http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savethedolphins/ Thousands of dolphins are BRUTALLY killed every year in what are known as 'drive hunts'. Every year in Japan, between October and April and in the last two decades, about 400,000 dolphins have been slain in the hunts. That's 18,000 every year--and the hunts show no signs of stopping. If nothing is done about this problem, Japan's coastline will again run read with dolphin blood as hunters butcher thosands more of these special creatures. On a drive hunt, boats full of fisherman make loud noises to disorientate the dolphins and herd pods of them into shallow bays. Once they're trapped, the fisherman climb into the water and move through the dolphins, stabbing them with spears and knives until they die from blood loss or horrific injuries such as a severed spinal chord. ALTERNATIVELY THEY MIGHT SPEAR THEM WITH HOOKS IN THEIR BLOW-HOLES AND DRAG THEM TOWARDS THE SHORE WHERE THEY DIE SLOWLY, THEIR HUGE WEIGHT CRUSHING THEIR INTERNAL ORGANS. It's a gory death and experts estimate that the dolphins take at least several minutes to die. -(statements from Sugar Magazine, issue November 2004, "The Drive of Death") I read this artical and I was shocked at how horribly these precious animals are treated and slaughtered. I never knew about the problems going on in Japan until now. Please help by signing this petition, and hopefully it will help put an end to this tragedy. Fri, 26 Nov 2004 05:0:24 CST en-us 3 http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savethedolphins/#sig5616177 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST I support this petition. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savethedolphins/#sig5531681 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST I support this petition. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savethedolphins/#sig5525401 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST I support this petition. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savethedolphins/#sig5036651 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST I support this petition. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savethedolphins/#sig4468265 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST I support this petition. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savethedolphins/#sig4400077 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST I support this petition. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savethedolphins/#sig4230595 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST I support this petition. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savethedolphins/#sig4170378 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST I support this petition. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savethedolphins/#sig3972359 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST please save the dolphins http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savethedolphins/#sig3804212 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savethedolphins/#sig3769488 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savethedolphins/#sig3766720 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST Horrible. Traditions which are cruel should be stopped. We live in a new day and age where inhumane acts of cruelty to animals is not necessary. We know there is no good reason for this tradition. The tradition should change with all the knowledge we have today, to be one that is not savage, inhumane or one that does not make the Japanese seem to be a disgusting people. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savethedolphins/#sig3765642 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savethedolphins/#sig3765435 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savethedolphins/#sig3765042 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savethedolphins/#sig3764844 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST The dolphins are beautiful and friendly and even help to save humans lives....We have to stop this! I am disgusted! Leave the dolphins alone! http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savethedolphins/#sig3761805 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savethedolphins/#sig3760818 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST :[ They are the most beautiful creatures in the world, please stop killing them! http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savethedolphins/#sig3757701 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST When I first read this, I was shocked. This is the cruelest thing to do to animals. Now they are killing horses too! This makes me angry at people who do this types of things!! http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savethedolphins/#sig3611365 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST i love dolphins