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Stop the Toxic Sale of mercury-laden dolphin meat.

A lot of people don’t know this meat is riddled with dangerous levels of mercury. It could pose a serious risk to human health, but sales are taking place under the radar of public officials.

Can you help stop these horrific hunts that torture and kill hundreds of beautiful dolphins every year?

Please sign the petition calling on Mr. Shigeyuki Goto, Minister for Health in Japan, to stop ignoring the evidence and ban the sale of this toxic product.

Your signature will not only help keep people safe. It could pressure officials to end this horrific slaughter – saving countless dolphins from suffering and death.

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Dolphin and whale meat for sale

Dolphin and whale meat for sale at the Taiji Fishermen's Coop.

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Minister Shigeyuki Goto

To: Minister Shigeyuki Goto, Japanese Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare.

I respectfully ask that you protect the health and wellbeing of the people of Japan by stopping the sale of dolphin meat containing high levels of mercury.

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Minister Shigeyuki Goto

Numerous tests have shown dolphin meat for sale across the country contains levels of mercury that are much higher than the amount your government recommends as safe for human consumption, as laid out in the Food Sanitation Act. However this product continues to be sold with very little regulation or testing – putting people’s health at serious risk.

Japan has national limits regarding the amount of mercury allowed in food for a good reason; it is a dangerous substance.

Using your authority to halt the sale of mercury-laden meat would demonstrate great leadership and genuine care for the people who elected you to protect them. Please do not let them down. Take responsibility for people’s health by getting this toxic product off the shelf.

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Dolphin meat

This meat contains dangerous levels of mercury. Your signature can help get it off supermarket shelves.

These people have taken action to #STOPTHETOXICSALE:
  • Helen, United States United States
  • Meera, India India
    Please stop the meaningless slaughter of intelligent life, to feed your people toxic food.
  • Meera, India India
    Please stop the meaningless slaughter of intelligent life, to feed your people toxic food.
  • Gillian, United States United States
    Please Stop the Toxic Sale of mercury-laden dolphin meat. A lot of people don’t know this meat is riddled with dangerous levels of mercury. It could pose a serious risk to human health, but sales are taking place under the radar of public officials. Thank you for taking the time to look into this matter. Gillian Denny
  • Isabel, Germany Germany
  • Isabel, Germany Germany