Muchas gracias a todos los votadores
en pro de la naturaleza, las ballenas y
me gusta que este en la galeria para
que la vea mas gente a lo mejor +++
Many thanks to all voters in pro for
nature and whales and I am happy
that it is in the gallery in order to be
seen by more people perhaps +++
Vielen Dank an alle Voter in pro der
Natur und Wale und ich freue mich,
dass es in der Galerie ist, damit dies
vielleicht viele mehr sehen koennen:
......................................................................................................................
+++THE LETTER+++DER BRIEF+++LA CARTA:
Dear Mr. Mitarai, Head of CANON Japan:
I don’t want to see whales being shot with anything other than a camera and I hope that you and your company agree. However, thousands of whales have been shot and killed with exploding harpoons in the Southern Ocean since the global moratorium on high seas whaling came into force in 1986. Every year the Japanese whaling fleet returns to plunder the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, under the guise of “science” in the hope that the moratorium will soon be overturned.
Yet with around 4,000 tonnes of whalemeat in storage, declining demand, and subsidised production, it is not a commercially viable activity. When this is added to the fact that whales can be studied without killing them – it is a scandal that this so called “science” continues at the expense of Japanese taxpayers.
Given Canon's sponsorship of environmental groups and the cause of endangered species the world over, I'm sure you share my concerns. I believe you are the ideal person to advocate for an end to this unnecessary slaughter and waste of Japanese taxpayers’ money.
Mister Mitarai, you are best placed among Japanese business leaders to help bring about an end to whaling in the Southern Ocean and you have a personal responsibility to safeguard the interests of Japanese businesses abroad where whaling is a liability for Japanese brands and their profitability. I am urging you to sign the following statement:
"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."
Canon says on its website that it wants to “hand over a beautiful earth for future generations”. I think the earth would be incredibly less beautiful without whales.
Don’t you?
hurra hurra !!!!
glückwunsch und danke miriam :-)))
wenn der mensch schlau wird - weden sich meine enkel an diesem anblick auch noch freun !!!
L Busserl elke
Ivan martínez ojeda 17/02/2008 5:17
PRO, MUY BUENA ;)SALU2 ; )
Bergfee 16/02/2008 18:00
Fantastisches Bild ! Gratuliere Miriam !LG Eva
Helga Amh 12/02/2008 0:52
Was für ein wunderbarer Augenblick den Du hier festgehalten hast!Lg aus dem Marchfeld
Helga
Marco Ciampani 11/02/2008 22:15
ho un sogno....quello di vedere le balene.....spero di partir presto ...intanto resto ad osservare questo tuo splendido scattociao marco
J. Und J. Mehwald 06/02/2008 18:24
Gerne verlinken wir ein Bild aus kalten Gebieten:Herzliche Grüße von
Jutta und Jürgen.
Miriam MR 06/02/2008 17:27
Mile grazie Massimo CarollaMuchas gracias a todos los votadores
en pro de la naturaleza, las ballenas y
me gusta que este en la galeria para
que la vea mas gente a lo mejor +++
Many thanks to all voters in pro for
nature and whales and I am happy
that it is in the gallery in order to be
seen by more people perhaps +++
Vielen Dank an alle Voter in pro der
Natur und Wale und ich freue mich,
dass es in der Galerie ist, damit dies
vielleicht viele mehr sehen koennen:
......................................................................................................................
+++THE LETTER+++DER BRIEF+++LA CARTA:
Dear Mr. Mitarai, Head of CANON Japan:
I don’t want to see whales being shot with anything other than a camera and I hope that you and your company agree. However, thousands of whales have been shot and killed with exploding harpoons in the Southern Ocean since the global moratorium on high seas whaling came into force in 1986. Every year the Japanese whaling fleet returns to plunder the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, under the guise of “science” in the hope that the moratorium will soon be overturned.
Yet with around 4,000 tonnes of whalemeat in storage, declining demand, and subsidised production, it is not a commercially viable activity. When this is added to the fact that whales can be studied without killing them – it is a scandal that this so called “science” continues at the expense of Japanese taxpayers.
Given Canon's sponsorship of environmental groups and the cause of endangered species the world over, I'm sure you share my concerns. I believe you are the ideal person to advocate for an end to this unnecessary slaughter and waste of Japanese taxpayers’ money.
Mister Mitarai, you are best placed among Japanese business leaders to help bring about an end to whaling in the Southern Ocean and you have a personal responsibility to safeguard the interests of Japanese businesses abroad where whaling is a liability for Japanese brands and their profitability. I am urging you to sign the following statement:
"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."
Canon says on its website that it wants to “hand over a beautiful earth for future generations”. I think the earth would be incredibly less beautiful without whales.
Don’t you?
Yours sincerely, Miriam Robertson
P.S.:
Everybody can participate in my letter per email - last chance for our whales '08:
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/canon-shooting-whales-240108/use-a-canon-to-shoot-whales?utm_source=gpi-cyberactivist-list&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=canon
Toni Blanco 06/02/2008 0:20
Nunca es tarde.........para según que cosasun abrazo
Toni
Massimo Carolla 05/02/2008 22:00
Grazie Miriam ;-)
axi 05/02/2008 21:16
hurra hurra !!!!glückwunsch und danke miriam :-)))
wenn der mensch schlau wird - weden sich meine enkel an diesem anblick auch noch freun !!!
L Busserl elke
J. Und J. Mehwald 05/02/2008 16:04
Glückwunsch zum Sternchen vonJutta und Jürgen.
Hoffentlich lesen und unterschreiben diesen Brief ganz viele!!!!!!
Claudia Scotellaro 05/02/2008 13:51
ich freu mich riesig für dich!!Serafina74 05/02/2008 12:17
Ja herzlichen Glückwunsch!!!!!Denis Heirendt 05/02/2008 12:07 Commentaire de vote
Pro+++Mimoto 05/02/2008 12:07 Commentaire de vote
+Luca Di Paola 05/02/2008 12:07 Commentaire de vote
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