Whale Defenders

Greenpeace Anti-Whaling Activists Released on Bail 

After nearly a month in detention, Greenpeace activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki are free on bail and home with their families. More than a quarter of a million of activists took action worldwide to demand justice for the Tokyo Two, while Amnesty International and several other global non-profits also lent their support and helped to shine a spotlight on this miscarriage of justice in Japan.

Junichi and Toru were charged with theft and trespass by the prosecutor in Aomori, Japan after they exposed a major scandal around the embezzlement of whale meat from the Japanese government-sponsored Southern Ocean whaling program.

The fight is not over, however, as the investigation into Japan’s illegal whaling program was dropped the same day the activists were charged. And, of course, Junichi and Toru must still have their day in court.

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Japanese Whaling Continues

The Greenpeace ship, Esperanza, spent months at sea in the Southern Ocean defending the whales during the winter of 2007/2008. The Japanese whale hunt was disrupted for 15 days when the Esperanza chased the Nisshin Maru across 4,300 miles of the whale sanctuary, shutting down the whole whaling operation for the entirety of the epic chase.

The whalers intended to take endangered humpback whales. But, they decided to cancel the humpback hunt after fierce protests and intense pressure from Greenpeace.

When the Japanese whalers returned to Japan after five months at sea, they reported taking around half the number of whales from the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary as planned, but still 551 whales too many.

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Whaledreamers

Whaledreamers is an uplifting and inspirational story about indigenous cultures in Australia and their positive relationship with whales. While countries like Japan, Iceland and Norway continue to hunt whales for greedy profit, it’s nice to see a story like this to help restore your faith in humanity.

The movie is out now on DVD and is a must-see for any whale enthusiast or environmental advocate. And, if you buy the DVD, 50 percent of the proceeds will go directly to Greenpeace to help us continue our work to save the whales, protect the oceans, and much more. So, watch a movie and support Greenpeace at the same time.

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