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Stop the Slaughter!
UPDATE: The Council of Broome voted to sever ties with her sister city, Taiji over the dolphin slaughter. Read the story in The West Austrailian! Thank you to everyone who took the time to write to them! WE DID IT!!!
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YOUR Voice Will Count!
We always seem to think that our one voice will not count. Well, in this case, it will, as you will join thousands of others who have already expressed their disgust at what goes on in Taiji, Japan.
If you have not already signed the petition to stop the capture and slaughter of the dolphins, please do so NOW. (See link at bottom of page) On September 1st, the massacre will start again. That is only two weeks away!
The Shire of Broome
PLEASE also take a few moments to send a message to the Shire of Broome. Taiji is the sister city to the shire, and the shire has the power to stop this. If the shire even temporarily suspends their relationship, great shame will be brought upon the town of of Taiji. Urge Broome to suspend all ties with Taiji, Japan until the dolphin slaughter stops.
In a recent interview on this subject, Ric O'Barry said, "Broome has a special role in all of this. Broome is the sister city to Taiji, and they have the power to stop this by severing their relationship, or suspending it.
I went up to Broome a few days ago, and there's a theatre with 300 seats - the oldest outdoor theatre in the world - that we packed the local community in to. Unfortunately, most of the local politicians stayed away. They're probably hiding under their beds where they don't have to make a decision. They want to remain neutral, and they really can't. Broome is not Baron, and Australia is not Switzerland. Broome is the sister city to Taiji, and if they don't do anything about this, they will be condoning it.
I'm hoping your readers will contact via the internet the Broome Shire Council. They need to stand up and be counted. There's an urgency to this because the clock is ticking - midnight of September 1st, which is what, twelve, thirteen days away, is when the dolphin slaughtering in Taiji starts up again - and it will go on for six months. So Broome has the power to stop this before it starts by putting out a press release that says 'If you do this, we will not be associated with you any more'. In Japan, losing face is a big, big deal. Broome has the power to stop this slaughter, and I hope they'll do it."
You can help by sending an email to the Shire of Broome. Tell them that they must issue a statement condemning the capture and slaughter of the dolphins. If we don't all act NOW, there will be more photos like the one above. Take a few minutes now and have YOUR voice heard!
Ric O'Barry showing the truth about the slaughters.
Click here to sign the petition!
For More Information:
The Cove exposes the truth about dolphin killings in Japan
The Cove - The little town with the big secret
Comments
I just interviewed Broome Shire President and he tells me Taiji does not issue the licences to kill dolphins, they come from higher tiers of government in Japan. See my interview at KimberleyPage dot com dot au/?p=1973
I can't believe that he said they "expressed concern"!! What is that????? And what is going to take to get this stopped????
The link to write to the Broome Shire Council is not working... Can you fix this? I want to write to them and share this link with everyone I can, so they can do so as well.
I just checked both links and they are working fine. The email address is
shire@broome.wa.gov.au
Thanks!
Excuse me, but WHY are thees dolphins being slaughtered? There is a serious lack of information on this page.
Jessica, did you read the other articles that are linked above? Have you watched the news lately? Go see "The Cove".
This is rediculus they are butiful peaceful creatures and did nothing to deserve this
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