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Dolphins and Porpoises are Being Needlessly Slaughtered

Target: Ryozo Kato, Ambassador to Japan
Sponsored by: Care2

Right now, Japanese fishermen are killing thousands of dolphins and porpoises as part of their annual hunt. Between October and April, more than 20,000 of these graceful creatures will be slaughtered. Speak out against this barbaric and unnecessary practice now!

Why is this government-sanctioned event happening? Officials claim the slaughter is a form of "pest control" since the dolphins may compete with a fisherman's catch. But the butchered dolphins are actually being sold off to supermarkets and grocery stores!

Dolphins are considered one of the most intelligent species on earth. Conservationists, scientists, and aquarium professionals agree that the method of these killings "inflict measurable pain and suffering on animals that are intelligent, sentient, and socially complex."

TELL THE AMBASSADOR TO THE JAPANESE EMBASSY: STOP KILLING DOLPHINS TODAY!

deadline: 4-30-2008
goal: 75,000

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Dear Ambassador Ryozo Kato,

I was outraged to learn that Japan kills more than 20,000 dolphins and porpoises every year in dolphin drive hunts. Dolphins and whales that are targeted in this hunt include bottlenose dolphins, pilot whales and striped dolphins. Several of the species are considered to be threatened with extinction.

The truth is the impact of these hunts on the marine mammal populations is unknown due to the lack of good population size estimates for the various targeted species. Scientists also don't know the extent of the disruption the massacre causes on the complex social structure of the dolphins or the effect on the ecosystem of removing so many large animals out of a small area.

Moreover, the wholesale prices for dolphin meat have plummeted as fears over pollution levels have turned Japanese consumers against tinned dolphin.

[Your comment]

I urge you to do the right thing and end this slaughter. Not only will you be protecting the health of Japanese families, you won't contribute to the disruption of our delicate ocean ecosystems. This tradition - proud or not - has run its course.

Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your address]

We signed the “Dolphins and Porpoises are Being Needlessly Slaughtered” petition!

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9:01 pm PDT, Apr 30, Tasha Carrigan, Canada

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1:14 pm PDT, Apr 30, Retha Burger, South Africa

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6:41 pm PDT, Apr 29, Megan DePerro, New York

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5:26 pm PDT, Apr 29, Melanie King, Ohio

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10:05 pm PDT, Apr 28, Leah Lefler, Virginia

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8:33 pm PDT, Apr 28, Name not displayed, California
I'm truly sad and disappointed that such a great country as Japan would continue to commit such barbaric acts upon innocent and beloved creatures of the sea.

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11:08 am PDT, Apr 28, Amber Grubb, New York
this is ridiculous that people in the world do things like this to beautiful creatures im a big dolphin lover and has always been since i was a lil girl i think they should suffer

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5:52 am PDT, Apr 28, Tekla Drakfrende, Sweden

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4:32 pm PDT, Apr 27, Erica Heller, Pennsylvania

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1:09 pm PDT, Apr 27, Victoria Lord, United Kingdom

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11:41 am PDT, Apr 27, Jodie Schafer, Canada

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10:33 am PDT, Apr 27, Name not displayed, France

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4:59 am PDT, Apr 27, Alice L, United Kingdom
This is barbaric and inhumane, it needs to be stopped!!!!!!!!

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9:32 am PDT, Apr 26, Kristine Spencer, Washington

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3:49 am PDT, Apr 26, Christopher Young, Texas

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12:30 am PDT, Apr 26, Anita Kofta, Wisconsin

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4:30 pm PDT, Apr 25, Shannon Lack, North Carolina

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12:13 pm PDT, Apr 25, Ryan Fritsch, Australia

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11:24 pm PDT, Apr 24, Tammy Nicholson, Texas

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1:27 pm PDT, Apr 24, Sarah Guevara, California

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9:28 am PDT, Apr 24, Name not displayed, France

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8:29 am PDT, Apr 24, Name not displayed, California

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9:36 pm PDT, Apr 23, Hillary Endorf, Ohio

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5:36 pm PDT, Apr 22, Jenine LeCuyer, Canada
This is wrong! Stop!

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2:28 pm PDT, Apr 22, BUCZEK Jonathan, France

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7:08 pm PDT, Apr 21, Kristina McArdle, United Kingdom

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6:06 pm PDT, Apr 21, Heather Gregory, North Carolina

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6:46 pm PDT, Apr 20, Audra Dominguez, Oregon

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3:57 pm PDT, Apr 20, Siobhan Apple, Canada
Please show mercy. Thank you.

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10:29 am PDT, Apr 20, Marcella Acuna, Chile

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10:09 am PDT, Apr 20, Victoria Salinas, California

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7:01 am PDT, Apr 20, Amanda L, Florida

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4:42 pm PDT, Apr 19, Cynthia Parker, Virginia

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11:06 am PDT, Apr 18, John Brophy, California

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10:50 am PDT, Apr 18, Helene Johnson, Florida

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6:44 am PDT, Apr 18, Sergey G, Russian Federation

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4:16 pm PDT, Apr 17, Vanessa Garvy, Illinois
Dear Ambassador Kato, The practice of slaughtering dolphins is horrific. Dolphins are very intelligent and they are a very important part of the fragile and ever-changing eco-system. Please stop this needless slaughter. Thank you.

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10:51 am PDT, Apr 17, Name not displayed, Florida
How can any human being kill a dolphin. They are not fish they are a mammal. They are intelligent creatures who do not deserve to die at the hand of other creatures. This practice of slaughtering them is barbaric, inhumane and downright cruel. I beg you to stop it immediately. It's not necessary to slaughter them; people are just making money off this. PLEASE STOP THE SLAUGHTER!!

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2:03 pm PDT, Apr 16, Marion White, New Zealand
Stop this slaughter. Haven't the Japanese done enough to these creatures.

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10:48 pm PDT, Apr 15, Alyssa West, Georgia

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4:10 am PDT, Apr 15, Diana Lungu, Romania

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11:36 pm PDT, Apr 14, Pauline Guest, California

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5:24 pm PDT, Apr 14, Marni Linton, Canada

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4:45 pm PDT, Apr 14, Name not displayed, Minnesota

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3:58 pm PDT, Apr 14, Zack Newman, Colorado

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3:01 pm PDT, Apr 14, Zbyszek Nowak, Poland

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1:24 pm PDT, Apr 14, Kathryn Jones, South Carolina

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9:45 am PDT, Apr 14, Kayla Wenclasky, Michigan
STOP KILLING DOLPHINS NOW THAT IS NOT RIGHT STOP WITH ALL THAT THEY ARE JUST IMPORTANT AS US!!!!!

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12:24 am PDT, Apr 14, Natasha Vuletich, Kuwait
What the hell is wrong with japanese, do they have to kill everything that breathes and moves?

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6:57 pm PDT, Apr 13, Caitlyn Nelson, North Carolina

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11:44 am PDT, Apr 13, Verset Valerie, France
tellement inhumain!!!!!

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6:46 am PDT, Apr 13, Combet Kassandre, France

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1:29 am PDT, Apr 13, Cassandra Jackson, Arkansas

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12:42 pm PDT, Apr 12, Name not displayed, Poland

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11:01 am PDT, Apr 12, Isabella Coelho, Brazil

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9:48 am PDT, Apr 12, Lauren Langan, Pennsylvania

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10:49 pm PDT, Apr 11, Cameron Dale, Alaska

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11:12 am PDT, Apr 11, Stella Black, Canada

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9:46 am PDT, Apr 10, Hollye Hicks, Texas

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2:41 pm PDT, Apr 9, Natalie Swaim, Iowa

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8:22 am PDT, Apr 9, Stuart Abraham, United Kingdom

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2:34 am PDT, Apr 9, Molly Merrill, New York

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5:10 pm PDT, Apr 8, Amanda Ste Croix, Canada

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3:36 pm PDT, Apr 8, Debora Santo, Serbia And Montenegro

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2:34 pm PDT, Apr 8, Dawn Drewry, Virginia

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1:04 pm PDT, Apr 8, Marion ***, France
We Must react and Stop this slaughter, right now! That's horrible to do this.. I 'm disgusted.

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12:13 pm PDT, Apr 8, Lucy Reeves, United Kingdom

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11:34 am PDT, Apr 8, Lynne Smith, Alabama

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11:09 pm PDT, Apr 7, Meshell Dyck, Canada

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4:40 pm PDT, Apr 7, Fenix Melly, South Africa

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