Help stop the largest and cruelest slaughter of dolphins in the world

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Every year from September through April fishermen in Japan eradicate

about 20,000 dolphins and other whales in the most brutal way

imaginable. This is the largest massacre of dolphins anywhere in the

world. The fishermen have told us they kill the dolphins primarily

as a form of " pest control. " They say the dolphins eat too many

fish, and they need to eradicate the competition.

 

If the fishermen didn't get a permit from Tokyo, they would have to

stop the killings immediately. We need to let the Japanese

authorities know that these crimes against nature are unacceptable

to the rest of the world. Therefore, we have organized a world-wide

protest to send a powerful message to the Japanese government: STOP

THE DOLPHIN SLAUGHTER.

 

The Japanese government and fishermen say dolphin hunting is part of

Japanese culture. In reality, however, the majority of the Japanese

population doesn't know the dolphin slaughter exists. If they knew,

they would help us stop it. A One Voice team has traveled to

Japanese fishing villages four times to document and expose the

dolphin massacres to the Japanese people, and the fishermen have

done all they can to hide their bloody work from our cameras. They

don't want the Japanese people to know the truth. " It's none of

their business, " they say.

 

Our Japanese colleagues tell us that outside pressure can stop the

dolphin slaughter. So why not give the Japanese decision-makers some

serious, outside international media pressure? The goal is to make

this the biggest global protest against the annual dolphin slaughter

in history, and we hope that everyone who is opposed to the dolphin

slaughter will show up and demonstrate. We need your help in making

the international day of protest successful.

 

Please note that this will be an all-inclusive event. In other

words, the protest will not take place under the umbrella of any one

group.

 

To pull this off, we need TENS OF THOUSANDS of non- violent,

peaceful protesters in front of Japanese embassies around the world

on October 8th.

 

The event is not limited to animal protection groups, and we would

like to add some schools and civic groups to the list. Children

should be educated about this issue and have the opportunity to

participate in the global effort to stop the dolphin slaughter. What

a great learning experience for a child that would be; especially if

they actually won as a result of their effort. The Japanese

government and dolphin hunters expect environmental/animal

protection groups to protest. They don't, however, expect regular

people to demonstrate in front of the various Japanese embassies.

This is why we are asking you to please contact your friends and

neighbors, local schools and civic clubs. Ask them to show up in

front of the Japanese embassy to protest the dolphin slaughter.

 

Here's a list of all the Japanese embassies around the world. Please

choose one or more and let them know how you feel about the annual

dolphin massacre:

 

www.embassyworld.com/embassy/Japan/Japan1.html

 

Here are the US embassies and consulate offices:

 

www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc/consulat.htm

 

Please re-visit this website from time to time for further details.

 

Japan Dolphin Day: List of Participants

Action Against Poisoning ~ Den Haag

Americas Whale Alliance ~ San Francisco

Animal Friends ~ Croatia

Animalisti Italiani Onlus ~ Rome

Animal Voices Radio, CIUT 89.5 FM ~ Toronto

Animal Talk ~ San Francisco

Animals Voice.com ~ Seattle

Animal Welfare Institute ~Washington DC

Blue Voice ~ San Francisco

Bite Back ~ Brussels

Born Free Foundation ~ London

British Divers Marine Life Rescue ~ London

Campaign Whale ~ London

Captive Animals Protection Society ~ London

Captive Dolphin Awareness Foundation ~ Huston

Catastrophes ~ London

Cetacean Defense ~ London

Cetacean Society International ~ New York

Comarino ~ Mexico City

Committee for a Dolphinarium-Free Belgium ~ Brussels

Dolphin Encountours ~ Mozambique

Dolphin Project ~ Miami

Delphis ~ Rome

Earth Island Institute ~ San Francisco, Manila, Solomon Islands

EcoTerra ~ Nairobi

EDEV ~ Den Haag

Environmental Investigative Agency ~ London

Fundacion Altarriba ~ Barcelona

GAIA ~ Brussels

Green Beings Animation Studio ~ San Francisco

Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society ~ Hong Kong

HSUS ~ Washington DC

In Defense of Animals ~ San Francisco

International Animal Rescue ~ London

Irish Seal Sanctuary ~ Dublin

Last Chance for Animals ~ Los Angeles

Marine Connection ~ London

Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition ~ Boston

Morigenos ~ Slovenia

New York Whale and Dolphin Action League ~ New York

Nomades des Oceans ~ Paris

Ocean Care ~ Bern

Ocean Defense International ~ San Francisco

One Voice ~ Paris, Marseille, Miami

Orca Network ~ Seattle

Philippine Society for Animal Protection ~ Manila

Rattle the Cage ~ Miami

Re-Earth ~ Nassau

Reseau-Cetaceas ~ Paris

Sanoma People for Animal Rights ~ San Francisco

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ~ Vienna, Brussels, Paris, Berlin,

Budapest, Istanbul, London, Den Haag, Strasburg, Chicago, Denver,

Detroit, Honolulu, Miami, Portland, Los Angeles, New York, San

Francisco, Seattle, Washington DC, Vancouver BC

SHARK ~ Chicago

Sea Vita ~ Caracas

SOS Grand Bleu ~ Marseille

Vier Photen ~ Bern

United Action for Animals ~ New York

WDCS ~ London

Whale Workshop ~ London

Wild Earth Foundation ~ Buenos Aires

WSPA ~ London

Zoo Check Canada ~ Toronto

" Eighty percent of success is showing up "

Woody Allen

 

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To visit and learn more about this please visit :

 

http://www.earthisland.org/saveTaijiDolphins/

 

Claudia