TIME TO TAKE ACTION: SCIENTISTS CALL FOR HELP TO END SLAUGHTER OF DOLPHINS

[Omaha Steve]

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Every year in October, dolphin drive hunts are conducted by small groups of Japanese fishermen. During the hunts, hundreds—sometimes thousands—of dolphins and other small cetaceans are herded into shallow bays, corralled into nets and brutally slaughtered.

More than 250 marine scientists and zoo and aquarium professionals have signed a statement saying that the hunts are an astonishingly cruel violation of any reasonable welfare standards, and should end immediately. Delegates from the group aim to meet with the Prime Minister of Japan to make him aware of the scientific and ethical basis for ending the hunts—and they need your support to do it.

The group has started a petition to gather one million signatures calling for the end of the dolphin drive hunts. To add your name to the petition, and to find out more about this inhumane practice, please visit Act For Dolphins online. And remember—every signature counts, so please forward this message on to all the animal advocates you know.

[Solitaire]

1. signed, sealed and delivered...and I sent out emails. n/t