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Dear friends,
Iceland is about to open whaling season and murder 150 majestic, endangered fin whales, while 1700 tons of meat from last year’s kill sits on a boat, waiting to go to Japan. But we’ve helped stop shipments before, and we can do it again!
The ship has just a small window of time to get the meat through the icy northern passage to Japan – and if tiny Caribbean nation St. Kitts and Nevis withdraws the ship’s registration, the delay could be enough to stop it. If St. Kitts acts, the boat is stuck, and Iceland is faced with the scandal of dealing with 1700 tons of rotting whale meat while they launch this year’s slaughter.
Iceland is about to open whaling season and murder 150 majestic, endangered fin whales, while 1700 tons of meat from last year’s kill sits on a boat, waiting to go to Japan. But we’ve helped stop shipments before, and we can do it again!
The ship has just a small window of time to get the meat through the icy northern passage to Japan – and if tiny Caribbean nation St. Kitts and Nevis withdraws the ship’s registration, the delay could be enough to stop it. If St. Kitts acts, the boat is stuck, and Iceland is faced with the scandal of dealing with 1700 tons of rotting whale meat while they launch this year’s slaughter.
So when 1 million sign, we’ll call on the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and tell him he has 24 hours to act, or we’ll run a massive ad campaign in the US – his biggest tourist market – showing how St. Kitts is making this massacre possible. Sign urgently and share widely, there’s just days before the ship leaves:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/stop_whaling_310/?bcBRTgb&v=60995
Iceland’s whaling industry is run by one egomaniac tycoon, Kristjan Loftsson, and the government has let him do it. But with diplomacy against whaling ramping up – including President Obama speaking out -- Iceland’s government is feeling the heat, and one huge scandal could cause them to call off the hunt.
Whalers like Loftsson have slaughtered hundreds of thousands of fin whales, going back decades. Major international bodies have been fighting to stop the whale hunt, and the population has significantly increased as a result. But Japan’s whalers just announced they plan to slaughter whales again this year in the Southern Ocean, and Loftsson continues his one-man wrecking crew in the Atlantic.
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/stop_whaling_310/?bcBRTgb&v=60995
Iceland’s whaling industry is run by one egomaniac tycoon, Kristjan Loftsson, and the government has let him do it. But with diplomacy against whaling ramping up – including President Obama speaking out -- Iceland’s government is feeling the heat, and one huge scandal could cause them to call off the hunt.
Whalers like Loftsson have slaughtered hundreds of thousands of fin whales, going back decades. Major international bodies have been fighting to stop the whale hunt, and the population has significantly increased as a result. But Japan’s whalers just announced they plan to slaughter whales again this year in the Southern Ocean, and Loftsson continues his one-man wrecking crew in the Atlantic.
Many countries have removed their flag from ships in response to public pressure over other environmental concerns, so we know this can work for the whales. And since St. Kitts also votes in favour of Japan’s whaling at international meetings, taking them out of the equation now means a deadly blow to both Icelandic and Japanese whaling at the same time! This could be the turning point for whales – sign now and tell St. Kitts to remove its flag:
After our million strong petition in 2013, the Dutch government took action and stopped Iceland’s whale meat shipments passing through the Netherlands to Japan. And together with Greenpeace, our community managed to get fin whale meat sent back to Iceland from Germany. After this happened - major shipping companies announced they would never ship whale meat again. We’re making it harder and harder for this industry to show a reason it exists. Stopping this shipment could be a huge blow.
With hope, Danny, Lisa, Alice, Andrew, and the rest of the Avaaz team
MORE INFORMATION
Iceland sends shipment of 1,700 tonnes of whale meat to Japan (The Guardian)
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/05/iceland-sends-shipment-of-1700-tonnes-of-whale-meat-to-japan.
Desperate whalers go north (Greenpeace)
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/makingwaves/whale-meat-iceland/blog/53241/
The Winter Bay (Vessel Fider - shows where the ship carrying the whale meat is and which country is registering it)
https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/WINTER-BAY-IMO-8601680-MMSI-341433000
Japan to resume whaling hunt despite IWC warning (AFP)
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/japan-resume-whaling-hunt-despite-iwc-warning-105354478.html#ohHmAJ1
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/05/iceland-sends-shipment-of-1700-tonnes-of-whale-meat-to-japan.
Desperate whalers go north (Greenpeace)
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/makingwaves/whale-meat-iceland/blog/53241/
The Winter Bay (Vessel Fider - shows where the ship carrying the whale meat is and which country is registering it)
https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/WINTER-BAY-IMO-8601680-MMSI-341433000
Japan to resume whaling hunt despite IWC warning (AFP)
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/japan-resume-whaling-hunt-despite-iwc-warning-105354478.html#ohHmAJ1
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