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Japan Killing More Whales - Stop the Hunt!

Target: Ryozo Kato, Ambassador of Japan
Sponsored by: International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
The Japanese government attempts to defend its whaling program by calling it "scientific" whaling. 

In reality, this deadly program is nothing more than unlawful commercial whaling in disguise. We don't need to kill whales to study them in the 21st century.

More than 30,000 whales have been killed since a global ban on commercial whaling came into effect in 1986. Japan must not continue its whaling program!

Tell Japan to stand firm on its commitment to not target humpback whales, and immediately stop the senseless annual killing of whales!
deadline: 5-27-2008
goal: 30,000
 

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Dear Mr. Ambassador,

Japan kills more than 1,400 whales every year despite a global ban on commercial whaling.

Your government attempts to defend its whaling program by calling it "scientific" whaling. In reality, this deadly "scientific" whaling program is nothing more than unlawful commercial whaling in disguise. We don't need to kill whales to study them in the 21st century.

[Your comment here]

I respectfully urge you to persuade your government to end Japan's unlawful whaling program.

Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your address]
We signed the “Japan Killing More Whales - Stop the Hunt!” petition!
# 29,913:
4:08 am PDT, May 15, Brittany Laurel Wilson, Australia
# 29,912:
12:12 am PDT, May 15, Matt Dower, Australia
# 29,911:
6:43 pm PDT, May 14, Colt Dinson, California
# 29,910:
11:15 pm PDT, May 13, Hans Overton, Texas
# 29,909:
7:41 pm PDT, May 13, José Élias Lazcano Lobos, Chile
# 29,908:
6:25 pm PDT, May 13, Danissa Sandoval, Chile
# 29,907:
5:47 pm PDT, May 13, Francisca Parra, Chile
# 29,906:
9:48 am PDT, May 13, Mary Kutzko, Pennsylvania
Please stop the senseless slaughter of our oceans' mammals. When a species disapears, we take one step closer to our own deaths.
# 29,905:
5:25 am PDT, May 12, Name not displayed, Australia
# 29,904:
10:14 pm PDT, May 10, Wendy DeRosa, Florida
Please stop killing the whales
# 29,903:
3:20 pm PDT, May 10, Vilma Dominguez, North Carolina
# 29,902:
12:05 pm PDT, May 10, Caroline Dominguez, North Carolina
# 29,901:
4:46 am PDT, May 10, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
Please stop this barbaric act of cruelty, which can in no way be related to "science". We live in the 21st century, and it HAS GOT TO STOP NOW!!!!
# 29,900:
10:13 am PDT, May 9, Krista LePak, Minnesota
# 29,899:
6:55 pm PDT, May 7, Makarena Aguilera, Chile
Es terrible esto que hacen los malditos japoneses,no se que tienen en la cabeza,seguramente sus pensamientos lucrativos, no los dejan ver mas alla de lo que es realemebnte importante,el respeto y cuidado a los animales que tanto queremos.Apoyo la causa!
# 29,898:
10:40 am PDT, May 5, Oksana Herrmann, Florida
# 29,897:
9:00 am PDT, May 5, Rachel Vittles, United Kingdom
# 29,896:
3:30 pm PDT, May 4, Beverly Windham, North Carolina
Nothing about killing a whale is scientific...please end this unlawful whaling program designed to help commerical fishermen not science!!
# 29,895:
2:20 pm PDT, May 4, Name not displayed, California
I just completed a research on scientific whaling, my project for school was to research a cause that I feel strongly for. I feel strongly that whales should be able to live without the threat of humans killing them for food, scientific research, or money. There are many ways other ways to research whales.
# 29,894:
7:08 pm PDT, May 3, Liz Lyons, Oklahoma
# 29,893:
4:43 pm PDT, May 3, Paul Burrow, United Kingdom
Irrespective of race or crede, I beleive we all share a fundamental moral duty to treat every living creature, human or not, with dignity, respect and kindness. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you is not just a christian ethic but a human one.
# 29,892:
7:04 pm PDT, May 2, Manuela Ramirez, Germany
# 29,891:
9:49 pm PDT, Apr 30, Christine Pearson, Arizona
# 29,890:
8:47 pm PDT, Apr 30, Jennifer Labuz, New York
# 29,889:
1:09 pm PDT, Apr 30, Aaron Mccollum, California
# 29,888:
10:57 am PDT, Apr 30, P V, Netherlands
STOP THE KILLING OF WHALES AND STOP RIDICULING SCIENCE SHAME ON YOU!!
# 29,887:
7:14 pm PDT, Apr 27, Patty Haley, Connecticut
please stop the killing of whales.
# 29,886:
5:10 pm PDT, Apr 27, Name not displayed, Australia
# 29,885:
11:27 am PDT, Apr 27, Name not displayed, France
Please help whales for the Planet Nature, is so importante for the life of this fabulus animals, Thanks from France.
# 29,884:
8:21 pm PDT, Apr 26, Linda Hames, Alabama
# 29,883:
4:50 pm PDT, Apr 26, Name not displayed, California
Japan should be a country symbolizing culture and technological advancement, yet the continual whale hunts only hurts your nation's stance in the international community. Whales are so vital and important to the world's oceans. Intelligent and beautiful, they deserve total protection from such barbaric practices.
# 29,882:
11:45 am PDT, Apr 26, Name not displayed, New York
# 29,881:
4:27 pm PDT, Apr 24, Judi Himelrick, West Virginia
# 29,880:
10:57 am PDT, Apr 24, Joanna Nunez, Florida
# 29,879:
3:33 pm PDT, Apr 23, Geraldine Kennett, Australia
# 29,878:
12:57 pm PDT, Apr 23, Estefania G. prida, Spain
# 29,877:
12:44 pm PDT, Apr 23, Asher Levy, Israel
# 29,876:
5:22 am PDT, Apr 23, Michael Kuhni, Australia
There are so many other avenues for food. why?
# 29,875:
8:33 am PDT, Apr 22, Raven Hope, Canada
# 29,874:
7:37 am PDT, Apr 22, Amber Johnson, Minnesota
# 29,873:
2:47 am PDT, Apr 22, Josh Lapham, Massachusetts
# 29,872:
6:47 pm PDT, Apr 21, Karen Denice, Arizona
What happens to the beasts of this world, so happens to humans in time.
# 29,871:
6:23 pm PDT, Apr 21, Kristina McArdle, United Kingdom
# 29,870:
9:01 am PDT, Apr 21, NORA SHEA, New York
# 29,869:
8:52 am PDT, Apr 21, Isabel Cain, Massachusetts
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6:37 pm PDT, Apr 20, Tabitha McCoy, Florida
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8:14 am PDT, Apr 20, Stacy Mcgrath, Indiana
# 29,866:
4:55 am PDT, Apr 20, Carlin Dixon, Canada
# 29,865:
1:59 am PDT, Apr 20, Fabio Siniscalchi, Italy
# 29,864:
8:15 am PDT, Apr 19, James Herald, Indiana
# 29,863:
11:35 am PDT, Apr 18, John Brophy, California
# 29,862:
10:56 am PDT, Apr 17, Name not displayed, Washington
Please protect our dolphins and other sea creature's!!
# 29,861:
9:34 am PDT, Apr 17, Ben Owen, United Kingdom
# 29,860:
6:19 am PDT, Apr 17, Diana Lungu, Romania
# 29,859:
6:07 am PDT, Apr 16, Annachiara Lerede, Italy
# 29,858:
6:51 pm PDT, Apr 15, Name not displayed, Argentina
Stop the hunt bitch*s!
# 29,857:
3:16 am PDT, Apr 15, Name not displayed, Nevada
Stop Killing Tha Dolpins And Whales...They Were In Tha Ocean Before We As Humans Were You Have No Right...
# 29,856:
11:31 pm PDT, Apr 14, Pauline Guest, California
# 29,855:
12:52 am PDT, Apr 14, Natasha Vuletich, Kuwait
You Japanese would do anything for money, you would slaughter your own family for money.There is no need for scientific research, stop killing these whales for money
# 29,854:
12:32 am PDT, Apr 13, Cassandra Jackson, Arkansas
# 29,853:
7:56 pm PDT, Apr 11, Amie Royer, Alabama
# 29,851:
8:31 am PDT, Apr 10, Richard Michael Brugger Jr, New York
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