Hi K,

Seven million dead dolphins. It's a number almost too large to comprehend. But that's how many dolphins have died since the late 1950's from being caught in fishing nets to ultimately drown or suffer severe injuries. Dolphins, one of the most intelligent marine mammals, were tracked by fishermen, tangled in nets, and left to die, all for the tuna industry.

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September 23, 2004

We need your help today to prevent this senseless slaughter again:
http://www.care2.com/go/z/17257

For reasons unknown to scientists, dolphins are often accompanied by substantial schools of large, mature yellowfin tuna. So fishermen trying to catch tuna look for dolphins first. Another fact about dolphins: they are mammals, just like we are - they breathe air, and so have to swim to the surface of the water periodically to breathe. But this means that when fishermen chase them to the point of exhaustion to make the tuna beneath them easier to catch, the dolphins are then caught in the fishing nets and dragged beneath the water, where they suffocate and drown.

Dolphins have suffered horrible deaths for the sake of catching tuna, and then they are tossed aside. Please help us protect dolphins today:
http://www.care2.com/go/z/17257

In the past, tuna caught through the targeting of dolphins could not carry the "dolphin-safe" label. But federal officials recently tried to weaken the definition of the dolphin-safe label on tuna cans. This action would devastate dolphin populations.

Help us ensure that our government makes the right decision to protect dolphins. Our partner, Defenders of Wildlife, has a special team of experts working with Congressional offices to prevent the senseless slaughter of dolphins. But the international fishing industry is powerful. We need your support to help us protect dolphins from again dying in unprecedented numbers.

You can help today by "adopting" a dolphin. When you adopt a dolphin, you will help Defenders of Wildlife continue their critical legal, legislative and grassroots efforts against the powerful fishing industry to protect the "dolphin-safe" label and fight against deadly fishing practices. Please adopt one of these magnificent creatures today:
http://www.care2.com/go/z/17257

If you believe dolphins are as special as I do, and that these intelligent creatures deserve to be protected from careless fishing practices, please give generously to help Defenders of Wildlife strengthen efforts to ensure dolphins swim freely.

Thank you for caring,

Lisa Sock
Care2 & ThePetitionSite

P.S. Defenders of Wildlife recently won an important court case against special interests that were trying to weaken America's "dolphin safe" tuna labeling laws. But they'll be back and so will we. Help keep dolphins safe by "adopting" a dolphin today:
http://www.care2.com/go/z/17257

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