Feature story - July 1, 2008
Mister Splashy Pants just heard that two of his Greenpeace pals have been arrested. He, too, is amazed that they've been locked up for exposing the truth -- and he's going to do something about it. Are you?
Whale Scandal
Two Greenpeace activists expose an embezzlement scandal
involving whale meat which is costing Japanese taxpayers millions
of yen. Forty cops swoop down on the Greenpeace offices to arrest
the Greenpeace activists instead of the criminals.
A global storm follows: hundreds of thousand of supporters write
to the Japanese government. Diplomatic protests are lodged by
whale-friendly governments. Vigils and demonstrations are held
outside Japanese embassies worldwide.
The story prompts people all around the world to take
extraordinary action. Now another hero steps up to do what must be
done. Help Mister Splashy Pants free the Tokyo Two.
Mr. Splashy Pants
Who is this Mister Splashy Pants dude, you ask? In the real
world, he's a humpback whale we tracked with a satellite tag
heading from the Solomon Islands toward the Southern Ocean Whale
Sanctuary -- that safe haven in which the Japanese government kills
around 1,000 whales every year for "scientific research." He was
named in an online competition in which his share of the 100,000
votes clobbered all rivals.
Mister Splashy Pants was saved by whale activists like you,
Junichi and Toru. So he reckoned it was time to return the favor.
Help him out by spreading the word: Free the
Tokyo Two!
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