End Taiji Slaughter of Dolphins

End Taiji Slaughter of Dolphins

The Issue

Dolphins should be wild to swim in the planets seas and oceans without fear of human interference.

The Japanese government Fisheries Agency last year issued 19,300 permits to kill dolphins, porpoise and small whales. In Taiji, South Japan between the 1st September to the end of March last year approximately 800 dolphins could be captured and either sold to a captivity program to perform tricks for human entertainment. They are also sold to swim with experiences both captivity practices prey on holiday makers as their ignorant customers.

The dolphins that are not selected for captivity are usually massacred in the Cove as filmed in the Cove Documentary in 2009.

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Mark HansonPetition StarterI became an activist during a cruise with EcoVentures in Cromarty, Moray Firth in Scotland in June 2011. My wife and I were honoured to see over 20 different dolphins including DenoozyDenzy a large male who has been recorded in the Moray Firth area for over 25 years now. Upon our return home I began to create the Moray Firth Bottlenose Dolphins Facebook page and then the Dolphins Super Network page which is now a page for the voice all dolphins n the world. The dolphin in the picture is DenoozyDenzy.
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The Issue

Dolphins should be wild to swim in the planets seas and oceans without fear of human interference.

The Japanese government Fisheries Agency last year issued 19,300 permits to kill dolphins, porpoise and small whales. In Taiji, South Japan between the 1st September to the end of March last year approximately 800 dolphins could be captured and either sold to a captivity program to perform tricks for human entertainment. They are also sold to swim with experiences both captivity practices prey on holiday makers as their ignorant customers.

The dolphins that are not selected for captivity are usually massacred in the Cove as filmed in the Cove Documentary in 2009.

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Mark HansonPetition StarterI became an activist during a cruise with EcoVentures in Cromarty, Moray Firth in Scotland in June 2011. My wife and I were honoured to see over 20 different dolphins including DenoozyDenzy a large male who has been recorded in the Moray Firth area for over 25 years now. Upon our return home I began to create the Moray Firth Bottlenose Dolphins Facebook page and then the Dolphins Super Network page which is now a page for the voice all dolphins n the world. The dolphin in the picture is DenoozyDenzy.
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David Cameron
David Cameron
UK Prime Minister

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Petition created on 13 September 2012