Dolphin Slaughter
EDM number 472 in 2007-08, proposed by Greg Knight on 04/12/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Animal welfare, Animals, Asia, Fisheries and Wildlife.
That this House expresses concern at the annual slaughter of dolphins and other small cetaceans by Japanese fishermen; calls upon the Japanese government to end this barbaric practice; urges both the British Government and the European Union to make strong representations to the Japanese authorities about this brutal ritual which has no place in any civilised society; and calls on the European Union to consider the imposition of sanctions if Japan takes no action to stop this slaughter.
This motion has been signed by a total of 85 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
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