David sent a message to W. Craig Jelinek – President and Chief Executive Officer of Costco Wholesale Corporation email address that said:
Dear Mr. Jelinik:
I expect you are aware of the brutal pilot whale slaughter that goes on in the Faroe Islands, where Costco buys its salmon before selling it to consumers.
Mr. Jelinik, by purchasing Faroe Islands’ salmon, you are supporting the cruel massacre of Pilot Whales. Employees from Faroese salmon farms participate in the slaughter, known as ‘the grind,’ which wipes out entire family pods of whales. Some of the discarded whale meat may be even used to feed the salmon on these fish farms.
Stop selling Faroe Island salmon in Costco stores, Mr. Jelinik. Not only are you selling consumers fish that could be made from murdered whales, but you are actively funding a genocide of peaceful creatures whose capacity to think and feel quite possibly surpass that of humans, according to current research.
Mr. Jelinik, show your capacity to think and feel. Show that you have a backbone to stand up for the innocent who are being systematically wiped out by your business associates. Stop buying Faroese salmon to sell at Costco until these islands agree to finally end the brutality once and for all.
Sincerely,
David
