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Japan Dolphin Day -

Japan Dolphin Day, October 8th 2005: Protest the Slaughter

WHAT: An international day of protest is being held on October 8th to call on the Japanese authorities to once and for all ban the brutal slaughter of dolphins.

WHY: Every year from September through April, fishermen in Japan hunt and kill about
20,000 dolphins and other whales in the most brutal way imaginable. This is the
largest massacre of dolphins anywhere in the world. The fishermen say they kill the dolphins primarily as a form of "pest control." They say the dolphins eat too many fish, and they are simply eradicating the competition. We need to let them know that these crimes against nature are unacceptable to the rest of the world. Help us send a powerful message to the Japanese dolphin hunters and their government: STOP THE DOLPHIN SLAUGHTER NOW.

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