Guest guest Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 > > International Fund for Animal Welfare > April 27, 2006 > > > Urgent message from actor Goran Visnjic > > Dear Alison, > > As someone who cares deeply about the fate and > future of our planet's great whales, I ask you to > join me in supporting IFAW's critical campaign to > stop the cruelty of whaling before it's too late ( > http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M716110156485830427121865 > ). > > You may be as surprised and horrified as I was to > learn that whales are still being hunted and it's > just as cruel as ever. > > Since a global ban on whaling in 1986, Japan has > continued to kill whales in the name of " scientific > research. " Yet legitimate scientists agree: there's > no need to kill whales to research them. > > > The ugly secret of Japanese whaling you're not > supposed to know... > > Harpoons using the same explosive grenade heads > employed fifty years ago are being used by Japanese > whalers to slaughter whales illegally in an > international marine mammal sanctuary. > > Often, the first blast isn't enough to kill the poor > whale. Japanese whaling ships were recently filmed > hoisting live whales up the side of their huge > industrial ships by the tail, leaving the whale's > blow hole underwater. The helpless whale can only > thrash against the side of the ship, desperate for > air, until it slowly drowns. > > > How can Japan get away with killing whales like > this? > > Japan is able to continue hunting whales in such a > sickening fashion because it abuses a loophole in > the international ban that permits killing whales in > order to conduct scientific research. > > Under international rules, any meat taken from > killing whales for 'research' must be sold. Japan > openly sells the whale meat in markets and > restaurants: despite the fact that whale meat is > often extremely toxic from pollutants and dangerous > to eat. > > > This isn't about killing whales for science, it's > about profit > > Japan recently announced plans to double the number > of whales it will kill in the next several years, > adding two protected species, fin and humpback > whales, to its target list. Japan is also using > fisheries aid to buy the votes of countries in the > International Whaling Commission (IWC) to help pass > its pro-whaling agenda. > > Unless you can help me stop them now ( > http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M716110166485830427121865 > ), Japan will launch a return to full-scale > industrial whaling; the last of which once drove > whales to the brink of extinction. > > Only the tremendous resources and clout of the > United States has a chance to stop Japan from > destroying the world's whales - if the President > acts today. > > > I need your help right now to save whales before > it's too late > > FIRST: Sign the Petition to the President urging him > to oppose Japan's permanent membership on the UN > Security Council ( > http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M716110176485830427121865 > ). IFAW will collect the signatures in a nationwide > media campaign showing that the American people will > not rest until Japan's whaling program is stopped. > > SECOND: Please contribute $15 or more to help me > mobilize Americans against whaling ( > http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M716110186485830427121865 > ). With your support, IFAW will alert the American > public to this outrage and send a clear message to > President Bush that the United States must step up > to protect whales for generations to come. > > I urge you to join forces with me now - before Japan > manages to change the international rules to allow > whaling on a massive global scale. With the next IWC > meeting arriving in June, it's critical that we act > now. > > I know I can count on your support. > > Sincerely, > Goran Visnjic > > P.S. Your contribution ( > http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M716110196485830427121865 > ) will enable IFAW to promote alternative whale > watching programs around the world ... investigate > legal options to stop Japan's scientific whale hunt > ... perform safe, non-intrusive research on whales > ... and prevent cruelty and suffering for more > animals around the world. > > > ____________________ > IFAW © 2006 > This message was sent to: whalesong17 > > All gifts to IFAW represent a contribution to IFAW's > entire mission. Donations will be used where they > are most needed to help animals. > > Worried about Donating online? > I used to be too ... so I made sure our online > system is safe, secure, and state-of-the-art. It > also eliminates check-processing costs, so more > money goes directly to saving animals. But if you > prefer to donate by phone or mail, simply click here > ( > http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M716110206485830427121865 > ) for address information. > > NOTE: To make sure you continue to receive further > emails from IFAW, please add fred ( > fred ) to your email Address Book. > If you use a spam filter program, please assign this > address a status of " safe " or " trusted. " If you have > an AOL, Hotmail, MSN or email address, this is > particularly important as we receive many " bounce > backs " from these email addresses. > > > PO Box 193 * 411 Main Street Yarmouth Port, MA 02675 > www.ifaw.org ( > http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M716110216485830427121865 > ) > > > To remove yourself from all mailings from IFAW > United States, please go to http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M716124886485830427121865 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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