鯨魚鯨魚有救啦

收到Human Society International的信，話日本第四大捕魚公司Kyokuyo，決定停止捕釣鯨魚，動力嘛，來自與之合作的美國公司True World Foods的壓力。難得收到這好消息，大家應該高興。

I wanted to be the first to share with you some fantastic news. Japan’s fourth largest fisheries company, Kyokuyo, has pledged to stop its sale of whale meat in Japan. Its decision follows a campaign led by Humane Society International, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).

In April, the coalition of environmental and animal welfare groups called on American company True World Foods, which partnered with Kyokuyo to distribute sushi in the United States, to persuade Kyokuyo to stop selling whale products. According to Kyokuyo, it has ceased production of whale products and is in the process of selling off its remaining stockpile.

Without companies like Kyokuyo, Japan's whaling industry will fall flat. This news is especially timely as Japan is pushing its plan to kill even more whales at the International Whaling Commission meeting, happening right now in Alaska. Read HSI's daily coverage of the IWC.