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Shutdown the whale slaughter safe harbour

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To Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte:

As a signatory to the International Convention to Regulate Whaling, we call on you to stop the global trade in whales and prohibit the transit of whaling ships and whale meat through the Netherlands. Your actions can set a precedent that will save the fin whales and could stop whaling in Europe for good.
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Shutdown the whale slaughter safe harbour
In days, two Icelandic ships will set sail to butcher 154 endangered fin whales. Trading these majestic creatures is illegal in most of the world, but the Dutch are turning a blind eye and allowing the meat to be trafficked through the port of Rotterdam! Let's hold Dutch leaders to account and close this safe harbour for unconscionable whaling.

Despite a global commercial whaling ban, Icelandic tycoon Kristjan Loftsson's crew will shoot harpoons to blow out the brains of these splendid creatures, then chop them into pieces and ship their meat to Japan. But we can break a crucial link between the ocean and the customers -- the port of Rotterdam, where these massive carcasses are expected to be transferred. If the environmentally conscious Dutch see that the damage to their reputation isn’t worth the profits of trading with this aging Icelandic whaler, they’ll stop the transit and send the whalers back to the drawing board.

We have just over a week before the whalers start the bloody hunt -- let's make sure Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte refuses safe harbour for the whalers and their bloody cargo. Sign the petition now and send this to everyone who loves whales! When we reach one million signers, we’ll create a massive stunt of fake beached whales on the Rotterdam waterfront that they won’t be able to turn a blind eye to.

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