Sea Shepherd Hostages Released/Demand End to Illegal Whaling

January 18, 2008

*****Cross Post Freely*****BREAKING NEWS:SEA SHEPHERD CREW MEMBERSON BOARD AUSTRALIAN SHIPJust confirmed by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, crew members Benjamin Potts and Giles Lane were released from the rogue Japanese whaling vessel Yushin Maru 2 and they are currently on board the Australian Oceanic Viking. Word is that they will be transferred back to Sea Shepherd in the morning.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/18/2141147.htm?section=worldThanks to everyone who called, wrote letters and protested at the Japanese Embassy in London, the New York Consulate Officeand the Embassy in Washington DC. (Protest Reports, Pictures and Video will be available on our website on Friday)Sea Shepherd will resume their whale defense activities just as soon as they get Potts and

Giles back on board the Steve Irwin.Please contact the Japanese Consulates and Embassies to demand an end to their illegal whaling activity in the Antarctic Sanctuary.Write:Ambassador and Consul General Motoatsu SakuraiJapanese Consulate General299 Park AvenueNew York, NY 10171Call: (212) 371-8222 (be patient as you will have to listen to long messages in japanese and then english)Fax: (212) 371-1294e-mail:inquirygoikenbakovisainfoFor a listing of other staff members at the Japanese Consulate Office visit:http://www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp/en/a/05.htmlAmbassador Ryozo KatoEmbassy of Japan in the USA2520 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.Washington, DC 20008Phone:202-238-6700 (Main)202-238-6800 (Visa)202-238-6900 (Japan Information & Cultural Center)202-238-6773 (JET Office in the

Embassy)Fax:202-328-2187 (Main)202-328-2184 (Visa)Also, If you are not from the greater New York area, protest at your own local embassy or consulate office.To find the nearest Japanese Embassy or Consulate Office:http://www.mofa.go.jp/about/emb_cons/over/index.htmlhttp://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/Japan/Japan.htmlFor more info contact Win Animal Rights at: centcomCall: 646.267.9934 or visit the WAR website at: http://war-online.org---------W.A.R. (WIN ANIMAL RIGHTS) is an independent non-profit organization not affiliated or associated with SHAC, SHAC USA or any other group or organization and does not conduct or incite any illegal activity. The above information is not meant to incite or request any illegal actions or illegal activities of any kind. If you have any questions about the legality of any act, we encourage everyone receiving

this (or the) action alert(s) to check your local laws and ordinances before proceeding to do anything.

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