Quick Summary:
"As leaders of a company who is otherwise respected the world over, your indifference to this slaughter where hundreds of thousands of the world's most precious and innocent creatures are being senselessly massacred every year in Canada, we beseech you to invest your pride and positive values by taking a stand against this violent hunt. By joining the boycott of Canadian seafood your company will become the world's new leader; known for having the willingness to stand against a corrupt and otherwise powerful seafood industry; celebrated for the willingness to change your menus while seals die; recognized for standing in the way of violence; prized by your patrons for your stewardship and respected the world over for your compassion of the baby seals."
As leaders of a company who is otherwise respected the world over, your indifference to this slaughter where hundreds of thousands of the world's most precious and innocent creatures are being senselessly massacred every year in Canada, we beseech you to invest your pride and positive values by taking a stand against this violent hunt. By joining the boycott of Canadian seafood your company will become the world's new leader; known for having the willingness to stand against a corrupt and otherwise powerful seafood industry; celebrated for the willingness to change your menus while seals die; recognized for standing in the way of violence; prized by your patrons for your stewardship and respected the world over for your compassion on behalf of the baby seals.
Join the Fight for the Seals!
Facts:Officials from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in Canada have said, in meetings with animal protection organizations, that the annual seal massacre will not end until the Canadian fishing industry wants it to end. We can put pressure on this industry by boycotting their products.
Americans purchase about 70% of the seafood exports from Canada. That gives us consumer power! Canadian seafood exports to the U.S. add up to about CAN$3 billion (compared to about CAN$16 million in income from seal pelts). Just making a dent in the sales of Canadian seafood here in the U.S. will pressure the Canadian seafood industry to demand an end to the seal kill.
Is the Seal Hunt Economically Important?
No. Sealing is an off-season activity conducted by fishermen
from Canada's East Coast. They make, on average, one twentieth of their
incomes from seal hunting and the rest from commercial fisheries. Even
in Newfoundland, where 90 percent of sealers live, revenues from the
hunt account for less than 1 percent of the province's economy and only
2 percent of the landed value of the fishery. According to the
Newfoundland government, out of a population of half a million people, less than 6,000 fishermen participate in the seal hunt each year.
The commercial seal hunt is an activity that Canada's federal
government could easily replace with economic alternatives, should it
choose to do so.
If you're shy or have difficulty approaching strangers, you can try using these lines:
%u201CWould you like something to read while you wait in line?%u201D, or %u201CLearn how you can stop the seal slaughter just by boycotting Canadian seafood,%u201D or %u201CRead about how you can save seals by boycotting Canadian seafood%u201D.
Quick Summary:
"As leaders of a company who is otherwise respected the world over, your indifference to this slaughter where hundreds of thousands of the world's most precious and innocent creatures are being senselessly massacred every year in Canada, we beseech you to invest your pride and positive values by taking a stand against this violent hunt. By joining the boycott of Canadian seafood your company will become the world's new leader; known for having the willingness to stand against a corrupt and otherwise powerful seafood industry; celebrated for the willingness to change your menus while seals die; recognized for standing in the way of violence; prized by your patrons for your stewardship and respected the world over for your compassion of the baby seals."
As leaders of a company who is otherwise respected the world over, your indifference to this slaughter where hundreds of thousands of the world's most precious and innocent creatures are being senselessly massacred every year in Canada, we beseech you to invest your pride and positive values by taking a stand against this violent hunt. By joining the boycott of Canadian seafood your company will become the world's new leader; known for having the willingness to stand against a corrupt and otherwise powerful seafood industry; celebrated for the willingness to change your menus while seals die; recognized for standing in the way of violence; prized by your patrons for your stewardship and respected the world over for your compassion on behalf of the baby seals.
Join the Fight for the Seals!
Facts:Officials from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in Canada have said, in meetings with animal protection organizations, that the annual seal massacre will not end until the Canadian fishing industry wants it to end. We can put pressure on this industry by boycotting their products.
Americans purchase about 70% of the seafood exports from Canada. That gives us consumer power! Canadian seafood exports to the U.S. add up to about CAN$3 billion (compared to about CAN$16 million in income from seal pelts). Just making a dent in the sales of Canadian seafood here in the U.S. will pressure the Canadian seafood industry to demand an end to the seal kill.
Is the Seal Hunt Economically Important?
No. Sealing is an off-season activity conducted by fishermen
from Canada's East Coast. They make, on average, one twentieth of their
incomes from seal hunting and the rest from commercial fisheries. Even
in Newfoundland, where 90 percent of sealers live, revenues from the
hunt account for less than 1 percent of the province's economy and only
2 percent of the landed value of the fishery. According to the
Newfoundland government, out of a population of half a million people, less than 6,000 fishermen participate in the seal hunt each year.
The commercial seal hunt is an activity that Canada's federal
government could easily replace with economic alternatives, should it
choose to do so.
If you're shy or have difficulty approaching strangers, you can try using these lines:
%u201CWould you like something to read while you wait in line?%u201D, or %u201CLearn how you can stop the seal slaughter just by boycotting Canadian seafood,%u201D or %u201CRead about how you can save seals by boycotting Canadian seafood%u201D.
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Stop supporting this cruel slaughter! Join the Boycott! You could make a huge difference!
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10:56 am PDT, Jul 22,
Yvette Monnet, France
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Alicya Lima, Netherlands
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Red Lobster and Olive Garden could make a great impact by joining the boycott, and ceasing to support this cruel slaughter. Thank you.
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I cannot support in anyway restaurants that purchase and serve food at the cost of such pain as is being inflicted upon these beautiful animals. I feel I must not only tell you but pass this along to my family and friends to join me and ask them to look at the information and join me in the boycott. No profit is worth this suffering. Shame on you.
Remember that in these tough economic times, dining out is strictly a luxury and with so much competition, this is a boycott easily conducted. We'll be watching your reaction to this and making our dining choices accordingly.
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