Leading Scientists Urge Japan to Stop Dolphin Slaughter - Dolphin Slaughter Petitions
Coalition seeks one million signatures for online petition.
http://www.idausa.org/campaigns/marine/feature_061122.html
Facts about Dolphin Drive Hunts in Japan
During drive hunts, migrating pods of dolphins and other small whales are first panicked and confused by loud banging, then herded, by the hundreds, into shallow coves and butchered, one by one, by fishermen. Every year, some 20,000 small cetaceans of several species, some of which are endangered, including bottlenose dolphins, striped dolphins, spotted dolphins, Risso’s dolphins, short-finned pilot whales, white-sided dolphins and false killer whales, are killed or taken in the drives, sometimes illegally.
This cruel and inhumane practice is sanctioned and controlled by the Government of Japan, which claims that these animals compete with the fishermen and slaughtering them is a means of pest control, but no evidence for this claim exists. The dolphins are processed and used as pet food or fertilizer, and the government is encouraging the consumption of dolphin meat. In fact, the hunts would be economically unviable without the sale of live dolphins captured during the drives to dolphinariums in Asia and elsewhere.
There is abundant scientific evidence that drive hunts inflict incredible pain and suffering on highly intelligent, self-aware, and socially complex animals. The hunts have been universally condemned on both welfare and conservation grounds, but repeated requests to end them, from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and numerous other scientific and conservation organizations, have been ignored.
The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), the professional organization that represents over 1,200 zoos and aquariums around the world, and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) in the United States, have also condemned these hunts. WAZA explicitly prohibits member organizations from procuring animals from drive hunts. Now, marine scientists, WAZA, and AZA have joined with other non-governmental organizations to bring an immediate end to drive hunting.
Join us in our efforts by signing the petition.
http://www.actfordolphins.org/
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Stop the Japanese dolphin hunt!!!!
Please visit http://takeaction.oceana.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=5322 to sign a petition to stop the slaughter of 20,000 dolphins annually. It's done for sport and it's disgusting!! This matter really demands attention.
Thank you for your help!
Courtney
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Dolphin Slaughter in Japan
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/427037941
To those who havent signed the petition yet to end this horrendous dolphin slaughter in japan,
I'M BEGGING YOU
To take a few mintues to help stop these japanese traditional slaughters of dolphins. You can WATCH THE VIDEO to see what it is about, (and then i know you wouldnt wait one more second to react, it is just UNCONCEIVABLE to allow this to go on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkgCTDqQYBE or you can view it on my profile page. http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?/pid=878226503
(BEWARE: VERY GRAPHIC)
From Linda H.
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Dolphin Slaughter Petitions
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/427037941
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/end-dolphin-slaughter-in-japan.html
http://www.petitiononline.com/golfinho/
Informant: Millennium Twain
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New Online Video Documents Japanese Dolphin Slaughter
Save Japan Dolphins coalition spotlights both animal cruelty and health concerns.
http://www.idausa.org/campaigns/marine/feature_070620.html
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=dolphins
http://www.idausa.org/campaigns/marine/feature_061122.html
Facts about Dolphin Drive Hunts in Japan
During drive hunts, migrating pods of dolphins and other small whales are first panicked and confused by loud banging, then herded, by the hundreds, into shallow coves and butchered, one by one, by fishermen. Every year, some 20,000 small cetaceans of several species, some of which are endangered, including bottlenose dolphins, striped dolphins, spotted dolphins, Risso’s dolphins, short-finned pilot whales, white-sided dolphins and false killer whales, are killed or taken in the drives, sometimes illegally.
This cruel and inhumane practice is sanctioned and controlled by the Government of Japan, which claims that these animals compete with the fishermen and slaughtering them is a means of pest control, but no evidence for this claim exists. The dolphins are processed and used as pet food or fertilizer, and the government is encouraging the consumption of dolphin meat. In fact, the hunts would be economically unviable without the sale of live dolphins captured during the drives to dolphinariums in Asia and elsewhere.
There is abundant scientific evidence that drive hunts inflict incredible pain and suffering on highly intelligent, self-aware, and socially complex animals. The hunts have been universally condemned on both welfare and conservation grounds, but repeated requests to end them, from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and numerous other scientific and conservation organizations, have been ignored.
The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), the professional organization that represents over 1,200 zoos and aquariums around the world, and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) in the United States, have also condemned these hunts. WAZA explicitly prohibits member organizations from procuring animals from drive hunts. Now, marine scientists, WAZA, and AZA have joined with other non-governmental organizations to bring an immediate end to drive hunting.
Join us in our efforts by signing the petition.
http://www.actfordolphins.org/
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Stop the Japanese dolphin hunt!!!!
Please visit http://takeaction.oceana.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=5322 to sign a petition to stop the slaughter of 20,000 dolphins annually. It's done for sport and it's disgusting!! This matter really demands attention.
Thank you for your help!
Courtney
--------
Dolphin Slaughter in Japan
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/427037941
To those who havent signed the petition yet to end this horrendous dolphin slaughter in japan,
I'M BEGGING YOU
To take a few mintues to help stop these japanese traditional slaughters of dolphins. You can WATCH THE VIDEO to see what it is about, (and then i know you wouldnt wait one more second to react, it is just UNCONCEIVABLE to allow this to go on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkgCTDqQYBE or you can view it on my profile page. http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?/pid=878226503
(BEWARE: VERY GRAPHIC)
From Linda H.
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Dolphin Slaughter Petitions
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/427037941
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/end-dolphin-slaughter-in-japan.html
http://www.petitiononline.com/golfinho/
Informant: Millennium Twain
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New Online Video Documents Japanese Dolphin Slaughter
Save Japan Dolphins coalition spotlights both animal cruelty and health concerns.
http://www.idausa.org/campaigns/marine/feature_070620.html
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=dolphins
rudkla - 22. Nov, 17:58
