The International Whaling Commission (IWC) enacted a moratorium on commercial whaling in 1986, but Japan, together with Norway and Iceland, have since continued to brutally slaughter whales under the guise of 'scientific research'. More »

Japan's whaling fleet aims to harpoon around a thousand minke, fin and humpback whales in Antarctic waters each year, causing these majestic animals to suffer extreme and prolonged pain before they've finally bled to death. In 2011, the Japanese ended their whaling season a month earlier than planned, but in 2012 and 2013 they have set sail again to the Antarctic to resume the killing. « Less

Please help us to make sure that Japan realises that the world wants to see a complete and permanent end to their whaling program by signing this petition to the Ambassador of Japan to Australia, Mr. Yoshitaka Akimoto.