IMATA Protest
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The IMATA Demonstration will be today December 5,
1:00pm – 4:00pm
Seaport Hotel – Boston
1 Seaport Lane
For map and directions, CLICK HERE and then click on “IMATA Demo.”
Weather forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with temperatures ranging from 34° F to 36° F. There is only a 20% chance of precipitation; therefore, trainers will have a difficult time trying to drown us as they drowned dolphins at The Cove in THIS VIDEO.
Make sure your batteries are charged for your camcorders, cameras and cell phones.
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REMEMBER: This is a peaceful protest, so leave your flame throwers, machine guns, rocket launchers and catapults at home.
With eleven of you, I make a dozen. With ninety-nine of you, I make a hundred. But I cannot do it without each and every one of you. You matter! Never give up! For the Dolphins.
The following is from Protest Against the International Marine Animal Trainers Conference on facebook.
The connection between the live trade of dolphins for human entertainment and the dolphin slaughter drives cannot be denied. Live dolphins can fetch up to $300,000 USD. The dolphins not chosen are typically slaughtered for their meat. The hands of the trainers are every bit as bloody as the hands of the hunters. During the selection process for a life of captivity, dolphins are tortured, brutalized and even mistakenly killed by the trainers involved. Sea Shepherd recently caught these events on video.
http://www.seashepherd.org/dolphins/report-from-taiji-november-9.html
http://www.seashepherd.org/dolphins/report-from-taiji-november-6.html
Please join us in Boston, MA on December 5, 2010 at 1:00 for the International Marine Animal Trainers’ Association (IMATA) 38th annual conference at the Seaport Hotel. For more information about the conference see http://boston2010.imata.org/index.php
Bring signs, banners and your voice. Dolphins belong in the wild, not in a tank. A life of captivity is no life at all!
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This is from IMMEDIATE ACTION Protest Against the IMATA Conference 2010 Boston,MA. on facebook.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO CAN’T MAKE IT IN BOSTON THIS WEEKEND, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO PUT THE PRESSURE ON!!!
…The hands of the trainers are every bit as bloody as the hands of the hunters.
The hands of the sponsors are full of bloody too…
PLEASE START TO CALL AND MAIL IMATA AND ITS SPONSORS!
International Marine Animal Trainers’ Association.
Contact:
1200 South Lake Shore Drive Chicago, Illinois 60605-2490 U.S.A.
Phone: (312) 692-3193
Fax: (312) 939-2216
E-mail: info@imata.org
Bionic Bait: the largest producer of ballyhood in the world, top saltwater bait company. Supplier zoos, aquarium and wildlife structures.
Contact:
Bionic Bait 3330 NE 6 Terrace, Pompano Beach, FL 33064 954-941-4665
phone 954-941-5252
fax 866-848-9289 toll free
patrik@bionicbait.com
mark@bionicbait.com
chris@bionicbait.com
mstahl@bionicbait.com
bob@bionicbait.com
McRoberts sales Inc.: licensed wholesale distributor of frozen seafood.
Contact:
Kathi Davis, President 813-645-2561
phone 813-645-2565
fax kathi@mcrobertssales.com
kathi@mcrobertssales.com
michelle@mcrobertssales.com
dawn@mcrobertssales.com
brett@mcrobertssales.com
kyle@mcrobertssales.com
Ocean Tec: high qualità custom wetsuits and rash guard sellers.
Contact:
Ocean Tec Frank Martin 4390 Westroads Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33407 561-845-0030
phone 561-845-0044
fax 561-818-2280 cell
sales@oceantec-usa.com
info@oceantec-usa.com
office@oceantec-usa.com
repair@oceantec-usa.com
Polar Bears International®: non profit organization for wildwide conservation of polar bear and its habitat.
http://www.polarbearsinternational.org
Contact:
Meridian SubTek 8121 S. Lemont Road, Darien, IL 60561 630-910-4970
phone 630-910-4969
bkoupeny@meridian.cc
administrator@ polarbearsinternational.org
Meridian SubTek: underwater cleaning equipment, marine mammals enrichment toys manufacturer.
Contact:
Meridian SubTek 8121 S. Lemont Road, Darien, IL 60561 630-910-4970
phone 630-910-4969
fax bkoupeny@meridian.cc
djaros@meridian.cc
jlogan@meridian.cc
Pisces Seafood International: highest quality seafood products for marine mammal structures provide.
Contact:
Dan Shinder 858-735-7032 phone
dshinder@juno.com
Lunar Cow: branding, marketing and advertising marine mammal structures specialist.
Contact:
Lunar Cow 137 S. Main Street, Suite 202, Akron, OH 44308 330-253-9000
phone 330-253-9001
fax 800-594-9620 toll free
brian@lunarcow.com
Malmsten AB: producers and installers of movable floors and lifting platforms for quarantine and other pools. http://www.malmsten.com http://www.aqualevel.com
Contact:
Malmsten AB Göran Åberg
phone +46 44 24 71 50
mobile +46 703 98 71 10, +46 70 6613914,+46 476 21680,
+46 44 247150
gab@malmsten.com
info@malmsten.com
Waterlife Design Group® : design, engineering and consultation team for aquarium industries.
http://www.WaterlifeDesign.com
Contact:
Waterlife Design Group
2395 Apopka Blvd
Apopka, FL 32703
1-407-472-0520
Amy Riedel, Biologist, Division Manager, Senior System Designer
Info@WaterlifeDesign.com
Atlantic/Pacific: fish and seafood provider.
http://www.atlanticpacificusa.com
Contact:
1-401-294-9570 -phone
1-401-294-9805 -fax
atpac@earthlink.net
Georgia Aquarium.
Buy Online and Save | Visit Today | Georgia Aquarium | Located in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia
Contact:
225 Baker Street Atlanta, GA 30313 404-581-4000
education@georgiaaquarium.org
volunteer@georgiaaquarium.org
liberger@georgiaaquarium.org
jwalker@georgiaaquarium.org
nkrasnoselsky@georgiaaquarium.org
pselby@georgiaaquarium.org
visitorservices@georgiaaquarium.org
mdouaire@georgiaaquarium.org
SAIC From Science to Solutions® : applications of technology and expertise innovator.
Contact:
SAIC Headquarters 1710 SAIC Drive McLean, VA 22102
laura.luke@saic.com
koskovichm@saic.com
Paul.E.Levi@saic.com
New England Aquarium: global leader in ocean exploration and marine conservation.
Contact:
1 Central Wharf Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-973-5200
comments@neaq.org
events@neaq.org
members@neaq.org
neaqstore@neaq.org
jobs@neaq.org
vols@neaq.org
kids.ed@neaq.org
webmaster@neaq.org
Asahi/America, Inc. : certified manufacturer and distributor of corrosion-resistant fluid flow products.
Contact:
Corporate Headquarters: Asahi/America, Inc. 35 Green Street PO Box 653
800-343-3618
nsmith@asahi-america.com
Oceans of Fun: pinniped shows and interactive experiences specialist.
Cotact:
Oceans of Fun 10001 W. Bluemound Road Milwaukee,
WI 53226 (262) 303-4313
Phone: 414-453-5527
Brasfield & Gorbie general contractors: full-service general contracting, construction management, and design/build service provider.
Contact:
Chris Britton
678-581-64004
http://www.brasfieldgorrie.com/contact.aspx
MAZURI THE EXOTIC ANIMAL FEEDING RESOURCE: a brand of diets for exotic or unique animals.
Contact:
Mazuri/Land O’Lakes Purina Feed
P.O. Box 66812
St. Louis, MO 63166-6812
800-227-8941
Outernet Technologies International: leading technology consulting firm, specializing in custom hardware solutions for technology needs.
Contact:
Managing Director – Edward F. Krajniak, Jr.
Email: ekrajniak@sbcglobal.net
Office: 1-708-447-1526
Sea Research Foundation: Mystic Aquarium Institute for Exploration and Immersion Learning.
Contact:
E-mail:
info@mysticaquarium.org
reservations@mysticaquarium.org
emerz@mysticaquarium.org
Phone: 860.572.5955 Fax: 860.572.5969
Seasafe Fiberglass Grating and Structural Systems.
Contacts:
Clay Theard or Scotty Prejean
209 Glaser Dr. Lafayette, LA. 70508
1-800-326-8842 (Toll Free)
1-337-406-2345 (Local)
1-337-837-2770 (Fax)
seasafe@gibraltar1.com
WOW!Works International, Inc.: full-service entertainment design and production company.
Contact:
WOW!Works International, Inc. 614 E. Highway 50, Suite 405 Clermont, FL 34711
Phone: 352-243-2124
Fax: 352-243-2571
Email: bettinabuckley@works.com
Bettina Buckley – Principal
Emery Winslow Scale Company: Load Cells, Scales and Weighing Systems for every imaginable application manufacturer.
Contact: Rudi Baisch – Vice President Sales 203-881-9333 ext. 15
RPBaisch@emerywinslow.com
Please open your eyes to a hidden side of Japan. Watch the Cove, an Oscar-winning documentary free:
Bitte öffnen Sie Ihre Augen für eine verborgene Seite von Japan. Sehen Sie sich das Cove, eine Oscar-prämierten Dokumentarfilm kostenlos herunterladen:
目を開けろ！オスカーの受賞映画“ブラディー入り江”を無料でご覧になると、あなたの知らずの日本がわかってくるはずだ:
請打開您的雙眼，認識日本不為人知的一面，免費觀賞奧斯卡最佳紀錄片”血色海灣”:
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/cove/
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- Japanese village kills dolphins but frees young (guardian.co.uk)
- ‘The Cove”s Ric O’Barry Boycotts Taiji, Japan Dolphin Hunt Negotiations Over Media Restrictions, Meeting Ends In Bitter Disagreement (huffingtonpost.com)
- Cape Town locals chant “Save the dolphins! Stop the slaughter!” at protest (thatscapetown.co.za)
- Brenda Peterson: Japan: Stop Killing Our Evolutionary Elders and Help Save Our Oceans (huffingtonpost.com)
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