Brosnan urges officials in Japan to end slaughter of dolphins, porpoises.Byline: ANI London, Aug 12 (ANI): Former 007 star Pierce Brosnan has appealed to the Japanese officials to ban the slaughter of dolphins and porpoises in the country for meat. The Irish actor, a longtime long·time adj. Having existed or persisted for a long time: a longtime friend; a longtime resident of Detroit. longtime Adjective environmental campaigner, was moved by the work of a group of investigative journalists who have documented the killing of dolphins in Japan in new film The Cove. While writing on his official website, the 56-year-old admits he was shocked and appalled to see the real life cruelty onscreen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. - and is urging members of the public to petition American leaders in a bid to stop the slaughter in Japan. "We have long been passionate about marine mammal A marine mammal is a mammal that is primarily ocean-dwelling or depends on the ocean for its food. Mammals originally evolved on land, but later marine mammals evolved to live back in the ocean. protection. After watching The Cove, we were astonished a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. to discover that more than 20,000 dolphins and porpoises are slaughtered in Japan each year, and that their meat - which contains toxic levels of mercury - is sold to consumers and in grocery stores across Japan," the Daily Express quoted Brosnan as saying on his website along with wife Keely. "Without this kind of investigative journalism investigative journalism n → periodismo de investigación , the plight of dolphins and the safety of some of Japan's seafood may not have been adequately reported. "This powerful and moving film is an urgent cry for help - and now that the public finally knows the truth, we must demand change," they added. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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