For every 10 people joining this group they will donate $1 to the WWF:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6586353524
It’s absolutely free so do it please.
This group is aimed at the ICR & Japanese Government instead of
Japanese citizens. It is a forum for citizens of our world to share
their concerns about Japanese whaling.
We hope it will help by
exerting 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/default.aspx?oid=223096
Lastly, Japan is also the ONLY country doing it under the pathetic lies of "Scientific Research".
They
are also the ONLY country not doing it in their own territorial
waters… infact they have Ignored repeated pleas from Australian &
New Zealander’s to halt the whale slaughter within their Economic
Exclusion Zones.
OUR WHALES ARE DYING….
Japan kills 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 after blue whales - as well as 850
smaller minke whales.
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.smh.com.au/news/whale-watch/outrage-as-whaling-fleet-heads-for-antarctic/2007/11/18/1195321608560.html
Don’t
buy the argument that Japan’s motivation to continue whaling is about
maintaining their culture or conducting scientific research as they
claim….
Today, whale meat is hardly a popular food in Japan with
roughly only 1% of the population eating it (Japan Today Newspaper).
Running boats into the Southern ocean each year is costly and
inefficient work for the Japanese for little financial gain.
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….
Basically every Pro-Whaling argument that has been put
forward thus far has been refuted with facts, figures and scientific
evidence.
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=7251222651&topic=5175
GRISLY WHALING VIDEO FROM AUS CUSTOMS 2008 .
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/02/080207-whaling-video-ap.html
WHERE WE HAVE GONE WRONG
The IWC, the body charged with governing whaling internationally, is a mess & needs an urgent Overhaul.
The IWC 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/iwcmain.htm
Clearly we need to think outside the IWC to put a stop to this tragic and archaic practice.
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.com/
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/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22874082-5014144,00.html
Another good one especially for our New Zealand members (over 10,300 signatures) is the Dominion Post Anti Whaling Petition:
http://www.gopetition.com/online/15815.html
Due
to the larger number of British Citizens joining this group the
following E-petition would be good to sign. ( it is new and only has
180 signatures so needs the support )
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/HaltWhaling/
IFAW’s (International Fund for Animal Welfare) Anti- Whaling site and Petition
http://www.stopwhaling.com.au
All 5 petitions will be forwarded onto Japanese government officials.
Have your say in stopping these illegal whaling incursions into Australian & New Zealand territorial waters.
ANNUAL DOLPHIN SLAUGHTER PETITION
This petition is aimed at the
annual Dolphin and Whale slaughter within Japanese waters. If the video
posted above in the video section goes against what you believe in,
please sign the below petition.
It has a massive 1, 178, 397
signatures. The petition was created by 1 man. His name is Pedro
Oliveira and you can contact him at plstno@yahoo.com
Please support it and help stop the whale and dolphin slaughter as outlined in the Video above.
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/golfinho/petition.html
SEA SHEPHERD CONSERVATION SOCIETY
The 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 determined efforts of the Sea
Shepherd Crew, the Japanese fell way short barely killing 500 whales.
These guys desperately need donations to save these whales and stop this cruel, barbaric and Archaic practise.
Please visit their site and read more & get updates on the whaling fleet.
http://www.seashepherd.org/
Sea Shepherd’s Facebook Group…
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2235468991
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.
Please visit their site to learn more….
http://www.greenpeace.org/
PEACEFUL PROTEST - THE GREAT NOODLE SENDOFF
Started by members
of this group the Noodle sendoff is a peaceful protest whereby packets
of noodles are sent to the Prime Minister of Japan so the "starving
Japanese" don’t have to eat whale meat.
For more information visit the Facebook group and send a pack of Maggi Noodles.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9038486134
Canadian Newspaper article about members of this group & their great crusade.
http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=861697&a
PLEASE let it STOP. This Barbarism shouldn’t be 
