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We, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition:

END 'SCIENTIFIC' WHALING--NOW!

Target: INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION
Sponsor: Brennan Browne
  • Signatures: 1,845
  • 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 Prefix Name State Country
1,849 1:48 pm PDT, Oct 24 Mr. Mark Sousa California United States
1,848 10:58 am PDT, Oct 23   Helle Collin   Denmark
1,847 1:00 am PDT, Oct 6 Mrs. Kathleen Salazar Florida United States
1,846 8:57 am PDT, Sep 16 Mr. Christian Petrisko Florida United States
1,845 2:59 pm PDT, Aug 22 Ms. Deborah Bird Arizona United States
1,844 9:41 am PDT, Aug 21 Ms. Martina Bright Illinois United States
1,843 1:41 pm PDT, Jul 29 Mrs. Gisel Rodriguez Vale Puerto Rico United States
1,842 2:07 pm PDT, Jul 27 Ms. Rene' Riddick North Carolina United States
1,841 12:22 pm PDT, Jul 26 Mrs. Agnieszka Stepaniuk   Poland
1,840 1:55 am PDT, Jul 13   Klaudia Kupiec   Austria
1,839 1:43 am PDT, Jul 13 Mrs. Daniela Brzobohata   Czech Republic
1,838 2:31 pm PDT, Jul 5 Mr. Florian Wegener   Germany
1,837 2:30 pm PDT, Jul 5   Manuela Wegener   Germany
1,836 12:36 pm PDT, Jul 5   Torsten Pasler   Germany
1,835 5:24 pm PDT, Jun 28   paula eaton Missouri United States
1,834 6:32 pm PDT, Jun 27   Anonymous Illinois United States
1,833 2:00 pm PDT, Jun 24 Ms. Anonymous Illinois United States
1,832 1:48 am PDT, Jun 22   Anna Kalinowska   Poland
1,831 7:03 am PDT, Jun 6 Mrs. Feona Willow California United States
1,830 5:20 am PDT, Jun 6 Mr. David Johnston   Canada
1,829 1:27 am PDT, May 25 Mrs. Katrin Finsterbusch   Germany
1,828 7:12 am PDT, May 10 Ms. carolina martinez   Spain
1,827 2:18 pm PDT, May 6 Ms. Leila Merosands Washington United States
1,826 1:47 pm PDT, Apr 27   Edmond Ciesielski   France
1,825 1:46 pm PDT, Apr 27   Hélčne Szzépaniak   France
1,824 1:45 pm PDT, Apr 27   Arnaud Henseval   France
1,823 1:30 pm PDT, Apr 19   Natalie Swaim Iowa United States
1,822 8:41 am PDT, Apr 8 Mr. Stefan Ade   Germany
1,821 8:37 am PDT, Apr 8 Mrs. Evelyn Rohrbach   Germany
1,820 4:24 am PDT, Mar 19 Mrs. Filomena Pereira   United Kingdom
1,819 9:14 am PST, Feb 18 Mrs. RONCEY lilou   France
1,818 3:25 pm PST, Feb 17   Margaret Bruce Nevada United States
1,817 1:11 pm PST, Feb 12 Ms. Jessica Miller Florida United States
1,816 12:19 pm PST, Feb 11   Heather B New Jersey United States
1,815 2:34 am PST, Feb 11 Mrs. Carmen Arsene   Romania
1,814 2:41 pm PST, Feb 10 Ms. Anonymous Utah United States
1,813 8:05 am PST, Feb 10   Merry Orling   Italy
1,812 6:23 am PST, Feb 10 Ms. r maca Texas United States
1,811 5:34 pm PST, Feb 9 Mrs. SUSAN ZAPOLSKI Pennsylvania United States
1,810 5:10 pm PST, Feb 2 Mrs. Moni Anonym   Germany
1,809 2:14 am PST, Jan 31   Jennifer Schaumburg   Germany
1,808 8:42 am PST, Jan 28 Ms. Lisa Lewis North Carolina United States
1,807 3:00 pm PST, Jan 26 Mr. Hubert Delgrange   France
1,806 6:23 am PST, Jan 23   ion surdu   Romania
1,805 6:22 am PST, Jan 23   peter jansen   Germany
1,804 6:22 am PST, Jan 23   alex moufarrege   Germany
1,803 3:01 am PST, Jan 21 Ms. Emese Lörincz   Austria
1,802 4:40 am PST, Jan 20 Mrs. lore dominici   Austria
1,801 11:31 am PST, Jan 19   Birgit Enkirch   Germany

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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