- Signatures: 122,453
- Goal: 250,000
- Deadline: 6-8-2008
The Japanese government is allowing a few fishermen to slaughter thousands of dolphins and small whales in drive hunts
During drive hunts, fishermen panic and confuse migrating pods of dolphins and other small whales with loud banging, then herd them, by the hundreds, into shallow coves, and then butcher them one by one. Every year, some 20,000 small cetaceans of several species, some of which are endangered, including bottlenose dolphins, striped dolphins, spotted dolphins, Risso’s dolphins, short-finned pilot whales, white-sided dolphins, and false killer whales, are killed or taken in the drives, sometimes illegally. The hunts have been universally condemned by marine experts around the world as brutal, inhumane, and unsustainable, but pleas to stop them have fallen on deaf ears. Therefore, we, marine scientists and zoo and aquarium professionals, are asking for your support to bring this unconscionable practice to an end. [More]
| Number | Date | Name | Age | Gender | City | State | Zip/Postal Code | Country |
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| 122,763 | 5:04 am PDT, May 9 | Tina-Elen Hunt | 28 | Female | Portsmouth | New Hampshire | 03801 | United States |
| 122,762 | 5:01 am PDT, May 9 | Anonymous | 0 | Male | Sydney | 7251 | Australia | |
| 122,761 | 12:33 am PDT, May 9 | Bradley Dunkle | 30 | Male | Mirdif, Dubai | United Arab Emirates | ||
| 122,760 | 10:08 pm PDT, May 8 | Belinda szucs | 42 | Female | Cranbourne | 3977 | Australia | |
| 122,759 | 1:36 pm PDT, May 8 | Gianluca Ferrante | 34 | Male | Napoli | 80123 | Italy | |
| 122,758 | 10:51 am PDT, May 8 | Danny McClain | 41 | Male | Richmond | v7a2m2 | Canada | |
| 122,757 | 7:12 am PDT, May 8 | Martinos Gryparis | 32 | Male | Paleo Faliro ATHENS | 17564 | Greece | |
| 122,756 | 4:33 am PDT, May 8 | Conchita Ricard Villanueva | 38 | Female | Barcelona | 02273 | Spain | |
| 122,755 | 3:57 am PDT, May 8 | Marisa Santamaria | 26 | Female | Barcelona | 04415 | Spain | |
| 122,754 | 1:55 am PDT, May 8 | dina mit | 35 | Female | ATHENS | 15126 | Greece | |
| 122,753 | 12:39 am PDT, May 8 | Anonymous | 30 | Female | Peania | 19002 | Greece | |
| 122,752 | 12:22 am PDT, May 8 | Anonymous | 34 | Female | Peania | Greece | ||
| 122,751 | 7:57 pm PDT, May 7 | Taun C | 17 | Male | pearland | Texas | 77584 | United States |
| 122,750 | 7:53 pm PDT, May 7 | Anonymous | 0 | Female | missouri city | Texas | 77459 | United States |
| 122,749 | 7:50 pm PDT, May 7 | Angela D | 0 | Female | Pearland | Texas | 77584 | United States |
| 122,748 | 7:49 pm PDT, May 7 | Jonathan Duong | 19 | Male | Houston | Texas | 77072 | United States |
| 122,747 | 7:49 pm PDT, May 7 | Anonymous | 0 | Female | Missouri City | Texas | 77459 | United States |
| 122,746 | 7:48 pm PDT, May 7 | Patrick Ngo | 18 | Male | Houston | Texas | 77066 | United States |
| 122,745 | 7:48 pm PDT, May 7 | tilly tran | 13 | Female | houston | Texas | 77085 | United States |
| 122,744 | 7:44 pm PDT, May 7 | Anonymous | 18 | Male | Pearland | Texas | 77584 | United States |
| 122,743 | 7:40 pm PDT, May 7 | Anonymous | 0 | Female | Houston | Texas | 77099 | United States |
| 122,742 | 7:39 pm PDT, May 7 | Anonymous | 0 | Male | houston-sarajevo | Texas | 77040 | United States |
| 122,741 | 7:38 pm PDT, May 7 | Kim N | 17 | Female | Missouri City | Texas | 77459 | United States |
| 122,740 | 7:38 pm PDT, May 7 | Anonymous | 0 | Female | Houston | Texas | 77064 | United States |
| 122,739 | 7:37 pm PDT, May 7 | Johnny Bui | 17 | Male | Sugar Land | Texas | 77478 | United States |
| 122,738 | 7:37 pm PDT, May 7 | Tuyen Nguyen | 0 | Female | Pearland | Texas | 77581 | United States |
| 122,737 | 7:36 pm PDT, May 7 | Tien P | 16 | Female | Fort Worth | Texas | 76108 | United States |
| 122,736 | 7:36 pm PDT, May 7 | Anonymous | 17 | Female | Houston | Texas | 77083 | United States |
| 122,735 | 7:35 pm PDT, May 7 | Amy P | 16 | Female | Sugar land | Texas | 77478 | United States |
| 122,734 | 7:32 pm PDT, May 7 | Tracy N | 18 | Female | Pearland | Texas | 77584 | United States |
| 122,733 | 7:19 pm PDT, May 7 | ian c | 18 | Male | houston | Texas | 77073 | United States |
| 122,732 | 7:16 pm PDT, May 7 | Amanda N | 18 | Female | Pearland | Texas | 77581 | United States |
| 122,731 | 7:02 pm PDT, May 7 | Makarena Aguilera | 19 | Female | Viña Del Mar | 32000 | Chile | |
| 122,730 | 4:15 pm PDT, May 7 | Myha D | 17 | Female | Pearland | Texas | 77584 | United States |
| 122,729 | 3:29 pm PDT, May 7 | Leeza Steacker | 9 | Female | Brandon | Florida | 33510 | United States |
| 122,728 | 1:23 pm PDT, May 7 | Anonymous | 18 | Female | Wynnewood | Pennsylvania | 19096 | United States |
| 122,727 | 11:15 am PDT, May 7 | Dottie Gagliano | 57 | Female | Los Angeles | California | 90069 | United States |
| 122,726 | 8:35 am PDT, May 7 | JOSE ABEL DIAZ PLAZA | 46 | Male | COAMO | Puerto Rico | 00731 | United States |
| 122,725 | 6:12 am PDT, May 7 | Emeline Aupy | 22 | Female | Le landreau | France | ||
| 122,724 | 5:47 am PDT, May 7 | Léa Goiset | 19 | Female | Beaufort | 49250 | France | |
| 122,723 | 5:08 am PDT, May 7 | tiphaine heugas | 20 | Female | cancale | 35260 | France | |
| 122,722 | 1:24 am PDT, May 7 | Marc Bellion | 24 | Male | Mesanger | 44522 | France | |
| 122,721 | 9:35 pm PDT, May 6 | Graciela A | 14 | Female | panama | 33131 | Panama | |
| 122,720 | 4:58 pm PDT, May 6 | angela white | 16 | Female | hyde park | New York | 12578 | United States |
| 122,719 | 4:58 pm PDT, May 6 | Melissa Calvo | 0 | Female | Flushing | New York | 11367 | United States |
| 122,718 | 1:46 pm PDT, May 6 | Anonymous | 0 | Female | Naugatuck | Connecticut | 06770 | United States |
| 122,717 | 1:35 pm PDT, May 6 | barbara lu | 27 | Female | Cebu | 6000 | Philippines | |
| 122,716 | 10:38 am PDT, May 6 | Kadri da silva | 27 | Female | thetford | ip24 2YQ | United Kingdom | |
| 122,715 | 5:06 am PDT, May 6 | Sandra Rodrigues | 41 | Female | São Paulo | 04717-004 | Brazil | |
| 122,714 | 2:00 am PDT, May 6 | KELLY VAN SMIRREN | 0 | Female | SINGAPORE | 730665 | Singapore | |
| 122,713 | 2:17 pm PDT, May 5 | Joyce Stempinski | 42 | Female | Chicago | Illinois | 60608 | United States |
| 122,712 | 1:39 pm PDT, May 5 | Elena Dragomir | 17 | Female | Craiova | 200547 | Romania | |
| 122,711 | 1:22 pm PDT, May 5 | Paige Sachet | 20 | Female | nicolaus | California | 95659 | United States |
| 122,710 | 11:06 am PDT, May 5 | Ismael Gutierrez Solera | 0 | Male | Barcelona | 01179 | Spain | |
| 122,709 | 9:51 am PDT, May 5 | Vera Lucia | 50 | Female | São Paulo | 01231001 | Brazil | |
| 122,708 | 9:31 am PDT, May 5 | Rachel Poole | 18 | Female | Meadville | Pennsylvania | 16335 | United States |
| 122,707 | 8:49 am PDT, May 5 | shayne hisula | 23 | Female | cebu | 6000 | Philippines | |
| 122,706 | 8:46 am PDT, May 5 | Susan Hall - Amado | 51 | Female | Dugald | R0E 0K0 | Canada | |
| 122,705 | 4:58 am PDT, May 5 | ibis van Walleghem | 40 | Female | Coral Gables | Florida | 33146 | United States |
| 122,704 | 12:50 am PDT, May 5 | Nadja Führlich | 0 | Female | 86874 | Germany | ||
| 122,703 | 9:00 am PDT, May 4 | Sara Johnston | 22 | Female | Edmonton | Canada | ||
| 122,702 | 8:30 am PDT, May 4 | Anonymous | 15 | Female | Zamosc | 22-400 | Poland | |
| 122,701 | 7:15 am PDT, May 4 | lo bellion | 0 | Male | laroin | 64110 | France |
End Dolphin Slaughter in Japan
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