| STOP THE
DOLPHIN AND WHALE KILLINGS IN TAIJI
To: Prime
Minister of Japan
Prime Minister of Japan
Mr. Shinzo Abe
1-6-1 Nagata-cho 1 Chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8968 JAPAN
Dear Prime Minister Abe,
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.
Many scientific studies show that
the oceans are in decline. We must take whatever actions
are necessary to stop their over-exploitation and to
protect the creatures that live in them. These dolphins
do not belong to Japan . The status of the species of
dolphins and whales that you kill are either endangered,
threatened, or unknown. It is an unthinkable waste that
they will likely end up as a meat product or deceptively
sold as whale meat, polluted with toxic levels of mercury
and cadmium, killing people that eat it. It is tragic
and unacceptable that the remaining dolphins that are
not killed will end up destined for death in an aquarium,
water park, or "swim with dolphins" program.
In addition, the methods used to
kill these animals are cruel.
Corralling the dolphins into bays,
then making them suffer a long and painful death by
spears, hooks, and drowning is an inhumane way of fishing.
This action is disgraceful and has caused much disappointment
in the international community.
We demand that Japan permanently
and immediately renounce and stop this slaughter. We
will work diligently to bring this issue to international
light until you have ceased your reprehensible violence.
Sincerely,
Wayland Mayo |
