Description

Ignoring both the CITES treaty and the International Whaling Commission, exports of Fin Whale meat hunted by both Iceland and Norway have passed Customs and quality checks in Japan in the desperate attempt to develop the taste for the meat in Japan.

The Fin Whale is currently listed in appendix 1 of the CITES list of endangered species. This list aims to protect endangered species by preventing international trade except when import is for non commercial reasons.

How You Can Help

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is calling a blanket boycott of Iceland. Paul Watson encourages everyone to say to people around the world to not buy Icelandic vodka, sweaters, and fish, to not go as tourists to Iceland and to not use Iceland as a refuelling station for private jets.

Sea Shepherd has outlined the following Companies to boycott (all of which are owned by ‘Baugur’ a wholly owned Icelandic company):

Karen Millen and French Connection clothing retailers - Don't wear clothing that supports the slaughter of endangered whales.

Iceland Frozen Seafoods - Boycotting this chain is a natural of course

Hamleys (Large Toy Retailer) - Children love whales and children would not want to have a toy made by a company that supports the killing of whales.

The House of Fraser (Department Store) - Not Scottish but 100% Icelandic and patronizing this chain is supporting Iceland's program to slaughter Fin and Minke whales.

If you wish to assist and join Sea Shepherd in this boycott for the whales, please follow the below instructions. Below this is a template letter expressing your boycott. Please take a minute of your time and send it to the emails and online form links that are provided. All the contacts are for the companies that Sea Shepherd is calling a boycott to.

SEND THE BELOW LETTER TO THE FOLLOWING EMAILS:

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AND ALSO SEND IT TO THE FOLLOWING ONLINE CONTACT FORMS:

http://www.randburg.com/is/salka/email.asp

http://www.houseoffraser.co.uk/on/demandware.store/Sites-hof-Site/default/Link-ContactUS?q=1

http://baugur.com/Contact-Us (Bankrupt)

To whom it may concern,

I, INSERT NAME, am deeply saddened by the Icelandic Government announcement that they will slaughter 150 endangered Fin whales and 100 Minke whales over the next 5 years.

The Fin whale is listed as an endangered species and Iceland is already violating international conservation law by exporting Fin whale meat to markets in Japan without the required CITES export permits. Trading in endangered species is illegal under the provisions of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species.

I do not support the illegal trade or slaughter of whales and therefore I am hereby boycotting all your goods until the Icelandic Government revokes the authorization of whaling.

I am sorry that it has reverted to this, especially in this current economic crisis. However the Icelandic Government will not listen to us, therefore we must take these extreme measures. It is also my personal goal to spread this boycott message to others.

Regards,

INSERT NAME

SEND THE BELOW LETTER TO THE FOLLOWING ONLINE CONTACT FORMS:

Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture
http://eng.sjavarutvegsraduneyti.is/Enquiry/

Ministry of Industry, Energy, and Tourism
http://eng.idnadarraduneyti.is/inquiries/

Ministry for the Environment
http://eng.umhverfisraduneyti.is/enquiry/


To whom it may concern,

I, INSERT NAME, am continuing to boycott all Icelandic products and avoiding visiting your country.

Baugur Group, which was part of the orginal boycott, had to file bankruptcy. I hope you understand the seriousness of this issue and that this whole campaign is due to the Icelandic Government lack of respect for the environment and international conservation law.

I am deeply saddened by the Icelandic Governments announcement that they will slaughter 150 endangered Fin whales and 100 Minke whales over the next 5 years.

The Fin whale is listed as an endangered species and Iceland is already violating international conservation law by exporting Fin whale meat to markets in Japan without the required CITES export permits. Trading in endangered species is illegal under the provisions of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species.

The European Commission has taken an anti-whaling stance and I will side by them and continue my boycott of purchasing Icelandic products and avoid visiting your country until the Government of Iceland revoke the authorization of whaling.

I will also be spreading this message to people around the world by telling them to not buy Icelandic vodka, sweaters, and fish, to not go as tourists to Iceland and to not use Iceland as a refuelling station for private jets.

Regards,

INSERTNAME