Hayden Panettiere: Save the Whales, Save the World

[Barrett808]

Source: JustJared.com

Hayden Panettiere: Japan is a Joke!
SAVE THE WHALES, SAVE THE WORLD!




Actress and environmentalist Hayden Panettiere recently received a letter from the Japanese Government Fisheries Agency. Below is their letter and Hayden’s response is below that:

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While respecting Ms. Panettierre’s personal feelings towards dolphins and her commitment to travel to Taiji to make her protest, I hope that your viewers will be reassured by the fact that Japan is carefully managing marine living resources for the future. The government’s fisheries policies are based on scientific information and take into account the opinions of the public.

Sincerely,

Takumi Fukuda
Fisheries Attache, Embassy of Japan
Washington, DC

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Dear Mr. Fukuda,

Rest assured our viewers and the public at large is appalled by Japanese whaling and fisheries practices. Even within your own country, recent polls show that over 77% of the Japanese public is against whaling while only 11% support it.

To say that Japan is carefully managing marine living resources for the future is a joke. Recent scientific studies have shown that over 90% of the world’s large fish have been depleted by over-fishing and Japan’s own factory-fishing fleets are largely responsible for this, decimating one species after another. Just recently, Japan was found to be in violation of its quota on endangered blue fin tuna. I cannot find one example where Japan has carefully managed any marine species.

In regards to dolphins and whales, Japan’s blatant disregard for these species is unfathomable. Japan is cruelly and needlessly butchering over 20,000 dolphins and other small cetaceans every year. There is no humane way to kill a dolphin or whale and scientific research shows that dolphin and whale meat is unhealthy for human consumption. Your own Government studies show dolphin and whale meat can contain up to 10-16 times the healthful level of mercury and that elevated levels of mercury have been proven to cause birth defects, neural damage, and death. As a result, several Japanese supermarket chains have pulled dolphin and whale meat from their shelves due to the health risks. Despite this however, your fisheries agency continues to advocate for the needless killing of dolphins and whales.

In addition, your whaling fleet is now planning to kill over 1,000 whales in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary including endangered fin and humpback whales. There is nothing scientific about this slaughter. All the data being collected can be and is being collected through non-lethal means by bona-fide scientists, not bogus scientists like yours.

Recently, a representative for Japan’s fisheries agency said:

“Whales are just as important, and no more special, than any other fish,” says Japan Fisheries Agency spokesperson Hideki Moronuki, maintaining Japan’s long-held position that marine mammals should get no special treatment for being warm-blooded.

Your scientists can’t even tell the difference between a marine mammal and a fish. Do you realize how ignorant Japan looks to the rest of the world? Please be advised that we are telling all consumers to not purchase any Japanese made products until Japan stops killing dolphins and whales and we will be vigilant in this regard. We are determined to end Japan’s brutally cruel and needless slaughter of dolphins and whales and I will do everything within my power to ensure this.

Sincerely,

Hayden Panettiere
Spokesperson
Save the Whales Again! Campaign

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Hayden will be speaking to Washington DC this weekend about her heart for the Save the Whales Again! Campaign. And on Thursday, the 18-year-old Heroes hottie will be announcing the Golden Globe nominations in Los Angeles.

Read more: http://justjared.buzznet.com/2007/12/07/hayden-panettiere-japan-joke

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Hayden's video here:
http://www.youtube.com/v/xqeMM2d7Fhc&rel=1

Save the Whales Again
http://www.savethewhalesagain.com

[wheresthemind]

1. damn... moral convictions are hot

I am allowed to say that. I am only separated by three years...

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. Wasn't that a Star Trek movie?

"There be whales here, Captain!"




I love that movie :)

[meowomon]

3. Kudos to the young Hayden!

It is wonderful to see this lovely young woman involved in such a worthy pursuit. Unlike Paris, Britney and Lindsay, who are partying away while Rome burns. Now if only Hannah Montana would join up, that'd really be a coup!

[Barrett808]

4. It could happen - Disney used to sell shark fin soup in Hong Kong, but stopped...

...due to a threatened Sea Shepherd boycott campaign.

[flvegan]

5. Check out pics of Hayden intervening in a dolphin slaughter

http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_071029_1.html

She's got spunk. Me like.

[951-Riverside]

6. Her character is impossible to kill off

:D

[PghTiny]

7. What an intelligent, well thought out letter!

Too bad the Dear Leader is incapable of producing such quality writing.

[Omaha Steve]

8. I wonder if she will do one of the I'd rather be....

Naked than in fur ads?

K&R!

[Dorian Gray]

9. She totally rocks!

If I didn't already love her, I'd start. She's an inspiration that young girls should try to emulate!

[annm4peace]

10. Who or what do we boycott?

I went online and signed a petition against the whale but I want to know who to boycott

[nebula]

11. ...because only white people are allowed to slaughter them.

Dolphin and whale massacre in Europe:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgWuqrbCw6g

[MasonJar]

12. Thank you, Hayden, for your committment to this important cause.

[GOPNotForMe]

13. Go get 'em, girl!

If only some OTHER young Hollywood starlets would use their celebrity for social justice!