JAPAN DOLPHIN DAY: Imagine

[Guest guest]

JAPAN DOLPHIN DAY: Imagine

 

No, we didn't end the annual dolphin slaughter in one day, but we did plant some

very important seeds. We sent the Japanese government a loud and clear message.

Something is happening all around the world, and they know it.

 

The Japanese embassies and consulate general offices must report our protest to

their government in Tokyo. They now understand that there is serious

international opposition to the inhumane dolphin slaughter. Our work is all

about exposing this brutal practice, and we did that in a big way on October

8th all around the world.

 

We can continue to keep the pressure on the decision makers in Tokyo by

contacting our local Japanese representatives through phone and email. That's a

simple thing that anyone can do. These official complaints are recorded.

Usually, email complaints are answered, and they are always reported back to

Tokyo.

 

Here's how simple it is: When the Japanese consulate general office in Miami

opens for business this morning, I'll pick up the phone and file a formal

complaint. I will also send an email message -- a very short, to the point and

polite message: Please tell the Japanese government to stop the dolphin

slaughter.

 

Next to my computer is a yellow post-a-note with the phone number of the

consulate office and their email address. I will give this contact information

to all of our supporters, friends and family in Miami who want to know what they

can do to help abolish the dolphin slaughter. Our hope is that they will pass

on the contact information to their friends and families. If we all did this

simple thing in our community, the Japanese government would come to realize

that Japan Dolphin Day was not just a fleeting moment. It was the start of an

on-going international campaign, and it is growing every day. Can you imagine

the local Japanese representatives dealing with this every day? They will

understand that we will not go away until the killing and captures are stopped.

 

You will find local Japanese representatives here:

http://www.mofa.go.jp/about/emb_cons/mofaserv.html

 

We are all busy with other issues, and we have limited resources. We can't work

on all of the issues all of the time. This is understandable. But consider how

simple it is to keep a note on your desk with one phone number and an email

address. Pass this contact information around to others. It won't get you

off-track of your normal workload. By doing this simple thing, we may be able to

get a million people to contact their local Japanese embassies.

 

Thank you all for showing up on October 8th.

 

Ric