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Japan Dolphin Day, October 8th 2005 @ 12:00 noon: Protest the Slaughter

WHAT: An international day of protest is being held on October 8th to call on the Japanese authorities to once and for all ban the brutal slaughter of dolphins.

WHY: Every year from September through April, fishermen in Japan hunt and kill about 20,000 dolphins and other whales in the most brutal way imaginable. This is the largest massacre of dolphins anywhere in the world. The fishermen say they kill the dolphins primarily as a form of "pest control." They say the dolphins eat too many fish, and they are simply eradicating the competition. We need to let them know that these crimes against nature are unacceptable to the rest of the world. Help us send a powerful message to the Japanese dolphin hunters and their government: STOP THE DOLPHIN SLAUGHTER NOW.

OUR GOAL:

Our goal is to make this the biggest global protest against the dolphin slaughter in history.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE:

The short answer is: Everyone. NGO's, Schools, bands, clubs, businesses, concerned individuals.

This event is not limited to animal protection groups. Children should be educated about this issue and have the opportunity to participate in a global effort to stop the dolphin slaughter. What a great learning experience for a child that would be, especially if they actually won as a result of their efforts. Please contact your friends and neighbors, local schools and civic clubs. Ask them to show up at noon on October 8th at a Japanese embassy, or consulate office near you.

HOW:

It's simple. Click on the link below. It will take you to a list of Japanese embassies around the world. Choose one and let them know how you feel about the dolphin massacre.

www.embassyworld.com/embassy/Japan/Japan1.html

Here are the US embassies and consulate offices:

www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc/consulat.htm

OR: Take a look at the list below. Has a protest been organized near a city where you live? If so, join them. We need TENS OF THOUSANDS of non-violent, peaceful protesters in front of Japanese embassies around the world on October 8th.

LIST of PARTICIPANTS

*Action Against Poisoning ~ Den Haag
*Animal Rights Foundation of Florida ~ Miami
*Americas Whale Alliance ~ San Francisco
*Animal Friends ~ Croatia
*Animalisti Italiani Onlus ~ Rome
*Animal Voices Radio, CIUT 89.5 FM ~ Toronto
*Anima Mundi ~ San Francisco
*Animals Voice.com ~ Seattle
*Animal Welfare Institute ~Washington DC
*Bite Back ~ Brussels
*Blue Voice ~ San Francisco
*Born Free Foundation ~ London
*British Divers Marine Life Rescue ~ London
*Campaign Whale ~ London
*Captive Animals Protection Society ~ London
*Captive Dolphin Awareness Foundation ~ Huston
*Catastrophes ~ London
*Cetacean Defense ~ London
*Cetacean Society International ~ New York
*Coalition For No Whales In Captivity ~ Vancouver, Canada
*Comarino ~ Mexico City
*Committee for a Dolphinarium-Free Belgium ~ Brussels
*Dolphin Encountours ~ Mozambique
*Dolphin Project ~ Miami
*Delphis ~ Rome
*Diana Thater Studio ~ Los Angeles
*Earth Island Institute ~ San Francisco, Manila, Solomon Islands
*EcoTerra ~ Nairobi
*EDEV ~ Den Haag
*Environmental Investigative Agency ~ London
*Fundacion Altarriba ~ Barcelona
*GAIA ~ Brussels
*Georgia Animal Rights and Protection ~ Atlanta
*Green Beings Animation Studio ~ San Francisco
*Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society ~ Hong Kong
*HSUS ~ Washington DC
*In Defense of Animals ~ San Francisco
*International Animal Rescue ~ London
*Irish Seal Sanctuary ~ Dublin
*Last Chance for Animals ~ Los Angeles
*Marine Connection ~ London
*Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition ~ Boston
*Morigenos ~ Slovenia
*New York Whale and Dolphin Action League ~ New York
*Nomades des Oceans ~ Paris
*Ocean Care ~ Bern
*Ocean Defense International ~ San Francisco
*One Voice ~ Paris, Marseille, Miami
*Orca Network ~ Seattle
*Philippine Society for Animal Protection ~ Manila
*Rattle the Cage ~ Miami
*Re-Earth ~ Nassau
*Reseau-Cetaceas ~ Paris
*RSPCA ~ London
*Sanoma People for Animal Rights ~ San Francisco
*Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ~ Vienna, Brussels, Paris, Berlin, Budapest, Istanbul, London, Den Haag, Strasburg,
Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Honolulu, Miami, Portland, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington DC, Vancouver BC
*Sasha Farm ~ Detroit
*SHARK ~ Chicago
*Sea Vita ~ Caracas
*Sonic Cowboys ~ Miami
*SOS Grand Bleu ~ Marseille
*Vier Photen ~ Bern
*United Action for Animals ~ New York
*WDCS ~ London
*Whale Workshop ~ London
*Wild Earth Foundation ~ Buenos Aires
*WSPA ~ London
*Zoo Check Canada ~ Toronto

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