Action: End "Scientific" Whaling
Petition: http://www.care2.com/go/z/13617
One of the earliest environmental movements was the effort to save the whales of the world. We made progress with the creation of the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
Sadly, over 20,000 whales have been killed since commercial whaling was banned in 1986. How? Partly because a loophole allows any nation to issue itself a permit to kill any number of whales "for the purposes of scientific research." Yet, the whale meat is sold in supermarkets later!
More than 1,400 whales are expected to suffer a long and torturous death this year alone. Sign this petition to Japan's Ministry of the Environment, urging them to stop flouting our international agreement to protect whales.
http://www.care2.com/go/z/13617
One of the earliest environmental movements was the effort to save the whales of the world. We made progress with the creation of the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
Sadly, over 20,000 whales have been killed since commercial whaling was banned in 1986. How? Partly because a loophole allows any nation to issue itself a permit to kill any number of whales "for the purposes of scientific research." Yet, the whale meat is sold in supermarkets later!
More than 1,400 whales are expected to suffer a long and torturous death this year alone. Sign this petition to Japan's Ministry of the Environment, urging them to stop flouting our international agreement to protect whales.
http://www.care2.com/go/z/13617
Starmail - 23. Apr, 14:55
