I bet we can find 1,000,000 people who want Japan to stop killing whales.

WHY JOIN THIS GROUP & WILL IT HELP?

Yes. It will help - but only if you sign our petition. And, help us raise awareness of what this group and the petition are about.

1) Due to a new U.N. Law that will go into effect in June 2011, it will be illegal for Japan to operate it's whaling ships in the Southern Ocean where they claim to be whaling for "research".

2) In order to operate those ships after 2011, Japan will have to use alternative oils (the new law bans ships using heavy oil in Antarctica waters). This will cost too much for them to make a profit from their whale quotas. Thus, they are looking for an alternative way to kill whales.

3) THE ANSWER THEY CAME UP WITH - They (Japan) are going to ask the IWC (International Whaling Commission) for a COMMERCIAL whaling program in their coastal waters at the June 2010 IWC meeting. This will give them the green light to kill whales without calling it "research" and it will be the first time since whaling has been banned that the IWC will authorize a commercial whaling program - SO WE MUST STOP IT BEFORE IT STARTS.

Join this group. Tell every friend you know about it, and get everyone to sign our petition.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/252667595

We CAN make a difference.

We CAN save the whales (again).

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WHALE POPULATIONS ARE DECLINING!