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Japan Dolphin Day: Abolish the Slaughter

Japan Dolphin Day, October 8th, 2005: Protest the Slaughter

Now Available: Acrobat .pdf explaining Japan Dolphin Day. Click: a press version (~40k) for offset or a print version (~400k) for laser.

WHAT: An international day of protest has been organized to urge the Japanese
authorities to ban the brutal slaughter of dolphins.

To participate in Japan Dolphin Day, simply go to the nearest Japanese Embassy or Conuslate at 12 Noon on October 8^th. Here is a link to worldwide locations; here is another to US locations.

WHY: Every year from September through April, fishermen in Japan hunt and kill
about 20,000 dolphins and other whales in the most brutal way imaginable. This
is the largest massacre of dolphins anywhere in the world. The fishermen say
they kill the dolphins primarily as a form of "pest control." They say the
dolphins eat too many fish, and that they are simply eradicating the
competition. We need to let them know that these crimes against nature are
unacceptable to the rest of the world. Help us send a powerful message to the
Japanese dolphin hunters and their government: STOP THE DOLPHIN SLAUGHTER.

OUR GOAL: Our goal is to make this the biggest global protest against the
dolphin slaughter in history.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE: Everyone! This event is not limited to animal protection
organizations. NGOs, schools, music bands, various clubs, businesses and
concerned citizens are encouraged to show up. Please contact your friends and
neighbors, local schools, civic clubs and anyone else you can think of. Ask
people to join us at noon on October 8th at a Japanese embassy or consulate
office near you.

HOW: It's simple. Click on the link below. It will take you to a list of
Japanese embassies around the world. Choose one and let them know how you feel about the dolphin massacres:
 
www.embassyworld.com/embassy/Japan/Japan1.html

Here are the US embassies and consulate offices:

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

Please re-visit this website from time to time for further details.

Japan Dolphin Day: List of Participants

OR: Take a look at the list below. Is a protest being organized near a city
where you live? If so, join them. We need TENS OF THOUSANDS of non-violent,
peaceful protesters in front of Japanese embassies around the world on October
8th.

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS (updated 9/26/05)

• Action Against Poisoning ~ Den Haag  
• Americas Whale Alliance ~ San Francisco
• Animal Defenders of Westchester ~ New York
• Animal Friends ~ Croatia
• Animalisti Italiani Onlus ~ Rome
• Animal Voices Radio, CIUT 89.5 FM ~ Toronto
• Anima Mundi ~ San Francisco
• Animal Rights Hawaii ~ Honolulu 
• Animals Voice.com ~ Seattle
• Animal Welfare Institute ~Washington DC
• Animanaturalis ~ Buenos Aires, Lima, Yucatan
• Bite Back ~ Brussels 
• Blue Voice ~ San Francisco  
• Born Free Foundation ~ London, Washington DC 
• British Divers Marine Life Rescue ~ London
• Campaign Whale ~ London
• Captive Animals Protection Society ~ London
• Captive Dolphin Awareness Foundation ~ Houston
• Catastrophes ~ London
• Cetacean Defense ~ London 
• Cetacean Society International ~ New York
• Comarino ~ Mexico City
• Committee for a Dolphinarium-Free Belgium ~ Brussels
• Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting ~ New York   
• Dolphin Encountours ~ Mozambique
• Dolphin Project ~ Miami
• Dolphin Protection Coalition ~ Vancouver BC
• Delphis ~ Rome
• Diana Thater Studio ~ Los Angeles 
• Earth Island Institute ~ San Francisco, Manila, Solomon Islands
• EcoTerra ~ Nairobi
• EDEV ~ Den Haag
• Environmental Investigative Agency ~ London
• Fundacion Altarriba ~ Barcelona
• Friends of the Dolphins ~ Toronto
• GAIA ~ Brussels
• Georgia Animal Rights and Protection ~ Atlanta
• Green Beings Animation Studio ~ San Francisco
• Guardios dos Animais ~ Brasilia
• Healing Elements ~ Boston 
• Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society ~ Hong Kong
• HSUS ~ Washington DC
• In Defense of Animals ~ San Francisco,
• International Animal Rescue ~ London
• Irish Seal Sanctuary ~ Dublin
• Last Chance for Animals ~ Los Angeles
• Marine Connection ~ London
• Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition ~ Boston
• Morigenos ~ Slovenia
• NYC Pigeon People ~ New York 
• New York Whale and Dolphin Action League ~ New York
• NYC Wildlife Watch ~ New York 
• Nomades des Oceans ~ Paris
• Ocean Defense International ~ San Francisco
• One Voice ~ Paris, Marseille, Strasburg, Miami
• Orca Network ~ Seattle
• Project Arc ~ Boston 
• Philippine Society for Animal Protection ~ Manila
• Rattle the Cage ~ Miami
• Re-Earth ~ Nassau
• Reseau-Cetaceas ~ Paris, Strasbourg 
• Rio Rossellino Studio ~ Kaikoura, NZ
• RSPCA ~ London 
• Sonoma People for Animal Rights ~ San Francisco
• Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ~ Brussels, Paris, London, Den Haag, Strasburg, Chicago, Detroit, Honolulu, Miami, Portland, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington DC, Vancouver BC
• Sasha Farm ~ Detroit 
• SHARK ~ Chicago
• Sea Flow ~ San Francisco 
• Sea Vita ~ Caracas
• Sonic Cowboys ~ Miami 
• SOS Grand Bleu ~ Marseille
• Thursdays Child ~ San Francisco 
• United Action for Animals ~ New York
• Voices 4 Animals ~ Okinawa
• WDCS ~ London
• Wellington Animal Rights Network ~ Wellington NZ 
• Whale Workshop ~ London
• Wild Earth Foundation ~ Buenos Aires
• WSPA ~ London, Boston 
• Zoo Check Canada ~ Toronto

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