Whales face dire consequences from the actions of Japan and other pro-whaling nations, but there are ways you can help. Here's what you can do to save whales, not whaling.1. Ask seafood CEOs to take responsibility for whaling.
2. Urge Gorton's to do more for whales.
3. Ask Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda to put an end to whaling by Japanese vessels.
4. U.S. citizens: Tell the U.S. government to protect whales from Japan's expanded whaling program.
5. Australian citizens: Ask Prime Minister Rudd to stand up for whales.
6. Urge six Caribbean nations not to sell out whales.
7. Write to the embassies of Norway and Japan: The International Whaling Commission, the body that governs whaling and whale conservation, imposed a moratorium on commercial whaling in 1986 after many species were hunted to the brink of extinction. Still, Norway and Japan continue to hunt whales and sell the meat commercially, and together they have killed more than 23,000 whales since the moratorium was implemented. Write and call the embassies of Norway and Japan in your country and ask them to please stop hunting whales.
If you are a U.S. citizen, please contact these embassies:
Norway: Ambassador Knut Vollebaek, emb.washington@mfa.no, (202) 333-6000
Japan: Ambassador Ryozo Kato, embjapan.org, (202) 238-6900
8. Ask your government officials to support whales, not whaling.
If your country does not commercially hunt whales:
Write to your appropriate minister (or, in the United States, your congressional representatives) and ask him/her to support whale conservation and the continuance of the commercial whaling moratorium.
If you live in Japan or Norway, ask your Minister to stop whaling.
Japan: Call and write to WAKABAYASHI Masatoshi, Minister of the Environment, MOE@env.go.jp, +81-(0)3-3581-3351
Norway: Call and write to Helen Bjørnøy, Minister of the Environment, miljovernministeren@md.dep.no, +47 22 24 57 01
9. Share your ideas, and let us know what other actions you have taken. Send an email to savewhales@hsi.org.
After you have taken action, visit http://www.protectwhales.org/ to learn more.
(SOURCE:Humane Society International)
