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It's a terrifying week for whales. Iceland's whaling season began on Tuesday, despite international outcry against the bloody hunt. Whalers plan to kill up to 100 minke whales this season.

Tell Iceland's Minister of Fisheries to reduce this year's whale hunt quotas immediately, and work toward a full ban on whaling in Iceland.

Clearly Iceland is sensitive to the outrage against whaling – particularly its impact on the country's tourism industry. Whaling is banned close to Reykjavik harbor, and the first whales are usually killed in a bay just outside of the capital city.

But clearly a more effective effort to protect Iceland's tourism industry and popular whale watching businesses would be to ban the brutal whaling program completely.

That is why we need your help. These majestic beauties of the ocean deserve to live in peace.
Please sign the petition opposing Iceland's whaling program.

Then, help us reach our ambitious goal of sending 50,000 petition signatures to Iceland by telling 5 friends to join you. You can use our tell-a-friend tool, or simply send them a personal note with this link:
http://www.care2.com/go/z/endwhaling.

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