Fw: Do you think killing whales is green? Norway does.

June 20, 2008

Tell Norway: Whaling stains your "green" reputation red!

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Tell Norway that whaling tarnishes its environmentally-friendly reputation.

Dear Jill,

Next week, 80 countries will meet in Chile to discuss the future of whaling and whale conservation at the annual International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting.

The IWC voted to ban commercial whaling indefinitely in 1986. Despite this ban, several countries still hunt and slaughter whales and sell their meat, using loopholes and other means of avoiding official censure. Norway is one of these nations.

Norway prides itself on being a “green” country, one that aims to "maintain a healthy environment,prevent climate change," and "safeguard endangered species." But what about whales?

Norway has killed hundreds of whales every year since 1993, despite a slowing market. And just weeks ago it shipped 5 tonnes of minke whale meat to Japan, where it is now stuck in storage without an import license -- seemingly unwanted by a country that already has more surplus whale meat than it can handle.

The brutal continuation of its whaling activities is a red stain on Norway's otherwise enviable reputation -- an ironic, unnecessary taint which puts Norway at odds with the rest of the conservation community.

TAKE ACTIONPlease write to the Prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg, today and tell him that the world will not overlook his country’s continued slaughter of whales. Then, ask your friends and family to do the same.

If Norway wants to keep its standing as a model of peace and planetary good health, it cannot continue killing threatened and endangered whales. They are vital to our ocean ecosystem. Prime Minister Stoltenberg needs to get the message that the slaughter must stop.

Thank you for all that you do to help animals. Sincerely,Andrew RowanChief Executive OfficerHumane Society International