Tell Iceland to Stop Whale Hunting Now!
by Care2 Campaign Team
It's a terrifying time for whales. Iceland's whaling season began last week, despite international outcry against the bloody hunt. Whalers plan to kill up to 100 minke whales this season.
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Tell Iceland's Minister of Fisheries to reduce this year's whale hunt quotas immediately, and work toward a full ban on whaling in Iceland:
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AFM2W/zJCa/__O7
Clearly Iceland is sensitive to the outrage against whaling -- particularly its impact on the country's tourism industry. Whaling is banned close to Reykjavik harbor, and the first whales are usually killed in a bay just outside of the capital city. But clearly a more effective effort to protect Iceland's tourism industry and popular whale watching businesses would be to ban the brutal whaling program completely. That is why we need your help.
These majestic beauties of the ocean deserve to live in peace.
Please sign the petition opposing Iceland's whaling program:
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AFM2W/zJCa/__O7
Then, help us reach our ambitious goal of sending 50,000 petition signatures to Iceland by telling 5 friends to join you. You can use our tell-a-friend tool, or simply send them a personal note with this link:
http://www.care2.com/go/z/endwhaling
Thank you for speaking out for these peaceful giants,
Natasha
Care2 Campaign Team
P.S. - Iceland is one of only two countries worldwide that still authorizes commercial whaling. About half of the whale meat from this year's hunt is intended for domestic sales in Iceland, while the rest of the quota will be sold to Japan. Please take action today:
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AFM2W/zJCa/__O7
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Read the petition >> http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AFM2W/zJCa/__O7
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