Subject: Dolphin Tuna Call-in Week

From: [email-masked] (Ken Yarborough- Earth Island Institute)
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 12:57:16 -0800

DOLPHION SAFE / FAIR TRADE CAMPAIGN

SAVE THE DOLPHINS!
NATIONAL CALL-IN WEEK
JUNE 17-21

Mark you calendars to make these important calls. Efforts by the Mexican
government, the Clinton Administration, and five so-called conservation
groups have resulted in DOLPHIN-DEADLY legislation that may BE VOTED ON
ANY DAY. H.R.2823 AND S.1420 are bad bills that would redefine
"dolphin-Safe" to allow chase, capture and encirclement in mile-long purse
sein nets. Tuna cans would deceptively display the dolphin-safe label even
if dolphins were severely injured or died as a result of tuna fishing.

U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Joe Biden (D-DE), introduced a good
bill S.1460 to counter the above bills. In the House H.R. 2856 is the
counterpart to the good senate bill.  These good bills won't allow a
change in the definition, or a return to chase and encirclement.

* Please call your U.S. Senators at the U.S. Capitol Switchboard
202-224-3121 and tell them to OPPOSE S.1420 and support S.1460

* Call your Congressperson at 202-225-3121 and tell them to reject H.R,
2823 and support H.R. 2856

* Call Newt Gingrich, House Speaker at 202-225-0600 and tell him the same
thing, he can stop H.R. 2823

* Call the President at 202-456-1111 and tell him to withdraw his support
for the dolphin-death bills S.1420/H.R. 2823.

If you don't know your U.S. Rep, call local library or the board of
elections. For more information: contact

Humane Society of the U.S. 
2100 L Street, NW 
Washington D.C. 
tel.: 202-452-1100

International Marine Mammal Project
Earth Island Institute
300 Broadway, Suite 28
San Francisco, CA 94133
tel.: (415) 788-3666 fax: (415) 788-7324
email: [email-masked]
WWW: http://www.earthisland.org/

This effort is backed by 85 environmental, trade, consumer and animal
protection groups nationwide.

-- 
Earth Island Institute
Ken Yarborough
http://www.earthisland.org/