SAMPLE: PETITION AGAINST THE SLAUGHTER OF DOLPHINS IN JAPAN       To: Prime Minister of Japan Mr. Junichiro Koizumi, Japanese Minister of Fisheries Mr.Yoshinobu Shimamura,

We, the undersigned, petition the government of Japan to stop the annual slaughter of dolphins and small whales in Taiji, and elsewhere in Japan, in which groups of small whales and dolphins are chased and trapped into shallow waters and then slowly and brutally slaughtered.  The undersigned strongly oppose The killing of whales and endangered species violates international law, and this slaughter of sentient beings is barbaric and unacceptable to a civilized world.  We urge you to stop this senseless hunt now

Remember, the more people who get to know about this atrocity and get involved  in all these Campaigns to stop the abuse and cruelty inflicted to animals, the better chance for the animals.

Stop the dolphing slaughter in Japan

Every year from October to March, fishermen kill over 20,000 small whales and dolphins.

 

WRITE:  Send a letter, e-mail or fax to the Prime Minister of Japan, the Minister of Fisheries, your local embassy or consulate and other Japanese officials to let them know that this barbaric slaughter is unacceptable. For addresses and a sample letter

PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN
Mr. Junichiro Koizumi
1-6-1 Nagata-cho 1 Chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. 100-8968 JAPAN
Fax: +81.3.5511.8855
E-mail:www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/forms/comment.html

MINISTER OF FISHERIES
Mr. Yoshinobu Shimamura,
1-2-1 Ksumigaseki 1 Chrome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. 100-8907 JAPAN
Tel:+81-3-5510-3303 (direct) or 3-3502-8111
Fax: +81-3-3502-8220 or +81-3-3502-0794
E-mail: sinsei01densi@nm.maff.go.jp

E-mail form:www.voice.maff.go.jp/maff-interactive/people/showwebformaction.do?

THE DOLPHIN HUNT IN TAIJI IS CONDUCTED BY TAIJI FISHERY COOPERATIVE
3167-7 Taiji
Wakayama, 649-5171 Japan
Tel: +81.735.59.3517
Fax: +81 735 59 3018

PERMISSION FOR THE DOLPHIN HUNT IS GIVEN BY THE GOVERNOR OF WAKAYAMA
Mr. Yoshiki Kimura
Prefectural Office of Wakayama
1-1 Komatsubaradouri, Wakayama-shi
Wakayama-ken, 640-8269 Japan
Tel: +81-73-441-2034
Fax:+81-73-423-9500
Public comment lines: +81-73-441-2028
Fax: +81-73-431-0462
E-mail: 0006001@pref.wayakama.lq.jp

 

CONTACT YOUR LOCAL MEDIA (TV, NEWSPAPERS AND RADIO):   In order to spread the news about what is happening in Japan, we need to get media coverage.

  • Write letters to the editors of your local/national newspapers
  • Call TV and radio stations to ask them to cover this important news

You can check in this website: www.embassyworld.com/embassy/japan.japan1.html for an Embassy of Japan in your country to send them letters/petitions or to organize a protest.

If you live in the US, check for a Japanese consulate nearby you:

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