IFAW Whaling Alert

["Tracey" <tracey@tbt.co.za>]

Sorry, RCers and others, but this is too important to ignore.  
>
>I urgently need your help to stop a newly expanded Japanese plan
>to kill protected whales.
>
>     PLEASE ... take a moment RIGHT NOW to send a protest message
>     to the Japanese Embassy in your country.
>
>Many governments have already condemned Japan's so-called
>"scientific whaling" program which kills over 500 Minke whales
>every year. But now, instead of stopping this slaughter, Japan is
>planning to EXPAND their hunt to include endangered Sperm and
>Bryde's whales.
>
>Although Japanese officials claim these hunts are for "research",
>all of the meat is sold in Japanese markets. The International
>Whaling Commission has passed repeated resolutions calling on
>Japan to stop this hunt, but so far, Japan has ignored internati
>onal opinion.
>
>And this so-called "scientific whaling" is just the beginning.
>Japan spends millions to subsidize its whaling operations and
>they're determined to make a profit. The only way they can do
>that is by returning to the large-scale industrial whaling that
>obli terated whale populations in the past. We simply can't let
>this happen again...
>
>     WE MUST CREATE A FLOOD OF PROTEST MESSAGES AND PHONE CALLS
>     TO JAPANESE EMBASSIES DURING THE COMING WEEKS
>
>Japan's plan will be discussed at the International Whaling
>Commission meeting which starts this week (June 12-16) and runs
>until early July, so it's VITAL that you contact the embassy
>today.
>
>Believe me, every message will make a difference, so please visit
>http://www.StopWhalingNow.com and use our free message service to
>send a protest note to Japanese officials. Please do it right
>now... before you get distracted by your next email or phone
>call!
>
>Then, please forward this message to as many friends, co-workers
>and family as possible. We need a flood of messages in a hurry,
>so every minute counts.
>
>Many thanks,
>
>Fred O'Regan
>President, International Fund for Animal Welfare
>
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