ANTI WHALING DEMONSTRATION STAGED ON A GLOBAL SCALE
On November 5th 2010 at 11:30am thousands of people worldwide will collectively participate in
simultaneous demonstrations to protest the commencement of the whaling season. In Melbourne
there will be a demonstration Parliament House steps between 11:30am and midday. Afterwards
there will be a gathering at Treasury Gardens for information booths by various animal welfare /
protection agencies and musical entertainment by Casey Freeman who was an Australian Idol finalist
in 2008. Casey will be supported by students of the Ray Pereira School of African Drumming and
Thornbury High School Band.
Melbourne are joined on this day by demonstrations being staged in Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra,
Perth and Adelaide. A full list of participating cites around the world are listed at www.wwawd.org .
Despite the moratorium on commercial whaling, currently the Japanese are preparing their fleet of
whaling vessels to make the trip to the Southern Oceans, an area declared by the International
Whaling Commission as a whale sanctuary. There they will illegally slaughter 1000 whales (including
species listed on the endangered list) under the guise of “scientific research”.
At one time in these waters the whales had freedom to move, swim, and dive at their leisure, they
now have harpoon ships circling them and factory ships ready to slaughter.
Whales are much loved and hugely important to individuals, businesses and the global economy
providing major tourist attractions worldwide. A compromised future for these animals will pose a
monumental risk to the environment, devastation to the economy and a huge loss to all humanity.
We urge the IWC and governments around the world to adopt a ‘zero tolerance’ policy towards
illegal whaling activities by joining with Australia in prosecuting whaling nations at the International
Court of Justice. The world needs to put an end to illegal whaling by increasing policing and
protection efforts in protected waters and to strictly impose heavy sanctions to ensure the
preservation of whales for future generations.
The Melbourne event is collectively supported on the day and promoted by:
Animal Liberation Victoria
Animals Australia
Australia Teens Against Animal Cruelty (ATAAC)
Pets Haven
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Lort Smith Animal Hospital
Lost Dogs Home
For further information please contact the spokespeople for the Melbourne event, Maria Verikios on
0437 457 340 or Nick Zamias on 0404 442 456. Also visit www.wwawd.org for more information on
other events worldwide.
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