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TAKE THE PLEDGE "IF IT SAYS MADE IN JAPAN TELL THE BLOODY MURDERERS TO GO TO HELL!!!"

I PLEDGE TO BOYCOTT JAPANESE GOODS;

FOR EXAMPLE: Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Nissan, Canon, Toshiba

A FULL LIST CAN BE FOUND HERE! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_companies

FORM LETTER TO MANAGER/ CEO OF A JAPANESE COMPANY
Tell them why you will not buy a Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Nissan, Canon, Toshiba etc

Dear General Manager,

I am writing to express my deep sadness and anger at Japans slaughter of over 1000 whales this year including many that are pregnant, in the Antarctic and its massacre of up to 20,000 dolphins every year. Japan also wants to restart commercial whaling even though in effect that is what Japan is doing already under the thin disguise of “scientific whaling “.

I feel frustrated with Japans arrogance and shameful behavior on this issue and its refusal to listen to world public opinion, so as a large Japanese company I am holding you accountable for your countries actions.

Because of your countries blatant disregard for the worlds opinion on this matter and Japans continuing desire to slaughter these beautiful majestic creatures I am left with no choice but to boycott all Japanese products and services and encourage everyone I know to do the same.

I am aware that Japan plans to put 50 Fin whales and 50 humpback whales on the menu this year along with up to 900 other whales it wants to kill this coming summer. This archaic human activity is simply unacceptable and must be stopped.

These humpbacks were hunted nearly to extinction and are still listed as an endangered species, they are just starting to recover in numbers and cannot sustain any more killing. These whales are being enjoyed through a booming whale watching industry in Australia worth around $300,000,000 which is also threatened by Japans whaling plans. We look forward to the whales return each year. These whales have become our friends, we have even taken some whales on as our Icons and named them. So when Japan kills a whale they are in effect killing our friends.

Japans whaling is illegal under international laws. Considering Japans arrogance and the fact the votes gained at the IWC were bought and unrepresentative of world opinion and given the reluctance by other countries to take Japan to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, consumer power and boycotts appear to be the only non violent solution to bring an end to whaling apart from direct intervention in the Antarctic.

I hope you can use your influence as a large Japanese company to convince your government that it is in no-ones interest to continue whaling. In fact everyone will be losers, as Japan loses millions of dollars in lost taxes as major Japanese companies like your own will have reduced sales as a result of a boycott of Japanese products and services through out the world.

I look forward to your urgent response.

For the whales

INTERNATIONAL BOYCOTT JAPAN AWARENESS WEEK.

ACTIVISTS - PLEASE APPLY to CETACEA DEFENCE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND FLIER

CETACEA DEFENCE http://www.cetaceadefence.org/

Tell Them HERE!

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Save Whales ~ Boycott Japan! Petition!

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Ask Seafood CEOs to Take Responsibility for Whaling

Nippon Suisan, Kyokuyo and Maruha, Japan’s three largest seafood conglomerates, have a lengthy history of involvement in commercial whaling.

In 2006, a coalition of groups including HSI demanded that these three companies cease killing whales, shut down their Kyodo Senpaku whaling fleet and stop selling whale products. But the three refused to close the whaling fleet or end the whale hunt. Instead, they colluded with the government of Japan to dump their shares in Kyodo Senpaku in a way that would enable the continuation of, and growing expansion of, the whale hunt.

TAKE ACTION https://community.hsus.org/campaign/hsi_whaling_corporate
Though Nippon Suisan, Kyokuyo and Maruha may claim that by dumping their shares, they have "gotten out of the whaling business," their refusal to close the whaling fleet or to stop the plans they put in place makes these companies responsible for the slaughter.

Ask them now to respect the international laws that prohibit commercial hunting of the great whales and use their influence to permanently stop the Japanese whaling fleet.

Ask their subsidiaries, including True World Foods, King & Prince Seafood Corp., Alaska Ocean Seafood LP and others, to put pressure on their parent companies to completely disavow whaling, declare that they will never again support it and take every measure necessary to stop Japan from continuing this slaughter.

TAKE ACTION HERE!

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Whaling News! Animal Liberation Protest & Much More!
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Whaling expert to consider court case

A WORLD expert on the Law of the Sea and the International Court of Justice, the Cambridge law faculty chair James Crawford, has been drafted by the Federal Government to tackle Japanese whale hunting.

READ MORE HERE!

We're doing lots of anti-whaling talking - MPs

THE Federal Government has defended its stance on tackling whaling in the Antarctic after revelations its surveillance ship has not yet left Australia while the Japanese whale hunt is well advanced.

READ MORE HERE!

FRIDAY 4 JANUARY: MOOD DARKENS AS AN ENCOUNTER LOOMS

The mood on this ship is changing fast. Up until now it has at times felt like a cross between a youth hostel and a cruise ship.

The 40-or-so people on board have been soaking up the chance to enjoy the incredible experience of being in Antarctica.

READ MORE HERE!

Pledge to monitor whalers 'a sham'

THE Rudd Government's commitment to stop whaling has been condemned as a sham, following the revelation that the company that will conduct aerial surveillance of the Japanese fleet sought approval to do so only yesterday.

READ MORE HERE!

Firm dines out on slaughter

THIS man has the blood of 10,000 whales on his hands.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23003720-5001021,00....

Kazuo Yamamura, chief executive of Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha, heads the private company contracted to manage the Japanese whaling ship Nisshin Maru, its crew, as well as the sale of whale meat into the Japanese market.

READ MORE HERE!

Whaling spy ship yet to leave port

THE Rudd Government's claim to be stepping up pressure on the Japanese whaling fleet was under challenge last night, with its Antarctic surveillance mission yet to begin.

READ MORE HERE!

Whale spying mission a case of big talk, little action

AUSTRALIA'S spying mission on the Japanese whaling fleet is faltering, with a patrol ship yet to leave port and a long-range surveillance aircraft yet to gain approval to fly.

READ MORE HERE!

Banner day for whaling protest at Japan's consulate

ANIMAL liberationists staged a graphic anti-whaling demonstration in Melbourne yesterday.

Protesting against the slaughter of almost 1000 whales in Australian waters, they unveiled a giant Japanese flag outside Japan's consulate.

READ MORE HERE!

Australia: Animal Liberation protests whaling slaughter at Japanese Consulate

People gathered outside the Japanese consulate in Melbourne on January 3 to protest against the Japanese whaling fleet slaughtering whales in the southern ocean. At the centre of the crowd was Jamie Yew from Animal Liberation Victoria dyed red on the Japanese flag with the red sun dripping 'blood', symbolic of the whale slaughter presently occuring.

READ MORE HERE!

Government silent on monitoring Japanese whaling ship

THE Federal Government has refused to confirm or deny claims the ship it pledged more than two weeks ago would be monitoring Japanese whalers within "a few days" is still in port.

READ MORE HERE!

This is a call to action for the whales. I ask each of you to take some time and and read the information and sign the petitions and send the letters to the contacts provided to date. Contact the companies and organizations listed and let them know your feelings about their support of the Japanese Whale Hunt.

I welcome feedback and interaction, so if you know of something I missed please forward it so I can keep this whale resource information as current as I can.

Dr. Harry Lillie, a ship's physician on an Antarctic whaling trip in the 1940's wrote:

"If we can imagine a horse having two or three explosive spears stuck in its stomach and being made to pull a butcher's truck through the streets of London while it pours blood into the gutter, we shall have an idea of the method of killing.

"The gunners themselves admit that if whales could scream the industry would stop, for nobody would be able to stand it."

Take some time and sign these petitions:

Encourage Greenpeace to work with
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society!

Click the banner below to sign the petition! Let your voice be heard for the whales!

Boycott JAPAN until THE KILLING STOPS! Just Click The banner!

If the countries that oppose whaling were putting one tenth of the effort into ending it that the Japanese government invests in maintaining a sham research program, whaling would have ended by now!

SEND! Tell Governments: Make the call for whales
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/oceans/whaling/great-w...

The Japanese Government is about to send its whaling fleet into the protected waters of the Southern Ocean Sanctuary around Antarctica. And this year, Japan targeted 50 humpback whales!

Help stop this slaughter by voicing your opinion.

SIGN! Save The Whales!

Whales are still in danger. Since a global ban on whaling in 1985, Japan has continued to kill whales in the name of "scientific research." Yet legitimate scientists agree: there's no need to kill whales in order to study them when non-lethal methods already exist.

SIGN! Save Whales From a Cruel End: Stop Whaling Now!

Whale Call would appreciate your caring participation in signing this very important petition so it can be presented to the Australian Government.

SIGN! "Australian Prime Minister, and Environmental Minister must Protect Whales" petition!

Bush administration: Stop delaying right whale protections!

TAKE ACTION! Stop delaying right whale protections!

We are outraged by the annual brutal slaughter of dolphins and whales that takes place in Japan . The images of bloody red water clearly show the world that Japan has little respect for the state of the world's oceans and for the conservation of the marine resources it claims to support.

SIGN! Stop the dolphin and whale killings in Taiji

Article VIII of the International Whaling Commission's founding treaty, allows IWC participant governments to issue special 'permits' to themselves to conduct "scientific" whaling. This provision was not originally intended by the drafters, to allow for large scale lethal research or for the commercial use of whale products. However, several countries have exploited Article VIII to continue killing whales and marketing their meat, despite the fact that this is ILLEGAL under the current moratorium.

SIGN! END 'SCIENTIFIC' WHALING--NOW!

This year, the Japanese whaling fleet plans to kill more than 1,000 whales, including 50 endangered fin whales and (for the first time) 50 threatened humpback whales. This is the biggest hunt since the moratorium on commercial whaling began over twenty years ago.

SIGN! End Whaling NOW! Target: U.S. Government

After the 58th IWC (International Whaling Comission) the whaling-nations are for the first time in a majority. That could be the end for all whales! We can..t allow such a horrible thing! Let..s try to save the last beautiful and peaceful whales on this earth! Together WE can change things!

SIGN! SAVE WHALES FROM EXTINCTION!!!

Teens Against Whaling! One of my personal favorite sites! In November of this year Japan's Jarpaa II program will include 50 Humpback and 50 Fin Whales. We ask that the Japanese Prime Minister hear our plea and Stop the Whaling.

SIGN! HELP SKYE BORTOLI SAVE THE WHALES!

Send a message to: The Delegates Of The International Whaling Commission!

SIGN! BAN ALL WHALING WORLD-WIDE!

Encourage Greenpeace to work with
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society!

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has requested that The Greenpeace Foundation and The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society cooperate towards the goal of ending illegal Japanese whaling operations in the Southern Oceans. For the full blog visit: HERE.

My plea to each of you is to contact Greenpeace and encourage them to "join forces" . It is my belief that for these two organizations to collaborate and function as a "joint direct action task force" can only benefit the whales. I personally commend The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society for extending this invitation, it is now up to Greenpeace to "step it up" (as they ask us to do on a regular basis) for the whales and put internal politics aside and "do the right thing".

This is what Greenpeace says, so lets tell them to "step it up"! "It is the dedication and spirit of our supporters that makes this organization so strong. We appreciate your feedback and want you to share your thoughts and ideas with us".

Here is the contact information for Greenpeace:

U.S. Offices

1. Washington D.C. Location

Greenpeace
702 H Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 462-1177

2. San Francisco Location

Greenpeace
75 Arkansas St.
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 255-9221

Supporter Services:

E-mail: info@wdc.greenpeace.org
Or call our toll free number at (800) 326-0959
Monday - Friday, 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST

Greenpeace has national and regional offices in more than 40 countries. To find contact information for the office nearest you, visit our index of international contacts.

I do support most of the efforts and mission of Greenpeace, I do however disagree with the approach on some issues and the stance that is taken by not just Greenpeace but other organizations as well. There are no "perfect" organizations or individuals, but when the chance to make a larger impact for the protection and preservation of a sentient being you have to put aside political agendas and do what is best for the whales in this case. This is solely my opinion but the chance to do a "great good" is here, I hope that for the whales sake the effort is made. Thank you.

Meet The Players Behind The Japanese Whale Hunt

Kyodo Senpaku

Institute of Cetacean Research

Fisheries Agency

http://luna.pos.to/whale/icr_bio_play.html

Let us begin by introducing the parties involved, directly or indirectly, in the Japanese research program. These are: Kyodo Senpaku, a private company; the Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR); and the Fisheries Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries. In the most basic terms, Kyodo Senpaku catches the whales, the ICR conducts the research, and the Fisheries Agency gives its official seal of approval and partially funds the research.

For more informattion about the "Players" visit: HERE

Since this was published one major shareholder Nissui has withdrawn support of Kyodo Senpaku. You can read more about this HERE

In addition it is important to know that Walmart is a 37% shareholder in the largest grocery chain (Seiyu) in Japan that sells whale meat products. You can read more about this HERE and Walmart Japan.

Contact Information Of The Key Players.
Please take time to voice your opposition to their actions.

Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha, Ltd.
4-5 Toyomi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0055 JAPAN
TEL +81-3-5547-1930 / FAX +81-3-5547-1931

Send them an email: Kyodo Senpaku Mobilize millions of people around the world to save whales
http://www.stopwhaling.org/c.foJNIZOyEnH/b.2666725/k.1E6C/Stop_Whaling__...

THE INSTITUTE OF CETACEAN RESEARCH
toyomi shinko bldg. 4-5 toyomi-cho chuo-ku tokyo104-0055 japan
PHONE: +81-3-3536-6521 FAX: +81-3-3536-6522
I found it amazing that this is one of their holdings!WHALESCI.ORG Please visit and let them know that we know!

Also you can contact them here: THE INSTITUTE OF CETACEAN RESEARCH
http://www.icrwhale.org/eng-index.htm

FISHERIES AGENCY
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES, GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN
2-1, 1-Chome, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100, Japan TEL:03-3502-8111
You can also email them here: http://www.icrwhale.org/eng-index.htm

I invite you to visit my BLOG for updates.
Thank you in advance for whatever action you take, no matter how small the effort the accumulative impact of many small actions can make all the difference.
I for one wish for future generations to experience the grace and beauty of whales and that they have the blessing of hearing a whale sing in the wild and not on a recording.

For The Whales ~ John (a.k.a Aquaman ~ Ocean Defender)
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendID=10839...

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