Guest guest Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 SIZE DOESN'T MATTER The IWC instituted a moratorium on commercial whaling in 1986. Twenty years later, whaling continues. How many great whales have died during this moratorium? About 27,000 great whales have been killed since the moratorium went into effect. Many NGO's and government agencies are working on the whaling issue, and that's a good thing. Now consider the fact that more than 20,000 other whales are deliberately slaughtered in Japan every year. That's right, 20,000 whales are killed in the most brutal way imaginable every year in Japan. DOLPHINS ARE WHALES! Why are we doing so little to stop this madness? I think it has to do with size - or the lack of it. The great whales are spectacularly big. Thus, the 1000 great whales get more attention than the 20,000 smaller whales. Any one of these 20,000 smaller whales are no less - or more - important than the 1000 larger whales killed each year. The problem for these smaller whales is that the same people who are concerned about the larger whales are apparently not as interested in the smaller whales. Why is this? When it comes to experiencing pain and suffering, size doesn't matter. Soon you will have a small window of opportunity to bring attention these smaller whales. All you have to do is get yourself to the nearest Japanese embassy or consulate office on Monday, September 24th. Simple as that! We don't want your money. We are not asking you to go to Japan. We know first-hand that showing up in Japan is very expensive and dangerous. We are only asking you for your good energy - for just a few hours - on Japan Dolphin Day. That's it.. Would you please consider adding your NGO to the list? If so, contact us at: ricobarry Thank you, -- ric www.SaveJapanDolphins.org Here's who we are so far: Animal Public - Duesseldorf Animal Rights Hawaii - Waikiki Animal Welfare Institute - Washington DC Asociación Oceánica - Panama Ben White Fan Club - International Cities CATCA - Vancouver Committee for a Dolphinarium-free Belgium - Brussels Conservation de Mamiferos Marinos de Mexico - Mexico City Djurrsttsalliansen - Stockholm Earth Island Institute - San Francisco Environmental Investigation Agency - London Fundacion Humanitas - Panama GAIA - Brussels Humane Society International - Washington DC Humane Society of the United States - Washington DC In Defense of Animals - San Francisco Liga Mundial para la Proteccion Ambiental y Animal - Panama LINC - Hong Kong Marine Connection - London Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition - Boston New York Whale and Dolphin Action League - New York Olmedo Carrasquila - Panama Philippine Animal Welfare Society - Manila Radio Maria - Panama reEarth - Nassau, Bahamas Islands Sea Shepherd Conservation Society - Budapest/Calgary Wal-und Delfinschutz-Forum - Duesseldorf Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society - London/Boston World Society for the Protection of Animals - London Zoocheck Canada - Toronto " Eighty percent of success is showing up " Woody Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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