WHALING
In 1986 the International Whaling Commission (IWC) put a moratorium on commercial whaling. Since then, Norway, Iceland, and Japan have slaughtered over 25,000 whales under the guise of scientific research. The whales are killed by an iron harpoon, shot from a cannon. The harpoon head contains a time-fuse grenade which, literally, blows the whale's insides apart seconds after impact. This does not usually kill the whale immediately, and they may suffer for hours before finally dying. Approximately 1,400 whales are killed every year, and 7 of the 13 species of great whales are still endangered.

Whalers have traditionally hunted "great whales," a group that includes sperm, blue, fin, minke, humpback, northern right, southern right, bowhead and gray whales. But whaling has no place in modern society. Humans no longer need the meat or other products from whales, there is no humane method for killing whales, and there are increasing human health concerns from consuming whale, and dolphin.





SHARK FINNING
The worlds booming shark fin trade is killing up to 73 million sharks per year. About three times more than the official catch number reported to the United Nations, a new study concludes. And possibly the worst part is, the value is in the fins, so they cut them off and throw the shark back into the ocean still alive. Some species drown, others lie on the bottom until they starve to death, which can take weeks.

Longlines, used in shark finning operations, are the most significant cause of losses in shark populations worldwide.

Please click here to write a letter to Hu Jintao president of the People's Republic of China. http://www.petitiononline.com/SharkS/petition.html



DOLPHIN SLAUGHTER
In Japan, fishermen round up and slaughter thousands of dolphins and other small whales each year by use of the "Killing Cove".

For the most part, dolphins are strung up with a noose by their tails and either their throats are cut, or they are stabbed right above their blow-holes and slowly drown in their own blood. Other times, they aimlessly jab at them with spears, which often times, only results in painful injuries and they don't die for hours. This brutal massacre goes on for six months of every year.

Members of the international dolphin display industry take advantage of the dolphin slaughter to obtain some few, show-quality dolphins for use in captive dolphin shows and dolphin swim programs.

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SEAL SLAUGHTER
The seal hunt is the largest commercial slaughter of marine mammals in the world. Commercial seal hunting is an off-season activity conducted by fishermen from Canada's east coast.

The Canadian Marine Mammal Regulations, which govern the hunt, stipulate sealers may kill seals with wooden clubs, hakapiks (large ice-pick-like clubs) and guns. In the Gulf of St. Lawrence, clubs and hakapiks are the killing implement of choice, and in the Front, guns are more widely used. Hundreds of thousands of seals are killed each year. In fact, over the past three years, nearly one million seals have been killed. The current kill levels are higher than they have been in half a century. During the 2006 hunt, the Canadian government allowed fishermen to club and shoot at least 354,344 seals. The last time seals were killed at this rate—in the 1950s and '60s—the harp seal population was reduced by nearly two thirds.

What you can do:
Click here to write a letter to Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada.
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