Care2 member? Log in
|
 |
Keep Tuna Safe for Our Families and for Dolphins
Target: Environmental Protection Agency
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife
More than half of the tuna consumed by American families comes from non-U.S. producers. But some of these producers -- particularly in Ecuador and Mexico -- use practices that can hurt or kill dolphins and catch tuna with increased mercury levels.
In the Eastern Pacific Ocean, large, mature yellowfin tuna often swim with pods of dolphins -- a relationship that's exploited by some commercial fishers using purse-seine nets that ensnare tuna and dolphins alike. Since the late 1950s, approximately seven million dolphins have died from this practice.
The practice poses an obvious risk to dolphins, but the large tuna that swim with dolphins often contain the highest levels of mercury. So this practice not only harms dolphins, it also poses a risk to people who are unlucky enough to eat tuna caught in such a manner.
Send a message to the Environmental Protection Agency and Food and Drug Administration to improve mercury testing so we can keep tuna safe for our families and for dolphins.
In the Eastern Pacific Ocean, large, mature yellowfin tuna often swim with pods of dolphins -- a relationship that's exploited by some commercial fishers using purse-seine nets that ensnare tuna and dolphins alike. Since the late 1950s, approximately seven million dolphins have died from this practice.
The practice poses an obvious risk to dolphins, but the large tuna that swim with dolphins often contain the highest levels of mercury. So this practice not only harms dolphins, it also poses a risk to people who are unlucky enough to eat tuna caught in such a manner.
Send a message to the Environmental Protection Agency and Food and Drug Administration to improve mercury testing so we can keep tuna safe for our families and for dolphins.
Sign Petition! see who signed this
We signed the “Keep Tuna Safe for Our Families and for Dolphins” petition!
# 100:
1:37 pm PDT, Jul 20,
Kerry Bennett, Virginia
# 99:
1:36 pm PDT, Jul 20,
Judith Scher, Maine
# 98:
1:35 pm PDT, Jul 20,
Bruce Hart, Louisiana
# 97:
1:34 pm PDT, Jul 20,
MAVIS JENSEN, California
# 96:
1:30 pm PDT, Jul 20,
Paul. Grossman, California
# 95:
1:26 pm PDT, Jul 20,
Janet L Toups, New York
# 94:
1:25 pm PDT, Jul 20,
Eve Himmelheber, California
# 93:
1:25 pm PDT, Jul 20,
Michelle Whitney, Massachusetts
Save our animals
Save our animals
# 92:
1:25 pm PDT, Jul 20,
Name not displayed, Texas
# 91:
1:22 pm PDT, Jul 20,
Jackie Bailey, Ohio
# 90:
1:20 pm PDT, Jul 20,
Jane August, California
# 89:
1:12 pm PDT, Jul 20,
Nancy Accinno, Rhode Island
# 88:
1:09 pm PDT, Jul 20,
Ms Zentura, Wyoming
# 87:
12:50 pm PDT, Jul 20,
Alan Carroll, Ireland
# 86:
12:42 pm PDT, Jul 20,
Ruchi Gupta, India
# 85:
12:34 pm PDT, Jul 20,
Elana Kritikos, Illinois
# 84:
12:25 pm PDT, Jul 20,
Timothy Brown, Oregon
# 83:
11:54 am PDT, Jul 20,
Nelly Pinasco, Peru
# 82:
11:49 am PDT, Jul 20,
Sandy Rusch, Illinois
# 81:
11:43 am PDT, Jul 20,
Elena Pintilie, Canada
# 80:
11:15 am PDT, Jul 20,
Audrey Mealiff, Ireland
# 79:
11:00 am PDT, Jul 20,
Kara Martinez, Oklahoma
# 78:
10:57 am PDT, Jul 20,
Jason Seaver, Indiana
# 77:
10:29 am PDT, Jul 20,
Denise Garrett, South Carolina
# 76:
9:43 am PDT, Jul 20,
Michael Mitsuda, California
# 75:
9:36 am PDT, Jul 20,
Heather DiCostanzo, New York
# 74:
9:17 am PDT, Jul 20,
Sandy Mielo, Pennsylvania
# 73:
9:16 am PDT, Jul 20,
M S trammell, Virginia
# 72:
9:09 am PDT, Jul 20,
Barbara Tomlinson, Washington
Improve Mercury testing of imported canned tuna. The wording of this petition is a bit confusing, but this is the point of it. Our govt. testing agencies don't do nearly enough to protect consumers, especially children. They seem unconcerned with anything but allowing exploiters to make money off of all of us!
Improve Mercury testing of imported canned tuna. The wording of this petition is a bit confusing, but this is the point of it. Our govt. testing agencies don't do nearly enough to protect consumers, especially children. They seem unconcerned with anything but allowing exploiters to make money off of all of us!
# 71:
8:55 am PDT, Jul 20,
Gail Freel, New Mexico
# 70:
8:51 am PDT, Jul 20,
Allison Farr, Florida
killing animals for food makes me sick, people can't do it humanely so they shouldn't do it at all. I becames a vegan in May 06 and will remain so, now I don't even want fish,chicken, beef, eggs anymore.I feel so much better and know I am more healthy than meat eaters.
killing animals for food makes me sick, people can't do it humanely so they shouldn't do it at all. I becames a vegan in May 06 and will remain so, now I don't even want fish,chicken, beef, eggs anymore.I feel so much better and know I am more healthy than meat eaters.
# 69:
8:29 am PDT, Jul 20,
Nicholas Parres y Parres, Spain
# 68:
8:26 am PDT, Jul 20,
Marilyn Bartlett, New York
# 67:
8:19 am PDT, Jul 20,
Kristi Knotts, California
# 66:
7:55 am PDT, Jul 20,
Carl Propst, California
Safer methods should be utilized to catch tuna and keep dolphins safe.
Safer methods should be utilized to catch tuna and keep dolphins safe.
# 65:
7:53 am PDT, Jul 20,
Luiza Tadlock, Texas
# 64:
7:52 am PDT, Jul 20,
Marlo Glennie, Canada
# 63:
7:42 am PDT, Jul 20,
Christine Jardine, United Kingdom
# 62:
7:42 am PDT, Jul 20,
Linda Eriquez, Arizona
# 61:
7:32 am PDT, Jul 20,
Angela Jardine, United Kingdom
# 60:
7:29 am PDT, Jul 20,
Grace Takelal, Pennsylvania
# 59:
7:21 am PDT, Jul 20,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
# 58:
7:12 am PDT, Jul 20,
Lilith Graves, Florida
# 57:
7:06 am PDT, Jul 20,
Name not displayed, Canada
I don't eat any animals, including fish/tuna, but if it wouldn't be safe for me, then it wouldn't be safe for the dolphins. I sign this for the dolphins.
I don't eat any animals, including fish/tuna, but if it wouldn't be safe for me, then it wouldn't be safe for the dolphins. I sign this for the dolphins.
# 56:
7:06 am PDT, Jul 20,
Fred Fall, New Jersey
# 55:
7:04 am PDT, Jul 20,
Brian Levin, Washington
# 54:
7:01 am PDT, Jul 20,
Name not displayed, New Jersey
If tuna is not dolphin safe for either me or my cats, I refuse to buy it!
If tuna is not dolphin safe for either me or my cats, I refuse to buy it!
# 53:
6:37 am PDT, Jul 20,
Anne Daletski, Washington
# 52:
6:32 am PDT, Jul 20,
Judy Bratis, California
# 51:
6:30 am PDT, Jul 20,
Kathleen Ausmus, California