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President Obama can Help Save Whales and Dolphins
By Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute Today is Worldwide Anti-Whaling Day, and President Barack Obama just left for a trip to Asia, which will include a stop in Japan. Earth Island Institute/Save Japan Dolphins, In Defense of Animals, the Animal Welfare Institute, and several other environmental and animal welfare organizations sent him a letter that began: “…the undersigned organizations, representing 2½ million members and petition signers, urge you to request that the Japanese government expeditiously and permanently end its slaughter of dolphins and whales.� You can send a message to: http://www.whitehouse.gov/CONTACT/ President Obama is scheduled to be in Japan the 13th and 14th of November, to include a meeting with the new Prime Minister Naoto Kan. The full text of our letter: Earth Island Institute Animal Welfare Institute World Society for the Protection of Animals American Cetacean Society Cetacean Society International In Defense of Animals Nantucket Marine Mammal Conservation Program Orgami Whales Project Peninsula Citizens for the Protection of Whales The Whaleman Foundation/Save the Whales Again! Campaign November 4, 2010 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Statement by Ric OBarry, Earth Island Institute
Participating in a Public Dialog with Mayor of Taiji about Dolphin Hunts on Nov. 2, 2010 Ric overlooking the cove in Taiji. Photo by Leah Lemieux
Around the World, Millions of People Want to Save Japan Dolphins!
By Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute On October 14th, demonstrations were held in dozens of cities around the world, in front of Japanese Embassies and Consulate offices, urging the government of Japan to “Save Japan Dolphins�! I want to thank each and every one of the people who helped organize and who showed up at these events. The turnout was higher than any previous Save Japan Dolphins Day. A fun time was had by all.
A First: Japan Dolphin Day in Tokyo
By Kyoko Tanaka Tokyo, Japan In Tokyo, my colleague Tosh and I visited Nagata-cho, the national government office area in Tokyo, Japan, to submit petitions to the Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, and the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries. In a short time, we collected 163 people’s names.
What: October 14th: International Save Japan Dolphins Day
A worldwide peaceful and lawful protest of the annual dolphin slaughter in Japan, as depicted in the Academy Award winning documentary The Cove and the Animal Planet series Blood Dolphins. The Japanese government issues 23,000 permits annually to coastal communities to kill dolphins of several species
Join Us for the Dolphins on October 14th!
By Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute This is a special invitation for you to join our worldwide Save Japan Dolphins Day rallies around the world in front of Embassies and Consulates of the government of Japan.
