Greenpeace: Why use a harpoon... when you can use a Canon?

I've been checking my mails and found a letter sent by Greenpeace. I just thought of posting this irregardless of camera brand preference, but for the love of the environment (and all the life that thrives in it).

If you want to shoot a whale - use a CANON. …But only if Canon tells the whalers to lose the harpoons. © Greenpeace

Dear Friends,

Today is the 13th day in a row without whaling in the Southern Ocean due to the presence of the Greenpeace Ship Esperanza. It looks like the whalers are still intent on hunting though, so we're calling on prominent figures in Japan to speak up.

One man with more influence than most is the CEO of Canon, the world's number one camera maker, and current head of the Japanese Business Federation. He'd also make a perfect whale defender, since Canon has built so much of its reputation on conservation of endangered species (you may have seen their ads in National Geographic--every month since 1981).

This is the statement we're asking Canon's CEO, Mr. Fujio Mitarai, to sign: "Canon is committed to building a better world for future generations, and does not support the hunting of endangered or threatened species with anything other than a camera. Canon believes the lethal whaling research programme in the Southern Ocean should be ended, and replaced with a non-lethal research programme."

Please write a letter to Canon urging them to join the cause.

Whales need a powerful domestic ally in Japan. If Japan wants to do research, it can do so with cameras and other non-lethal means -- just as we're using photo identification to research whale migration patterns, along with skin biopsies, satellite tracking, and other harmless methods as part of our Great Whale Trail project.

Best regards,

Brian, Lisa, Eoin and everyone at Greenpeace

P.S. Please forward this message to your friends too -- nature-lovers and photography-lovers alike!