257:

6:21 am PST, Dec 7, KC Strehorn,

# 256:

5:55 am PST, Dec 7, Nancy Zylstra, Canada
I boycott all the animal 'use' & abuse industries

# 255:

5:47 am PST, Dec 7, Dave Montgomery, South Africa
Japan should start doing something about their pathetic animal and human rights laws.If there is one tin of Japanese food left tin the world, I will not buy it!!!!!

# 254:

5:32 am PST, Dec 7, Name not displayed,

# 253:

3:57 am PST, Dec 7, Alan Perrault, California

# 252:

3:51 am PST, Dec 7, Kimberle Gibson, Kansas

# 251:

2:07 am PST, Dec 7, Tracy Bisset, South Africa
yes

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