Hey Friends!
In recent years, the Japanese Fisheries Agency has been telling the world that there had been a 'rapid increase' in the number of fin whales in the southern ocean and this justified the killing of 50 of the world's second largest whale.
Despite spending 3 months of the year scouring the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, the 6 ships of the whaling fleet didn't see a single one of the 'plentiful' fin whales.
The battle to defend the whales now switches to Santiago in Chile where the next meeting of the International Whaling Commission will be held. Japan will again try to overturn decades of whale conservation and enforce a return to the destructive days of commercial whaling in the southern ocean.
Japanese whalers met half their quota of whales killed in the annual Southern Ocean hunt. Returning to Japan after 5 months at sea, the Nisshin Maru brought back 551 whales, all dying for the sake of fake scientific research. That's 551 whales too many. While the Greenpeace ship, the Esperanza, disrupted the hunt for 15 days - in a whale sanctuary - the only acceptable number of whales to be killed is zero. If the Japanese are serious about whale research rather than a commercial hunt disguised as research they should return to the Southern Ocean next year with cameras, not harpoons.
We think Canon cameras, the Japanese company famous for its work to promote wildlife and help endangered species should be the first ones to endorse that concept. Please write to their CEO, Fujio Mitarai, and ask that he join the efforts to make this whaling season the last. A powerful voice in Japanese society, Mister Mitarai could help put an end to a decade-old scientific hoax, and add weight to Canon's claims to environmental concern by actually saving the whales that advertise Canon cameras. If Canon can pioneer a corporate commitment to endangered species and the environment, they can surely take a stand against whale slaughter.
Thank you.
If you are not angry at this, you are not paying attention. Protest against this barbaric custom now!
