Urgent help to stop dolphins slaughter in Japan

[Guest guest]

Sea Shepherds: The Last Samurai Warriors in Japan Defending Dolphins in

Hostile Territory

 

 

Dear Sea Shepherd Members and Friends,

If you've been visiting our website regularly, you're probably well aware

that Sea Shepherd crew members have been in Taiji, Japan, since late

September, standing guard and saving the lives of defenseless dolphins and

small whales.  The volunteer crew members are keeping watch 24 hours-a-day

over the docks and killing coves used by local fishermen to slaughter these

gentle creatures.

Our crew have been threatened daily by these dolphin-killing fishermen, and

the local authorities and merchants are making it as difficult as possible

for them to remain in the area.  But despite the fierce opposition, the crew

will stay in the area as long as possible to prevent any additional dolphin

slaying.  

If you have not already done so - please check our website for updates on

the Taiji campaign.  See our webpage containing pictures and video of the

slaughter: http://www.seashepherd.org/taiji.shtml.

 

Briefly, the campaign results are:

Since September 29, 2003:  Sea Shepherd crew have been in Taiji, Japan.

Crewleader Nicholas Hensey of the USA with Brooke McDonald of Canada and

Morgan Whorwood of Britain.

October 6: Sixty dolphins killed by fishermen.

 

October 6: Three Sea Shepherd crew arrested for documenting the slaughter,

interrogated for nine hours and released.

 

October 7: Crew reinforced by Allison Lance Watson.

 

October 7 to Oct. 22: No kills due to Sea Shepherd patrols

 

October 23: Thirty Mellon headed whales rounded up and driven into Bay. Sea

Shepherd crew distract and keep 17 whales from entering the Bay where they

would be slaughtered.

 

October 24: Sea Shepherd crew reinforced with the arrival of world famous

dolphin defender Ric O'Berry from the USA.

No further kills to date.  This is compared to last year when hundreds of

dolphins and whales were slaughtered in October 2002. 

 

 

Financial Assistance Needed: Because of high prices in Japan, the campaign

has gone over-budget and we need financial assistance to keep the crew in

Japan until the end of November. If you support their efforts on behalf of

the dolphins, please consider sending a donation to:

 

Sea Shepherd

P.O. Box 2670

Malibu, California, 90265 USA

(we accept check or money orders in most currencies - please include your

name, address, telephone number, and email)

Credit Card:

To make a secure, confidential online donation with your credit card, please

go to our on-line donation page:  http://www.seashepherd.org/donate.shtml. 

Or call our office at USA-360-370-5650. Within the United States, you can

call our donation hotline toll-free: 800-4-WHALES.

Donate Frequent Flyer Miles:

Sea Shepherd welcomes donations of your airline frequent flyer miles (25,000

miles or more) which greatly help us transport our volunteer crew

to trouble locations like Taiji.  To donate your Airline Miles, please send

an email to donations

 

For more ways to help Sea Shepherd, please visit:

http://www.seashepherd.org/help.shtml

 

 

Contact the Japanese Government and voice your outrage:

Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Junichiro Koizumi,

1-6-1 Nagata-cho 1 Chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.  100-8968   JAPAN

Tel:+81-3-3581-2361.

Send an email by going here (a form, disregard Japanese text

display download): http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/forms/comment.html

Minister of Fisheries, Mr. Yoshiyuki Kamei,

1-2-1 Ksumigaseki 1 Chrome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. 100-8907  JAPAN

Tel:+81-3-3502-8111.  Fax: +81-3-3502-8220

Send email by going here (a form, disregard Japanese text display download):

http://www.voice.maff.go.jp/maff-interactive/people/ShowWebFormAction.do?FOR

M_NO=5

And try this email: white56

To find a Japanese Embassy near you, please visit this link:

http://www.mofa.go.jp/about/emb_cons/mofaserv.html

 

For recent and past media releases on Taiji Campaign and other important

environmental issues, please visit the Sea Shepherd media

page: http://www.seashepherd.org/media.asp

 

 

Thank You,

 

Capt. Paul Watson

Founder and President

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

www.seashepherd.org

National Director - Sierra Club

paul

 

Have questions?  Email the Sea Shepherd office at

seashepherd

 

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www.seashepherd.org

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Although it isn't mentioned in the Sea Shephers'

alert, Nik, their member has been with Ric O'Barry.

And Ric's wife and their colleagues in US have been

doing their best to get the media attention so the JP

officials and relevant associations will be duly

disturbed by the international attention.

 

Below is the update from Helen, Ric's wife.

 

" Dolphin Project "

Mon, 27 Oct 2003 16:34:19 -0500

Taiji update

 

Just got this update from Ric:

 

- So far, 69 striped dolphins and 13 pilot whales have

been killed in Taiji.

 

-The number of pilot whales killed on Oct. 23 would

have been much higher had Sea Shepherd not been

present: They were able to drive some of the whales

out of the bay.

 

-Thanks to Deniz Bolbol, The Associated Press is on

site right now, filming the fishing boats as they

leave the harbor to look for more dolphins. Their

piece should air in the US on Wednesday.

 

-No one is doing anything drastic, they are simply

observing and documenting what is going on.

 

Helene

 

--- Sandra Wijnveldt <sandrawijnveldt

wrote:

 

> Sea Shepherds: The Last Samurai Warriors in Japan

> Defending Dolphins in

> Hostile Territory

 

 

 

 

 

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