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No Whaling, No Whale Dog Food!
Target: Mr. Masatoshi Wakabayashi, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesSponsored by: Care2.com
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) imposed a global ban on commercial hunting in 1986 because of the devastating effects whaling has had on populations. But whales' lives are still in peril.
"Scientific whaling," or whaling with the excuse of conducting research, has emerged to sidestep the ban. One major culprit is Japan, who currently harpoons more than one thousand whales a year. The whale meat is packaged for sale in restaurants and supermarkets in Japan, and even included in school lunch programs. Japan insists that whale flesh is an important source of food for its people. However, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society reports that Japan's stockpile of whale meat has doubled in the past decade as a result of more and more animals being killed each year. The excess whale meat is being sold as dog food in the latest attempt by Japan to stimulate the market and shift the hundreds of tons of whale meat piling up in Japanese warehouses.
Over 5000 tons of whale meat sits in cold storage, unsold and unused. Tell the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan to stop the wasteful harpooning of whales and to truly respect the IWC's ban.
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We signed the “No Whaling, No Whale Dog Food!” petition!
# 8,699:
6:58 pm PDT, Jul 4,
Diane Van Weelie, Netherlands
# 8,698:
12:52 pm PDT, Jul 4,
Savannah Smith, Germany
THERE IS NO BIGGER BEAST THAN MAN!!!!
THERE IS NO BIGGER BEAST THAN MAN!!!!
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1:17 pm PDT, Jul 3,
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11:55 pm PDT, Jul 2,
Cynthia Boddy, Canada
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2:20 am PDT, Jul 2,
Name not displayed, Oregon
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6:55 pm PDT, Jun 29,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 8,693:
2:03 pm PDT, Jun 29,
Heather Little, Canada
# 8,692:
5:48 pm PDT, Jun 28,
Name not displayed, Texas
Because Whales have a impact on all of us even if you wont accept it. Plus it is cruel. How could you do that?
Because Whales have a impact on all of us even if you wont accept it. Plus it is cruel. How could you do that?
# 8,691:
6:44 am PDT, Jun 28,
Victoria Gasek, United Kingdom
# 8,690:
10:21 pm PDT, Jun 27,
Diane R. Pumphret, New Hampshire
# 8,689:
7:59 am PDT, Jun 27,
Name not displayed, Minnesota
because their stopping the ecosystem..whales play a vital role in the world. Not to mention their the most amazing animals in the ocean
because their stopping the ecosystem..whales play a vital role in the world. Not to mention their the most amazing animals in the ocean
# 8,688:
9:47 am PDT, Jun 26,
Name not displayed, Utah
# 8,687:
4:06 pm PDT, Jun 25,
William Epler, New Mexico
# 8,686:
1:48 am PDT, Jun 25,
Lilith Diamond, Italy
# 8,685:
8:06 pm PDT, Jun 24,
Nancy Lanning, California
# 8,684:
9:36 am PDT, Jun 24,
Daphna Jindrich, Mexico
# 8,683:
2:10 pm PDT, Jun 23,
Jocelyn Pachal, Michigan
# 8,682:
12:48 pm PDT, Jun 23,
Daile O'Connor, New Jersey
# 8,681:
4:50 am PDT, Jun 23,
Name not displayed, Australia
The Japanese claims of whaling being a "custom" is an excuse and entirely untrue.
The Japanese claims of whaling being a "custom" is an excuse and entirely untrue.
# 8,680:
7:54 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Debbie Griffin, Florida
# 8,679:
12:36 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Susan Martins, Brazil
# 8,678:
11:57 am PDT, Jun 21,
Susanne Hoshino, Maryland
# 8,677:
9:56 am PDT, Jun 21,
Name not displayed, South Africa
It is a disgrace to see these whale being hunted! Whales are such amazing creatures. We are destroying this planet! It must all stop! People die from eating whale meat. Whales are mammals too. How would the Japanese like being harpooned every month just so people could eat them!
It is a disgrace to see these whale being hunted! Whales are such amazing creatures. We are destroying this planet! It must all stop! People die from eating whale meat. Whales are mammals too. How would the Japanese like being harpooned every month just so people could eat them!
# 8,676:
11:41 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Susanne Tyler, Germany
IT IS TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE-JAPAN SHOULD KNOW BETTER THEN THAT!
IT IS TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE-JAPAN SHOULD KNOW BETTER THEN THAT!
# 8,675:
5:25 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Meghan August, New York
Whales should not be killed instead be admired as majestic creatures. It should also be noted that whales are part of a very fragail ecosystem. You may wonder what that has to do with the whales. Well they control population of organisms and the populations will be unchecked if the whales become extinct
Whales should not be killed instead be admired as majestic creatures. It should also be noted that whales are part of a very fragail ecosystem. You may wonder what that has to do with the whales. Well they control population of organisms and the populations will be unchecked if the whales become extinct
# 8,674:
4:02 am PDT, Jun 20,
Maren Heinig, Australia
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2:50 am PDT, Jun 20,
Denisszia Gerocz, Romania
# 8,672:
11:21 pm PDT, Jun 19,
Amber Johnson, Idaho
Dear Mr. Wakabayashi: I am dismayed at the fact that Japan continues to harpoon whales, despite the International Whaling Commission's ban on commercial whaling. The stated aim of the Japanese JARPA research program is to establish sustainable whaling, but the program's methods are far from sustainable. The sample size caught is excessively large, so large that meat is being packaged for dog food. In addition, approximately 5000 tons of whale meat remain in cold storage, unsold and unused. The reported major discoveries made by JARPA include finding the population structure of minke whales in the Antarctic to be healthy; detecting change in the ecosystem of the Antarctic Ocean; and finding "very low level" of containments in minke whales. These discoveries could have been made without the excessive sample size and without the killing of whales. The IWCA's ban was on commercial whaling, and you cite your whaling practices to be for scientific research. However, it is evident that Japan's whaling is excessive, wasteful and harming whales more than helping them. I urge you to curtail whaling and instead use JARPA to promote the livelihood of whales. Amber
Dear Mr. Wakabayashi: I am dismayed at the fact that Japan continues to harpoon whales, despite the International Whaling Commission's ban on commercial whaling. The stated aim of the Japanese JARPA research program is to establish sustainable whaling, but the program's methods are far from sustainable. The sample size caught is excessively large, so large that meat is being packaged for dog food. In addition, approximately 5000 tons of whale meat remain in cold storage, unsold and unused. The reported major discoveries made by JARPA include finding the population structure of minke whales in the Antarctic to be healthy; detecting change in the ecosystem of the Antarctic Ocean; and finding "very low level" of containments in minke whales. These discoveries could have been made without the excessive sample size and without the killing of whales. The IWCA's ban was on commercial whaling, and you cite your whaling practices to be for scientific research. However, it is evident that Japan's whaling is excessive, wasteful and harming whales more than helping them. I urge you to curtail whaling and instead use JARPA to promote the livelihood of whales. Amber
# 8,671:
9:53 am PDT, Jun 19,
Jenaveve Miller, Florida
# 8,670:
8:18 am PDT, Jun 19,
Lisa Shaw, Canada
It is cruel and unnecessary.
It is cruel and unnecessary.
# 8,669:
7:15 am PDT, Jun 19,
Jaana Sorvari, Finland
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12:56 am PDT, Jun 19,
Alana Domit Bittar, Brazil
Culturally, Japanese people were supposed to care more about nature. It's in their traditions. Nobody's going to die from lack of whale meat and Japan is smart enough to know that. |
# 8,667:
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1:52 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Camille Depayre, France
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# 8,666:
8:37 am PDT, Jun 18,
Julie Jamieson, United Kingdom
Because it is digusting the way our marine life is disappearing for human consumtion. Stop it now.
Because it is digusting the way our marine life is disappearing for human consumtion. Stop it now.
# 8,665:
1:21 am PDT, Jun 18,
Pia Mustonen, Finland
# 8,664:
12:36 am PDT, Jun 18,
Quiana Hester, California
# 8,663:
9:14 pm PDT, Jun 17,
Leah Musil, Arizona
# 8,662:
1:34 pm PDT, Jun 17,
Sandra Otero Ojea, Spain
# 8,661:
5:31 am PDT, Jun 16,
Reece Clarke, Germany
Cruel and inappropriate
Cruel and inappropriate
# 8,660:
10:40 am PDT, Jun 15,
Name not displayed, Norway
# 8,659:
11:06 pm PDT, Jun 14,
CK Yoe, United Kingdom
# 8,658:
8:49 pm PDT, Jun 14,
Anne Fromm, Washington
# 8,657:
6:46 pm PDT, Jun 14,
Romina Chirre, Florida
# 8,656:
2:31 pm PDT, Jun 14,
Alicia Solberg, New York
This is a gross violation of life, selfish and shortsighted!
This is a gross violation of life, selfish and shortsighted!
# 8,655:
2:02 am PDT, Jun 14,
Cassandra Black, Russian Federation
# 8,654:
3:25 pm PDT, Jun 13,
Michele Kyle, Illinois
STOP THE WHALING OF INNOCENT WHALES ! I find it disgusting that you are killing them !! .. and that many is appalling... PLEASE stop this cruel horrible act now!!! For there sack and ours!!!
STOP THE WHALING OF INNOCENT WHALES ! I find it disgusting that you are killing them !! .. and that many is appalling... PLEASE stop this cruel horrible act now!!! For there sack and ours!!!
# 8,653:
1:19 pm PDT, Jun 12,
Samantha Morgan, Texas
# 8,652:
12:42 pm PDT, Jun 11,
FRANCESCA Bernabei, Belgium
# 8,651:
3:18 am PDT, Jun 11,
Françoise Libront, Belgium