We, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition:

END 'SCIENTIFIC' WHALING--NOW!

Target: INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION
Sponsor: Brennan Browne
  • Signatures: 1,706
  • Goal: 100,000
  • Deadline: Ongoing...

Article VIII of the International Whaling Commission’s founding treaty, allows IWC participant governments to issue special 'permits' to themselves to conduct "scientific" whaling. This provision was not originally intended by the drafters, to allow for large scale lethal research or for the commercial use of whale products. However, several countries have exploited Article VIII to continue killing whales and marketing their meat, despite the fact that this is ILLEGAL under the current moratorium.

Because of this provision within the treaty, Article VIII creates a monumental loophole that the IWC cannot close without AMENDING the treaty. This loophole must be closed, ASAP!! Escalating whaling quotas by Japan, Norway and most recently Iceland, clearly point to a massive and unsustainable slaughter which will soon signal the complete demise of cetaceans if not halted. WE CAN NOT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN!! You can help by signing this petition and passing it on.

IMPORTANT: PLEASE WRITE TO THE IWC DIRECTLY DEMANDING AN END TO ALL FORMS OF WHALING, WORLDWIDE:

International Whaling Commission:
Email: secretariat@iwcoffice.org


*** ALL WHALERS / SEALERS/ DOLPHIN KILLERS ARE COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN...BUYING SEAFOOD SUPPORTS MARINE MAMMAL SLAUGHTER! *** PLEASE DROP SEAFOOD FROM YOUR DIET!!


THE FOLLOWING LETTER WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE PETITION FOR PRESENTATION TO THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION:

We the undersigned, do hereby protest Article VIII of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, and demand that the existing treaty be amended to close the so called 'scientific' whaling loophole. Exploitation of Article VIII, resulting in
ever-expanding whaling quotas by Japan, Norway and most recently Iceland, clearly point to an increasingly unsustainable, inhumane  trend which will soon signal the complete demise of our cetaceans, if not stopped immediately.

Cetaceans now face overwhelming threats to their survival due to global warming, overfishing, ship strikes, sonar disturbances and pollution. Slow reproductive rates and an unacceptably prolonged and cruel manner of slaughter dictate that cetaceans should be spared whaling in ANY form. The IWC must encourage non-lethal methods of cetacean study, revoke Article VIII and devise ways to implement protections for cetaceans, worldwide, including REAL consequences for those nations in violation of the moratorium. ALL whaling--whether it be categorized as commercial, scientific or subsistence--is brutal, archaic, intolerable and must be relegated to the past and ENDED PERMANENTLY.


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Number Date Name State Country
1,710 3:04 pm PDT, Jul 3 Ingrid Doll   Germany
1,709 9:24 am PDT, Jul 3 Christine LESIEUR   France
1,708 10:22 am PDT, Jul 1 Sherri O'Connor   Canada
1,707 9:08 am PDT, Jun 29 Karenina Vega   Indonesia
1,706 2:06 am PDT, Jun 27 Kadri-Riin Lillak   Estonia
1,705 5:36 am PDT, Jun 26 Ghania Hadda   Belgium
1,704 12:26 am PDT, Jun 24 Shannon Sultan Wisconsin United States
1,703 12:34 pm PDT, Jun 18 kate ivey   United Kingdom
1,702 9:38 pm PDT, Jun 12 Sonja Aibel   Austria
1,701 7:50 am PDT, Jun 11 Anonymous   Philippines
1,700 8:05 am PDT, Jun 10 Bobbie Flowers New York United States
1,699 2:48 pm PDT, Jun 7 attilas lamouline   Belgium
1,698 7:35 am PDT, Jun 6 Patricia Sullivan Connecticut United States
1,697 11:42 pm PDT, Jun 5 Ursel Chikhaoui   Germany
1,696 12:44 pm PDT, Jun 4 Anna Donegan   United Kingdom
1,695 6:50 am PDT, Jun 3 Gaby Bisecker   Austria
1,694 11:31 pm PDT, Jun 2 Ingrid Eiserbeck   Germany
1,693 11:30 pm PDT, Jun 2 Klaus Eiserbeck   Germany
1,692 1:51 pm PDT, Jun 2 Annelies Ooms   Belgium
1,691 1:00 pm PDT, Jun 2 fedrizzi michele   France
1,690 2:22 pm PDT, Jun 1 nadine knobloch   Germany
1,689 9:49 am PDT, Jun 1 Tino Meyer   Germany
1,688 4:15 pm PDT, May 31 Shannon Miller Pennsylvania United States
1,687 3:04 pm PDT, May 30 egea susana   France
1,686 1:08 am PDT, May 30 Heike Hansen-Schiemann   Germany
1,685 10:18 am PDT, May 29 Eva Rossetti   Switzerland
1,684 2:59 am PDT, May 29 Karla Mueller   Germany
1,683 2:13 am PDT, May 29 Ingrid Bahr   Netherlands
1,682 12:47 am PDT, May 29 Frauke Lympius   Germany
1,681 12:16 am PDT, May 29 martine van adorp   Belgium
1,680 12:30 pm PDT, May 28 Maria Bruinen   Latvia
1,679 11:19 am PDT, May 28 Dora Hardegger   Switzerland
1,678 6:01 am PDT, May 27 Andromeda Ridgeway   Bermuda
1,677 7:12 pm PDT, May 26 Lorie Ropp California United States
1,676 12:39 am PDT, May 26 Michael Weber   Switzerland
1,675 12:39 am PDT, May 26 Sabine Weber   Switzerland
1,674 7:44 pm PDT, May 25 Silpa Solorio Texas United States
1,673 6:52 pm PDT, May 25 Nancy Hookey Ohio United States
1,672 6:04 pm PDT, May 25 Natalie A. Carter Ohio United States
1,671 5:25 am PDT, May 25 Taubenberger Annabelle   France
1,670 3:51 am PDT, May 25 Ingrid Jouette   France
1,669 3:50 am PDT, May 25 Kelly Bula   Switzerland
1,668 8:37 pm PDT, May 24 Vanessa Garvy Illinois United States
1,667 11:44 am PDT, May 24 Doris Spiess   Switzerland
1,666 8:13 am PDT, May 24 fabian von Muehlenen   Switzerland
1,665 8:11 am PDT, May 24 pietra von muehlenen   Switzerland
1,664 6:41 am PDT, May 24 Franz Sigg New York United States
1,663 6:34 am PDT, May 24 Christine kistler   Switzerland
1,662 1:46 am PDT, May 24 jackie baut Pennsylvania Philippines
1,661 7:46 pm PDT, May 23 Anonymous   Canada
1,660 7:21 pm PDT, May 23 Familie Hanke   Germany
1,659 2:19 pm PDT, May 23 Brett Clifton   Australia
1,658 1:16 pm PDT, May 23 Peter Beck   Switzerland
1,657 1:11 pm PDT, May 23 yasmina Legrand   Belgium
1,656 12:53 pm PDT, May 23 Sylvia Laver   Switzerland
1,655 12:44 pm PDT, May 22 Thouraille Michèle   France
1,654 11:35 am PDT, May 22 denise VERHAEGEN   France
1,653 8:27 am PDT, May 22 caille celine   France
1,652 8:02 am PDT, May 22 elodie navet   France
1,651 7:53 am PDT, May 22 Janique Gagnon   Canada

END 'SCIENTIFIC' WHALING--NOW!

We the undersigned, do hereby protest Article VIII of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, and demand that the existing treaty be amended to close the so called 'scientific' whaling loophole. Exploitation of Article VIII, resulting in escalating whaling quotas by Japan, Norway and most recently Iceland, clearly point to an increasingly unsustainable, inhumane and out-of-control trend which will soon signal the complete demise of our cetaceans, if not stopped immediately. The IWC must encourage non-lethal methods of cetacean study, revoke Article VIII and devise ways to implement protections for cetaceans, including REAL consequences for those nations in violation of the moratorium. 

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