(Greenpeace Campaign) Why shoot whales with a harpoon.....

[JohnyCanuck]

when we could use a Canon?

Dear Friends,

Today is the 13th day in a row without whaling in the Southern Ocean due to the presence of the Greenpeace Ship Esperanza. It looks like the whalers are still intent on hunting though, so we're calling on prominant figures in Japan to speak up.

One man with more influence than most is the CEO of Canon, the world's number one camera maker, and current head of the Japanese Business Federation. He'd also make a perfect whale defender, since Canon has built so much of its reputation on conservation of endangered species (you may have seen their ads in National Geographic--every month since 1981).

This is the statement we're asking Canon's CEO, Mr. Fujio Mitarai, to sign: "Canon is committed to building a better world for future generations, and does not support the hunting of endangered or threatened species with anything other than a camera. Canon believes the lethal whaling research programme in the Southern Ocean should be ended, and replaced with a non-lethal research programme."

http://newsletter.greenpeace.ca/alerts/2008-01-24-canon/

Link to send letter to Canon CEO here:
http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/campaigns/oceans/take-action/why-use-a-harpoon

[Annces]

1. Ya, hit them in the pocketbook

I think more publicity on Japan whaling and boycotting their cars and copy machines is a good strategy.