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Iceland Could Resume Whaling - Please Act

Target: Einar K. Guofinnsson, Minister of Fisheries, Iceland
Sponsored by: Care2

Iceland's whaling industry is pushing for permits to kill 100 minke whales as well as some fin whales, which are an endangered species.

Iceland's Minister of Fisheries will make a final decision soon and whaling could begin in May. Please sign our petition today and urge Iceland to stop whaling forever!

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deadline: 6-1-2008
goal: 10,000

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Dear Minister Guofinnsson,

I am deeply disappointed to hear that Iceland is considering issuing permits to hunt whales this spring, and I urge you to reconsider this plan.

As a wildlife lover and conservationist, I am concerned about the future of whales, especially as climate change causes rapid changes in their ocean habitats with unknown impacts on these majestic creatures.

And as a traveler and consumer, I would strongly consider visiting Iceland to whale-watch, but only if your country maintains the ban on whaling that you implemented in August of 2007.

Please do not issue any permits to kill whales, and protect your beautiful nation's whales in stead.

We signed the “Iceland Could Resume Whaling - Please Act” petition!

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12:18 pm PDT, Apr 21, Laurie Jacobs, California

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11:49 am PDT, Apr 21, Diane Robinson, California

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11:33 am PDT, Apr 21, Thiebaud Beatrice, France
stopped cruelty!!

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10:37 am PDT, Apr 21, Jasmin Ghosh, United Kingdom

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3:27 am PDT, Apr 21, Nicole Verbist, Belgium

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2:43 am PDT, Apr 21, Pley Nicole, France
déjà l'année dernière, j'ai évité pour mes vacances ce pays devenu un champion dans la tuerie de baleines, cette année ce sera la même chose et tous mes correspondants avec!

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2:42 am PDT, Apr 21, Delmas Valerie, France

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12:09 am PDT, Apr 21, Gisela Torwesten-Lesage, France
Please dont kill the whales but save them.

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11:42 pm PDT, Apr 20, Jean-Frédéric Marrot, France

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9:23 pm PDT, Apr 20, Eric Brooks, California
Please end your whaling..

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