Stop the Japanese Dolphin Slaughter Join The International Protest Wed. Sept. 20, 2006

Wednesday 20th 2006 is an international day of protest to urge Japanese authorities to ban annual dolphin slaughters.

Japanese fishermen from Futo and Taiji brutally chase and kill approximately 20,000 dolphins and small whales every year. This is the largest massacre of these animals anywhere in the world, and it is causing a systematic serial depletion of dolphin species. The fishermen say they kill the dolphins as a form of 'pest control...?' claiming that the dolphins eat too many fish, so they are simply eradicating the competition. These hunts are also used to supply a select few dolphins to marine theme parks that pay tens of thousands of dollars for capturing star attractions.

All around the world protests will be taking place - Join a planned peaceful protest at the Japanese embassy in London on 20th September 2006 between 12noon and 3pm. The embassy can be found at 101-104 Piccadilly, London (nearest London Underground station: Green Park).

If you can't get there, your voice can still be heard...

Please visit Greenpeace to sign a petition to stop this slaughter.