ACT NOW! Korean plans for whale meat factory exposed
My name is Jim Wickens, I'm
an oceans campaigner for Greenpeace International. I'm writing to you from
Ulsan, an old whaling city in South Korea, where this year's International
Whaling Commission meeting will be held. I am here with Yeyong Choi from the
Korean Federation for Environmental Movement (KFEM), and we need your help.
We have uncovered plans
that the Korean government is planning to build a whale meat processing
factory here, to enable them to process freshly caught whales. What is the
purpose of such a facility? It strongly indicates Korea has plans to resume
commercial whaling. Why else would you invest in a brand new whale meat
factory?
Greenpeace and KFEM have
today set up camp on the land where the government is planning to build this
factory, establishing a Whale Embassy, to allow us to speak for Korea's whales
that have no voice to protest. It isn't easy here, camped in the heart of
Korea's pro-whaling past, with a dozen whale and dolphin meat restaurants
across the road. You can see some whale meat for sale in the photo below.
We want the Korean government to
know that the international community opposes the resumption of whaling in any
shape or form and we urgently need your help to do this.
Please help us to speak out
for Korea's whales - become a Whale Ambassador today.
Click here to send a message to the
Korean embassy in your country, telling them of your concerns, and asking the Korean government to:
- Publicly announce they will not build a
whale meat processing factory
- Bring an end to the whale meat trade in
Korea
- Vote for whales and not whaling, at this
year's International Whaling Commission meeting in Korea.
By sending this letter, you can directly show your support at the
occupation - for every message sent, we will tie a ribbon to our embassy
lighthouse. The more ribbons we get, the stronger our voice becomes!
Thanks for your support. Every letter sent will make a difference.
All the best,
Jim and Yeyong