Date: Fri, 22 Aug, 1997
Whale Petition's Landmark 10 million Signatures

Today, support for the Breach Marine Protection 'Popular Resolution', through its accompanying World-Wide Sign-On Petition, reached yet another significant landmark.

With the addition of a declaration of support for the 'Popular Resolution' from the Humane Society of the United States, the total individual and group sponsored signatures now stands in excess of 10 million people globally. The number of organisations signed on to the Petition is now 88 and increasing daily. Significantly, political parties from several countries are adding their voice to this attempt to stop the inhumane slaughter of the great whales and close down commercial whaling permanently.

"We feel as though we have made a major breakthrough." said David Smith, Founder of Breach Marine Protection who has co-ordinated the 'Popular Resolution' since its conception. "I cannot tell you what it means to have all these people behind this issue. It shows clearly that, despite the hype that went with the establishment of the so-called Antarctic 'Sanctuary' in 1994, most people recognise that the whales are not safe, and never will be until this unacceptable, barbaric carnage is finished off once and for all."

The 'Popular Resolution' is a draft resolution, formulated in United Nations treaty language. It shows how, by raising awareness of the cruelty issue, the International Whaling Commission can, by schedule amendment to 1946 International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), permanently ban both commercial whaling and inhumane killing of the marine mammals for which the IWC is responsible for. It is supported by the World-Wide Sign-On Petition, onto which all are invited to sign.

"Popular Resolution's Petition is a tangible means by which the general public and others can have their democratic say to the politicians who hold the fate of our cetacean cousins in their hands." Signature collection will only cease when the commercial and inhumane killing of the great whales finally comes to an ignominious end.

Click here to sign-on to the
'Popular Resolution's' Global Petition.

For more information, contact:

David Smith
Founder & Campaigns Director
Breach Marine Protection UK
email: BreachEnv@aol.com
Tel/Fax: +44 1405 769375
http://members.aol.com/breachenv/home.htm

Rapid Env. Disaster - Response. & Rescue
(R.E.'D.R.Res) Hotline: 0973 898282



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