Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Alan Amos (Conservative), on Wednesday, 27 June 1990, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 45 members in total.

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Japanese Slaughter of Dolphins and Porpoises

That this House notes the decision of the International Whaling Commission to ban commercial whaling since 1985; notes the reluctance of Japan to join this ban; notes the discovery of electric harpoons in the bodies of some Minke whales killed by the Japanese for human consumption; notes that dolphin meat, falsely labelled as whalemeat, is being sold for human consumption in Japan; notes that Japan's dolphin catches have risen since 1985; further notes that at least two thirds of the population of Dall's rare breed porpoises, which live off North Japan, have been slaughtered since 1987; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to urge the Japanese Government to stop forthwith this selfish, dishonest and rapacious killing before this breed of porpoise becomes extinct and to stop the similar slaughter of all other dolphins, propoises, and small whales and other endangered mammals.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1197 

Session

1989-90

Subjects

Dolphins Japan Nature conservation Marine animals Porpoises International Whaling Commission Whales

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk