JAPAN DOLPHIN DAY 2013, INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST AGAINST DOLPHIN SLAUGHTER IN JAPAN ON SEPT 2
MEDIA ADVISORY
What: JAPAN DOLPHIN DAY 2013, INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST
AGAINST DOLPHIN SLAUGHTER IN JAPAN
The world’s largest slaughter of dolphins and small whales begins every September in a small fishing village in Taiji, Japan. The hunts are subsidized by dolphin parks which pay a premium for ‘nicer’ looking dolphins to be trained for shows. The rest of the animals not chosen for marine parks are then slaughtered for food. But the meat is contaminated with mercury and other pollutants, exceeding the Japanese government’s own health limits. Except for a few coastal villages, majority of the Japanese population do not eat dolphin meat.
The brutality of the hunts has been featured in the 2010 Oscar-winning documentary, The Cove, as well as the Animal Planet series, Blood Dolphins.
Organizers of the global protest Save Japan Dolphins and Save Misty the Dolphin expect 107 events worldwide to be participated in by more than 12,000 people. In the Philippines, the Japan Dolphin Day 2013 will be held on September 2, Monday, 10:00am in front of the Japanese Embassy along Roxas Boulevard, Manila. Earth Island Institute (EII) and the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) will lead the protests in Manila against the largest slaughter of dolphins in the world.
Photo opportunities will be available during the protest.
Where: In front of the Japanese Embassy, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City
When: 10:00am, 2 September 2013, Monday
For more information, please contact:
Trixie Concepcion or Angela Colmenares-Sabino
Mobile: 0918-6293648 or 09285243670
Telefax: 4352448
MEDIA COVERAGE IS REQUESTED
