Tell President Obama to end commercial whaling once and for all by reforming the IWC.

The following letter was sent to me by Greenpeace, and as a major campaigner against the slaughter of dolphins and whales - I encourage you to read this and support this initiative.



Dear Activists,

As you read this, the Japanese whaling fleet is busy killing whales in the Southern Ocean. Just like they did last year and just like they will again this time next year if nothing changes at the International Whaling Commission (IWC). But there’s hope.

Not only does President Obama have the power to make those changes; he’s already promised he would. Here’s what he told Greenpeace back in 2008:

"As president, I will ensure that the U.S. provides leadership in enforcing international wildlife protection agreements, including strengthening the international moratorium on commercial whaling. Allowing Japan to continue commercial whaling is unacceptable."

It’s time for President Obama to keep his word and save the whales. You can tell him to end commercial whaling once and for all by reforming the IWC by taking action at the link below.

http://us.greenpeace.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=760&s_src=FB&s_subsrc=causes

Yesterday, I personally paid a visit to the White House to drop off a letter from Greenpeace that outlined the results of a recent poll we conducted. The results speak for themselves. An overwhelming amount of Americans — 83%! — want the President to stand by his campaign pledge to strengthen the international ban on commercial whaling.

I thought it was important for the President and his administration to know just how strongly the American public feels about this issue. This isn’t something that can be ignored or that is going to go away.

You have an important role to play in this. The President has to hear your voice and the voices of everyone who wants to save the whales. Help make yesterday’s delivery even more powerful by sending the President a message today.

http://us.greenpeace.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=760&s_src=FB&s_subsrc=causes

We have to break this cycle. To save the whales once and for all we need to end whaling once and for all. That means no Japanese whaling fleet heading to the Southern Ocean next year and that means reforming the IWC. President Obama has the power to make that happen. And, together, we have the power to hold him to his word.

It's time to make the IWC work for whales and not whalers.

For the whales,

John Hocevar
Ocean Campaigns Director

P.S. Last spring, we got the President’s attention. We can do it again but it is going to take the same type of effort. Please forward this on to everyone you know who loves whales after you take action.

http://us.greenpeace.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=760&s_src=FB&s_subsrc=causes