DOLPHIN SLAUGHTER IN JAPAN

That this House notes there is a need to raise awareness both nationally and internationally about the slaughter of thousands of dolphins each year in the waters around Japan; further notes that it is estimated that some 23,000 dolphins are slaughtered each year in the area of Taiji; believes that there is a need to raise awareness for the majority of Japanese citizens, who are unaware that this is going on in their country; further believes that the dolphin meat which is highly contaminated is being distributed to an unaware Japanese public protected by a government that knows the dangers of this practice and the risks to health it poses; and urges the Foreign Secretary to call on the Japanese government to prevent the distribution of contaminated dolphin meat.