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EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE INC wrote and will deliver this petition.
Petition Due Date:
October 01, 2009
17 days left
About this Petition:
In the feature documentary "The Cove," a team of activists and filmmakers infiltrate a heavily-guarded cove in Taiji, Japan. In this remote village they witness and document activities deliberately being hidden from the public: More than 20,000 dolphins and porpoises are being slaughtered each year and their meat, containing toxic levels of mercury, is being sold as food in … (read more)
The Desired Outcome of this Petition:
We urge President Obama, Vice President Biden and Japanese Ambassador to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki to address this issue and urge the government of Japan to stop the slaughtering of dolphins in Taiji, Japan.
To: President Obama, Vice President Biden and Japanese Ambassador to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki
We petition that…
Your immediate action is needed.
The Undersigned
195,026 Signatures
Name | City | State / Region | Country |
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194998. Defy Pada | Kaimana | West Papua | Indonesia |
194999. Cathy Yana Roussel-Thomas | Beau Bassin | Beau Bassin | Mauritius |
195000. Anthony Goodwin | Stafford | Staffs | United Kingdom |
195001. Lizle Schonken | Vredendal | Western Cape | South Africa |
195002. Miguel Preciado | Touchet | Washington | United States |
195003. Keishla Arocho Perez | Bayamon | Puerto Rico | United States |
195004. David Garcia | Bakersfield | California | United States |
195005. Marius Ferreira | Dbn | Kzn | South Africa |
195006. Eddie Hallaby | Portshepston | Kzn | South Africa |
195007. Liesl Swart | Cape Town | Western Province | South Africa |
195008. Phill Edser | Auckland | Auckland | New Zealand |
195009. Lisa Visagie | Thabazimbi | Limopopo | South Africa |
195010. Joe Istria | Cairns | Queensland | Australia |
195011. Mam Sakulpitakphon | Bangkok | Bangkok | Thailand |
195012. Rachie Connor | Shropshire | Shrewsbury | United Kingdom |
195013. Calvin Chan | Honolulu | Hawaii | United States |
195014. Nick Turner | Cape Town | Western Cape | South Africa |
195015. Martha RRodríguez | San Luis Rc | Sonora | Mexico |
195016. Majid Hakimi | Genève | Genève | Switzerland |
195017. Courtnee Morrison | Mchenry | Illinois | United States |
195018. Schneider Stefan | Tecknau | BL | Switzerland |
195019. Maureen Fothergill | Brum | West Papa | United Kingdom |
195020. John Wynne | Tofino | British Columbia | Canada |
195021. Terra Keitel | Chico | California | United States |
195022. Else Marie Øland | Helsingør | Frederiksborg Amt | Denmark |
195023. hanri terminassian | La | California | United States |
195024. Evan Keech | Santa Cruz | California | United States |
195025. Cerise Jackson | Sydney | Nsw | Australia |
195026. Bengé wilson | Meyerton | Gauteng | South Africa |
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