The following is a summary from savejapandolphins.org:
On Japan Dolphin Day - September 3, 2008, many international Japanese embassies and consulate offices will be vigorously protested. A request will be made to the Japanese Minister of Health to put a warning label on all dolphin meat, similar to the warning label that has been placed on every package of cigarettes sold in Japan.
If the warning label system is implemented, it should have a major impact on the demand for dolphin meat. A warning label, stating that dolphin meat may be contaminated with mercury, methyl-mercury and PCBs, may save the dolphins, and it may save the people who eat them.
Take Action Now
Send a message to the Japanese Prime Minister, urging him to stop the dolphin drive hunt and prohibit the sale of mercury-contaminated dolphin meat:
The Prime Minister of Japan
Mr. Yasuo Fukuda, Prime Minister of Japan:
Fax: +81-3-3581-3883
e-mail: http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/forms/comment.html
Send a copy of your letter to:
Embassy of Japan in Washington D.C.
Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki
2520 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington D.C. 20008-2869
Tel: (202) 238-6700,
Fax: 202-328-2187
Hours: M-F 9:15-12:30 and 2:00-6:16
e-mail: jicc@embjapan.org
http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp
Send a letter to the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), urging them to enforce their Code of Ethics and expel the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA) from their organization.
Furthermore, WAZA must expel all other facilities that have purchased dolphins from the dolphin drive hunts:
WAZA Executive Director, Gerald Dick
Email: gerald-dick@waza.org
