We hope it will help exert regional pressure on Japan to cease its illegal whaling activities in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. Please don’t join to turn it into a racial battleground.
Japan is singled out as it is the only country to have breached the:
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,
- United Nations Charter on Nature,
- The Antarctic Treaty System,
- The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and
- The International Convention on the Regulation of
Whaling
http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw/general/de
Japan is also the ONLY country doing it under pathetic lies of "Scientific Research".
Lastly, These waters are within the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone. The Australian Federal Court ruled on January 15 2008 that the Japanese whaling is illegal and should be stopped.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,2359
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OUR WHALES ARE DYING....
Japan inhumanely uses grenade tipped harpoons to kill more than 1,000 whales a year in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary near Antarctica using a loophole in the international moratorium for a ban on whaling that allows catching whales for so called "research" purposes.
This year Japan is planning on expanding the catch to include 50 humpback whales, which are considered "endangered" in some regions of the world. The Japanese expedition also plans to kill 50 endangered fin whales - the world's second largest animal & oldest living Mammal - as well as 935 smaller minke whales.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/whale-wa
Don’t buy the argument that Japan’s motivation to continue whaling is about maintaining their culture or conducting scientific research as they claim….
Whales once provided the Japanese with a cheap source of protein & the oil was used to light night lanterns. Consumption actually peaked just after world war 2 when the Americans suggested Japan take up commercial whaling to feed its citizens - Food was scarce & the population was starving. Whaling was a temporary fix.
No longer is there a critical need to kill whales due to food shortages & Japan, being one of the most advanced nations on Earth, no longer needs the oil to light their night lanterns that they had done centuries ago. Traditional Japanese whaling was only ever very minor coastal whaling.
Furthermore, whale meat is hardly a popular food in Japan. Roughly, only 1% of the population has ever tried it and even fewer regularly eat it (Japan Today Newspaper). They tried to introduce the meat to children via a 'School lunchtime program'. The kids emphatically made it clear, they did not like the taste of it & prefer not to eat it.
Running boats into the Southern ocean each year is costly and inefficient work for the Japanese for little financial gain. It is estimated the whalers are now $50M in debt & would be bankrupt if the Japanese government didnt fund them.
In 2007, Japan had over 4, 000 tons of whale meat in frozen storage, uneaten, unsold and UNWANTED!
http://www.greenpeace.org/internati
As for the science argument, scientists globally have affirmed over and over again that any research could be, and in fact is, conducted without actually hacking these remarkable creatures to death in our oceans….
WHERE IS THE SCIENCE..... ???
The big secret is what the Australian Broadcasting Corporation uncovered in 2006 with their Science show “Catalyst”. They discovered of the 18year JARPA 1 program, which lethally obtained samples from over 6800 whales, less than 55 peer reviewed papers were produced, 14 that could be relevant to goals of the JARPA program and ONLY 4 that would require lethal sampling.
Watch the Catalyst video here uncover Japan's SHAM whale 'scientific research' program....
http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stor
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GRISLY WHALING VIDEO FROM AUS CUSTOMS 2008 .
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/
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WHERE WE HAVE GONE WRONG
The IWC, the body charged with governing whaling internationally, is a mess & needs an urgent Overhaul. It allocates equal voting power to all members, with decisions made on a three-quarters majority vote.
This ‘democratic’ nature of the Commission however has allowed Japan to buy the votes of weaker developing countries with aid packages and other financial incentives.
Even land locked developing countries such as Mongolia are joining the IWC & voting alongside Japan in favour of whaling. Japan has almost bought out enough votes in this way to overturn the Moratorium on Whaling, which would allow it to again conduct commercial whaling that once culled 90% of all whales!
http://www.iwcoffice.org/commission
Clearly we need to think outside the IWC to put a stop to this tragic and archaic practice.
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PETITIONS TO SIGN!
By far the most popular Anti Whaling Petition Internationally (with a staggering 840,000 signatures from over 239 countries) is the Whales Revenge petition.
http://www.whalesrevenge.c
One of the most popular in Australia (over 60,000 ppl have signed) is the Greenpeace endorsed joint Daily Telegraph/Today petition:
http://www.news.com.au/dai
Another good one especially for our New Zealand members (over 10,300 signatures) is the Dominion Post Anti Whaling Petition:
http://www.gopetition.com/
Due to the larger number of British Citizens joining this group the following petition would be good to sign. (it is new and only has 180 signatures so needs the support)
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk
IFAW's (International Fund for Animal Welfare) Anti- Whaling site and Petition
http://www.stopwhaling.com
The International Whale Protection Organisation has just started a new petition. Please support it.
http://www.thepetitionsite
All 6 petitions will be forwarded onto Japanese government officials. Have your say in stopping these illegal whaling incursions into Australian & New Zealand territorial waters.
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ANNUAL DOLPHIN SLAUGHTER
Each year tens-of-thousands of dolphins & pilot whales are massacred across Southern Japan in brutal slayings.
Be warned the following video is extremely graphic with Dolphins being dragged behind trucks and others being hacked open whilst still alive.
View this disgusting Dolphin slaughter video here....
http://www.facebook.com/vi
Please sign the below petition. It has a massive 1, 178, 397 signatures and was created by Pedro Oliveira.
http://www.PetitionOnline.
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SEA SHEPHERD CONSERVATION SOCIETY
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is directly involved in stopping the killing of whales. FACT: When their two ships are present; 'Farley Mowat' & 'Steve Irwin', No whales Die!
In the most recent season, The Japanese set a quota for over 1000 whales. Thanks to the direct intervention of the Sea Shepherd Crew, the Japanese fell way short barely killing 500 whales.
These guys are taking huge steps to prevent the slaughter of whales. The crew are unpaid volunteers from around the world and they often put their own lives on the line to protect marine wildlife from illegal poaching.
Please visit their website to read more & get updates on the whaling fleet.
http://www.seashepherd.org
SEA SHEPHERD FORUM
http://www.seashepherd.com
WANT TO HELP the most effective anti-whaling organisation on the planet?
Please click this link and read some more....
http://www.facebook.com/to
DONATE TO SEA SHEPHERD
To make a donation to the most effective Anti-Whaling organisation in the world please click the following link.
http://www.seashepherd.org
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GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL
Greenpeace are involved in whaling via their awareness programs. Every year they send their ship 'Esperanza' south to document the cruel slaughter & then broadcast the images to the world.
They also have members on the ground in Japan who are trying hard to sway local Japanese citizens to vote against whaling.
Please visit their site to learn more....
http://www.greenpeace.org/
GREENPEACE ACTIVISTS ARRESTED FOR EXPOSING WHALE MEAT THEFT
Please Click this link for more info on this cover up.....
http://www.greenpeace.org/
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CETACEAN SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL
A not-for-profit organisation creating awareness about whaling. It includes an interesting link;
http://www.csiwhalesalive.
SURFERS FOR CETACEANS
Founded by Pro Surfer Dave Rastovich and Good mate Howie Cooke, S4C is a call to surfers everywhere in the world to take action on behalf of the whales and dolphins they share the waves with.
http://www.surfersforcetac
TEENS AGAINST WHALING
Teens Against Whaling was started by 16yr old Skye Bortoli as a website to educate the youth on the dangers facing the whales of the world. Today it has become an example of how keen our youth are to help our planet.
http://www.teensagainstwha
IFAW - INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE
IFAW works to improve animal welfare, prevent animal cruelty and abuse, protect wildlife and provide animal rescue around the world. One of their main objectives is to prevent the extinction of whales.
http://www.stopwhaling.com
IFAW PROJECT 551 - Please make a whale tail to help stop whaling. Your photo will be part of a Tv ad and a Big Book to go to the Australian Government.
http://www.project551.org/
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