Tell President Obama: No Compromise on Commercial Whaling

For nearly a quarter century, the International Whaling Commission's moratorium on commercial whaling has helped keep endangered species of whales from being hunted to extinction.

But now the ban itself is at risk. A proposal by a small working group of the IWC would reinstate commercial whaling for the first time since 1986. This proposal would legitimize the killing of endangered whales and allow commercial whaling in the Southern Whale Sanctuary. The United States is now deciding whether to support the proposal.

President Obama said in 2007 that if elected he would "ensure that the U.S. provides leadership in enforcing international wildlife protection agreements, including strengthening the international moratorium on commercial whaling. Allowing Japan to continue commercial whaling is unacceptable."

Sign the petition to President Obama asking him to honor that pledge and oppose any deal that legitimizes commercial whaling.

Dear President Obama,

Please honor the pledge you made in 2007 to strengthen the moratorium on commercial whaling and oppose any proposal that would legitimize commercial whaling. For nearly a quarter century, the International Whaling Commission's moratorium on commercial whaling has helped keep endangered species of whales from being hunted to extinction.

The proposed weakening of the ban on whaling would legitimize the killing of endangered whales and allow commercial whaling in the Southern Whale Sanctuary. I urge you to instead support Australia's proposal which would put an end to all whaling in the Southern Ocean.

The IWC whaling moratorium has been integral to the slow recovery of several species of whale once on the brink of extinction. The United States has a long history of being a leader in whale conservation and I urge you to continue in that role.
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1119 Mon Oct 08 17:29:15 EDT 2012 Frida Simms Alexandria, VA
1118 Thu Oct 04 16:22:08 EDT 2012 A. Carroll Baltimore, MD
1117 Thu Jun 21 15:23:02 EDT 2012 Elizabeth Allweiss Inkster, MI
1116 Thu Apr 12 17:44:20 EDT 2012 Judy Sacco Seattle, WA
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1112 Wed May 18 12:16:38 EDT 2011 DARA LAJOIE GSO , NC
1111 Thu Feb 03 00:58:59 EST 2011 Leonor Rico Bogota, ot
1110 Wed Feb 02 23:40:15 EST 2011 Max Quijano Toronto, ON
1109 Wed Dec 01 11:53:05 EST 2010 Elisabeth Bechmann St. Pölten, ot
1108 Thu Sep 30 14:09:29 EDT 2010 Antonio Delgado Fenoy Torre del Mar (Malaga). SPAIN, ot
1107 Thu Sep 30 14:09:26 EDT 2010 Antonio Delgado Fenoy Torre del Mar (Malaga). SPAIN, ot
1106 Tue Aug 24 16:53:55 EDT 2010 Mollie Morrissette Willits, CA
1105 Wed Jul 21 17:08:43 EDT 2010 Jonna Korsberg Helsinki, ot
1104 Tue Jul 20 11:00:03 EDT 2010 George Martin Loule Portugal, ot
1103 Tue Jul 20 02:44:39 EDT 2010 Klara Brümmer Geldern Germany, ot
1102 Fri Jul 16 13:24:12 EDT 2010 Madeline Graham Los Angeles, CA
1101 Sun Jun 20 05:26:22 EDT 2010 evelyne flament renescure, ot
1100 Thu Jun 17 06:29:21 EDT 2010 Frances Tan Lawrence, KS
1099 Sat Jun 12 21:05:50 EDT 2010 Emma Prichard Colorado Springs, CO Don't just do what is right. Live up to word and be different as our president. Do not be like the rest. Listen to your people and things will fall into place.
1098 Tue Jun 08 19:28:43 EDT 2010 rebecca ferrell bellevue, WA we don't need anything from the whales, they are endangered to such an extent that we had to stop like Russia did. we just had another grqay whale swimming up a river that was starving to death. stop More....
1097 Tue Jun 08 10:54:10 EDT 2010 Patrick Aegerter Emmenbrücke,
1096 Sun Jun 06 08:51:08 EDT 2010 Beth Holzback NY, NY
1095 Fri Jun 04 16:48:55 EDT 2010 Rebecca Whitehead Rudy, AR Please help stop the endangering of whales before it is to late. Each living creature deserves a right and a chance to live, so will you do what is right??
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