Tell Japan to Join a Ban on Bluefin Tuna

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“Humanity’s true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals.”

Milan Kundera
The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 1984

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated "
 Mahatma Gandhi

[Derek]

The Atlantic Bluefin Tuna is on its way to extinction. The greatly overfished species is collected at four times the legal limit, and the fish are collected from fisheries before they are old enough to reproduce, making for a very unsustainable, but unfortunately very lucrative, fishing industry.

The UN's Convention on International Trade in Endgangered Species of Flora and Fuana (CITES) will meet in March 2010 to propose a formal ban on the international trade of this coveted fish, in an attempt to conserve this declining species. However, Japan, where the bluefin tuna is used in a pricey sashimi delicacy and where 80% of Mediterranean bluefin tuna is consumed, says that even if this ban is enacted, they will ignore it.

In order for the ban to pass, CITES will need 2/3 approval from the 175 member countries. This ban could be an important step in the conservation of the bluefin tuna -- once a species is added to the CITES list they are not traditionally removed -- but Japan is a significant part of the bluefine tuna market and it's rejection of this ban will have a huge impact on the future of the species.

Tell the Prime Minister of Japan to be environmentally responsible and comply with any ban on the international trade of bluefin tuna.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/446538639?z00m=19827525

and help make a world where animal welfare matters and animal cruelty ends

[One]

One person will eat:
2750 fish,
1158 chickens,
4 cattle,1 goose,
18 pigs, 39 turkeys,
28 ducks, 23 sheep
and 1 rabbit
in their lifetime.
Going veggie and helping others go veggie is the most important thing we can do to help animals.

Optimum Population Trust

 

[Compassion in World Farming works towards a world where farm animals are treated with compassion and respect and where cruel factory farming practices end.]

Compassion in World Farming works towards a world where farm animals are treated with compassion and respect and where cruel factory farming practices end.