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Re: the whales are a bit safer now.....
Mar 06, 2006, 21:50
Over here in NZ, Greenpeace are targeting a campaign against Sealord, who are owned by a company that hunts whales; Nissui. You can help here:


http://greenpeace.org.nz/action/email-sealord.asp

"When you email Sealord they will send you the following message:

"We assure you that Sealord is not in any way involved in whaling or the sale of whale meat. We are a New Zealand company with our own values, policies and operations; we are 50% owned by Maori (the indigenous people of New Zealand) through Aotearoa Fisheries Limited which has made it clear it does not condone the hunting of whales for commercial purposes. The New Zealand and Australian Governments are strongly opposed to whaling.

We have made our other shareholder, Nissui, fully aware of the Governments' position on whaling and the strength of feeling in New Zealand and Australia about the Japanese Government's whaling programme. Nissui is also aware of Aotearoa Fisheries' position. If you want further information on Nissui or the Japanese Government's scientific whaling programme we suggest you contact Nissui or the Japanese Government".

We urge you to reply to Sealord's email and make the following points:

While Sealord doesn't directly process or sell whale meat, the fact that it is 50% owned by a company that does, gives them the ability and the responsibility to influence Nissui.
Sealord has a responsibility to its customers and employees, to New Zealand, the environment and whales, and to Sealord's other shareholder, to do the right thing and do more to persuade Nissui out of commercial whaling.
Just as NZ is proudly nuclear free so it is proudly anti whaling. Sealord's association with whaling through its shareholder's interests shames New Zealand and New Zealanders.
This association is not good for business and especially not good for the whales. People will inevitably stop buying Sealord products until Nissui stops whaling. The customer is always right, and Sealord customers do not approve of Sealord's connection to whaling interests.
The New Zealand public would like to know what Nissui's response has been to Sealord making Nissui fully aware of New Zealand's strong opposition to commercial whaling, and want Sealord to state clearly its own opposition to commercial whaling."

Do it; you know it makes sense.....


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