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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!

# 350:

8:02 pm PST, Dec 9, Cathy Kunkel,

# 349:

8:01 pm PST, Dec 9, Elaine Sonnie, Illinois
Dolphins are an important asset to the world,they are helping Autistic children,they protect swimmers from sharks.We need them to remain alive,haven't we killed off enough species already!

# 348:

7:28 pm PST, Dec 9, Alistair Hart, Australia
I try to...

# 347:

7:24 pm PST, Dec 9, Veronica Altayó, Chile

# 346:

7:17 pm PST, Dec 9, Name not displayed, Connecticut
YES! It's very important to me.

# 345:

6:28 pm PST, Dec 9, Corbett M. Kroehler, Florida
I sure do! It's bad enough that Japan, both culturally and governmentally, hunts for and encourages others to hunt dolphins and whales on the open sea. However, for them to take the matter one step further and DELIBERATELY sell the tainted meat at home and around the world is despotic!

# 344:

5:45 pm PST, Dec 9, Birgit O'Connor, California
Yes! I do not want other creatures harmed!

# 343:

4:39 pm PST, Dec 9, Doug Kenaga, Texas
Definately

# 342:

2:32 pm PST, Dec 9, Cecilia Kirketerp, Sweden

# 341:

2:23 pm PST, Dec 9, Name not displayed, Hawaii
yes

# 340:

2:16 pm PST, Dec 9, Kathleen E. Smith, Florida

# 339:

1:27 pm PST, Dec 9, Sudi Fahim, Colorado

# 338:

1:03 pm PST, Dec 9, Sarah Wolf, Ohio

# 337:

11:52 am PST, Dec 9, Name not displayed,

# 336:

11:50 am PST, Dec 9, Jane Harpe, Colorado
Of course

# 335:

10:56 am PST, Dec 9, Carol Short, New Jersey

# 334:

10:37 am PST, Dec 9, Catriona Richardson, Canada
Most Definately

# 333:

8:44 am PST, Dec 9, Dana Atnip, Michigan

# 332:

8:31 am PST, Dec 9, Tamara Fudge, Illinois
yes

# 331:

7:17 am PST, Dec 9, Name not displayed, Canada

# 330:

6:56 am PST, Dec 9, ConstanceL Everitt, Missouri
I'm vegetarian, but I will inform others of this issue.

# 329:

6:24 am PST, Dec 9, Name not displayed, Canada

# 328:

6:20 am PST, Dec 9, Ed Ward, Australia

# 327:

2:39 am PST, Dec 9, Name not displayed, Australia
Yes

# 326:

2:23 am PST, Dec 9, Nolan Farkas, California

# 325:

10:36 pm PST, Dec 8, Franchesca Cifuentes, New Jersey
I have not been aware of the situation but from now on I wll consider the issue

# 324:

10:25 pm PST, Dec 8, Colin Park, Oregon
dolphins take priority over--think of a world without them!

# 323:

9:41 pm PST, Dec 8, Laurel Burns, Maine
I will not buy products made in Japan anymore.

# 322:

8:38 pm PST, Dec 8, Betty Fisler, Hawaii
yes, l will choose products not made in Japan if this is true.

# 321:

8:13 pm PST, Dec 8, Juanita Gomez, Arkansas
Yes I do. If things like this continue, I will no longer buy things made in Japan !

# 320:

7:59 pm PST, Dec 8, Johanna Edlund, California
Absolutly

# 319:

7:42 pm PST, Dec 8, Kim Garvey, Minnesota
of course

# 318:

7:29 pm PST, Dec 8, Karen Heinsch, Oregon
Most definitely.

# 317:

6:01 pm PST, Dec 8, Elda Llamas, Argentina
I do and will not purchase any products made in Japan until it's policy is modified.

# 316:

5:22 pm PST, Dec 8, Bob Cutting, California
Yes

# 315:

5:13 pm PST, Dec 8, Alejandro Rodriguez, Argentina

# 314:

4:45 pm PST, Dec 8, Sandra Saitz Ceballos, Mexico
The dolphins has the rigth to live

# 313:

4:27 pm PST, Dec 8, Deborah Cutting, California
definitely

# 312:

3:56 pm PST, Dec 8, Christine Georgiou, New York

# 311:

3:23 pm PST, Dec 8, R. Hewlett, Oregon

# 310:

3:12 pm PST, Dec 8, Name not displayed, New York
yes, I most certainly do. And will tell all of my friends about this issue.

# 309:

1:19 pm PST, Dec 8, Robin Fox, Virginia
Yes

# 308:

11:53 am PST, Dec 8, Chris Fox, United Kingdom
No - don't have any information

# 307:

11:19 am PST, Dec 8, Jonathan Day, Virginia
Yes. I don't approve of cruelty, or of being poisoned

# 306:

11:13 am PST, Dec 8, Ana Prohaska, Croatia
Dolphins are magnificant creatures and they should be treated with respect.

# 305:

10:52 am PST, Dec 8, Julia Orth, Florida
Yes

# 304:

10:32 am PST, Dec 8, Dawn Keichel, Pennsylvania
yes

# 303:

8:36 am PST, Dec 8, Mathilde Boton, Greece
absolutely, also informing as many people as possible!

# 302:

8:36 am PST, Dec 8, Jolanda Julsing, Netherlands

# 301:

7:37 am PST, Dec 8, Caitlin Love, Kentucky

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