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03-17-2008, 10:57 AM
(This came today from the Humane Society. Please help us stop this cruel hunt.)
Thank you so much for standing with us in our fight to save baby seals. Our efforts are making an impact and your continued actions bring us one step closer to ending the annual commercial seal hunt in Canada.
But today the news from Canada remains bleak. The Canadian government has ignored findings from independent scientists and veterinarians and set the kill quota even higher than last year -- an astonishing 275,000 seals, almost all babies just days or weeks of age, will be clubbed and shot over the next few months. Scientists warn that the seal hunt poses a threat to the survival of seal populations, particularly as harp seals now face the added threat of global warming. And veterinary panels have concluded that the slaughter results in "considerable and unacceptable suffering," noting that sealers often fail to comply with anti-cruelty laws. That's why I'm asking for your help to send a strong message to the Canadian government to end the seal slaughter.
Contact the Canadian Minister of International Trade, David Emerson, and urge him to end the seal hunt.
The hunt is opposed by the overwhelming majority of people in Canada and around the world, and the Minister of International Trade, Mr. Emerson is in a unique position to stop it. But he must be convinced that the seal hunt damages Canada's economy and international reputation.
Click here now to tell Mr. Emerson that the seal hunt is bad for the Canadian economy, bad for tourism, and bad for Canada -- and that it is time to end the commercial seal hunt for good.
Thank you for everything you've already done to help save the seals. Together, I am confident that we can end Canada's cruel seal hunt forever.
Sincerely,
Wayne Pacelle
President & CEO
The Humane Society of the United States
Thank you so much for standing with us in our fight to save baby seals. Our efforts are making an impact and your continued actions bring us one step closer to ending the annual commercial seal hunt in Canada.
But today the news from Canada remains bleak. The Canadian government has ignored findings from independent scientists and veterinarians and set the kill quota even higher than last year -- an astonishing 275,000 seals, almost all babies just days or weeks of age, will be clubbed and shot over the next few months. Scientists warn that the seal hunt poses a threat to the survival of seal populations, particularly as harp seals now face the added threat of global warming. And veterinary panels have concluded that the slaughter results in "considerable and unacceptable suffering," noting that sealers often fail to comply with anti-cruelty laws. That's why I'm asking for your help to send a strong message to the Canadian government to end the seal slaughter.
Contact the Canadian Minister of International Trade, David Emerson, and urge him to end the seal hunt.
The hunt is opposed by the overwhelming majority of people in Canada and around the world, and the Minister of International Trade, Mr. Emerson is in a unique position to stop it. But he must be convinced that the seal hunt damages Canada's economy and international reputation.
Click here now to tell Mr. Emerson that the seal hunt is bad for the Canadian economy, bad for tourism, and bad for Canada -- and that it is time to end the commercial seal hunt for good.
Thank you for everything you've already done to help save the seals. Together, I am confident that we can end Canada's cruel seal hunt forever.
Sincerely,
Wayne Pacelle
President & CEO
The Humane Society of the United States