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Seal Hunt

A SEALS STORY- HELP! TELL THIS STORY TO THE WORLD

Target:
Prime Minister Harper, Minister Gail Shea

A SEAL'S STORY

I was born on the ice floes off the east coast of Canada, where the pristine snow-scape stretches out as far as the eye can see. For the first few days, my fluffy coat was as white as the surrounding snow...then after a couple of weeks, it began to turn silvery with black spots.

It was then that this peaceful landscape changed forever.

I heard a rumble off in the distance, and soon I could see a boat pushing through the ice. Then I heard the loud bangs of a rifle, and saw men jumping off the boat and onto the ice with sticks that had spikes on the end of them.

One of the men approached a defenseless seal pup nearby, clubbed him over the head again and again, and then skinned his lifeless body with a long and bloody knife.

Then he saw me.


I think you know how the story ends.

In truth, we can only imagine what the seals are thinking, but we DO know what they are feeling -- many of the seals killed in Canada's commercial seal hunt die in agonizing pain.

As soon as a seal pup begins to lose its white coat, in as little as 12 days, they can be hunted. Too young to fight back or escape, they are easy targets.

Every spring, around a quarter of a million of these gentle creatures are shot, beaten with a crude spiked weapon called a hakapik, and some are even skinned alive. All for the sake of a fur coat or hat. This cruelty is heartbreaking and senseless, and it's up to us to stop it.

The Seals can't tell their own story, so we must speak for them.



Please tell Prime Minister Harper to End the Seal Hunt forever!

Boycott canadian Seafood!

Please sign the Petition and share it with your Family and Friends.

 

 

A SEAL'S STORY

I was born on the ice floes off the east coast of Canada, where the pristine snow-scape stretches out as far as the eye can see. For the first few days, my fluffy coat was as white as the surrounding snow...then after a couple of weeks, it began to turn silvery with black spots.

It was then that this peaceful landscape changed forever.

I heard a rumble off in the distance, and soon I could see a boat pushing through the ice. Then I heard the loud bangs of a rifle, and saw men jumping off the boat and onto the ice with sticks that had spikes on the end of them.

One of the men approached a defenseless seal pup nearby, clubbed him over the head again and again, and then skinned his lifeless body with a long and bloody knife.

Then he saw me.


I think you know how the story ends.

In truth, we can only imagine what the seals are thinking, but we DO know what they are feeling -- many of the seals killed in Canada's commercial seal hunt die in agonizing pain.

As soon as a seal pup begins to lose its white coat, in as little as 12 days, they can be hunted. Too young to fight back or escape, they are easy targets.

Every spring, around a quarter of a million of these gentle creatures are shot, beaten with a crude spiked weapon called a hakapik, and some are even skinned alive. All for the sake of a fur coat or hat. This cruelty is heartbreaking and senseless, and it's up to us to stop it.

The Seals can't tell their own story, so we must speak for them.



Please tell Prime Minister Harper to End the Seal Hunt forever!

Boycott canadian Seafood!

Please sign the Petition and share it with your Family and Friends.

 

 

we , the undersigned,

writing you to express our condemnation of the commercial Seal Hunt. We also writing to notify you that we will boycotting canadian Seafood because the Seal Hunt went forward this Spring.
We will support the canadian Seafood Boycott for as long as it takes to end the commercial Seal Hunt and we will encourage our Friends  and Family to do the same.
Recently polling clearly shows that close to 80% of Americans and Europeans oppose the Seal Hunt, with a substantial Number willing to boycott canadian Seafood to ensure that it ends.
End this cruel and unsustainable hunt for harp and hooded Seals permanently. Until you do, we will boycott canadian Seafood whenever we shop or eat out.

Sincerly,
we, the undersigned
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# 355:
11:36 pm PST, Nov 20, Name not displayed, United Arab Emirates
# 354:
10:38 pm PST, Nov 20, Julieta Lopez, Mexico
# 353:
3:31 pm PST, Nov 20, Cecy V. Aguirre López, Mexico
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6:54 am PST, Nov 20, DESPLATS Martine, France
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6:00 am PST, Nov 20, Aija Arikane, Ireland
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3:20 am PST, Nov 20, Diana Arikane, Ireland
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11:16 am PST, Nov 19, AnimalSpirit Martz, Indiana
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1:56 pm PST, Nov 17, Farnir Geraldine, Belgium
# 347:
12:29 pm PST, Nov 17, Françoise Bonté, France
# 346:
10:15 am PST, Nov 17, Graziella(léna) Louckx, Belgium
I was born on the ice floes off the east coast of Canada, where the pristine snow-scape stretches out as far as the eye can see. For the first few days, my fluffy coat was as white as the surrounding snow...then after a couple of weeks, it began to turn silvery with black spots. It was then that this peaceful landscape changed forever. I heard a rumble off in the distance, and soon I could see a boat pushing through the ice. Then I heard the loud bangs of a rifle, and saw men jumping off the boat and onto the ice with sticks that had spikes on the end of them. One of the men approached a defenseless seal pup nearby, clubbed him over the head again and again, and then skinned his lifeless body with a long and bloody knife. Then he saw me. I think you know how the story ends. In truth, we can only imagine what the seals are thinking, but we DO know what they are feeling -- many of the seals killed in Canada's commercial seal hunt die in agonizing pain. As soon as a seal pup begins to lose its white coat, in as little as 12 days, they can be hunted. Too young to fight back or escape, they are easy targets. Every spring, around a quarter of a million of these gentle creatures are shot, beaten with a crude spiked weapon called a hakapik, and some are even skinned alive. All for the sake of a fur coat or hat. This cruelty is heartbreaking and senseless, and it's up to us to stop it.
# 345:
9:23 am PST, Nov 17, Christine Dalla Vecchia, France
cette cruotée me répugne, il faut arreter le massacre, c est tellement barbare
# 344:
2:32 pm PST, Nov 15, Cristina Reyes, Australia
# 343:
12:32 pm PST, Nov 15, ALPHA WI, Germany
# 342:
11:43 am PST, Nov 15, Emma Stevens, Oregon
# 341:
11:13 am PST, Nov 15, Lilith Diamond, Italy
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# 340:
7:03 am PST, Nov 15, Nancy Juskowich, Pennsylvania
On their behalf, I appeal to you to do the right thing. How hard can it be to do the right thing!
# 339:
10:10 am PST, Nov 14, Claudia Causse, France
CA SUFFIT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ASSEZ de sang, de souffrance, de bêtise, de méchanceté, d'imbécilité, d'égoisme, de manque de sentiment, de raison, de senibilité CA SUFFIT!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARRÊTEZ ces massacres!!!!!!!!!!!
# 338:
8:31 am PST, Nov 14, Candy LeBlanc, California
# 337:
7:37 am PST, Nov 14, Janice Sturdy, United Kingdom
STOP THIS MASSACRE NOW, IT IS EVIL AND INHUMANE. LEAVE THESE SEALS ALONE, ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS LIVE IN PEACE. IF THEY KILLED ANOTHER HUMAN BEING THEY WOULD BE DONE FOR MURDER, THESE PEOPLE ARE MURDERERS THEY ALL SHOULD BE LOCKED UP, THEY ARE ALL COWARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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6:13 pm PST, Nov 13, Erin Reese, Texas
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4:17 pm PST, Nov 13, Marnie Brew, New York
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10:14 am PST, Nov 13, Zdravko Hristov, Bulgaria
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7:54 am PST, Nov 13, Martin Asenov, Bulgaria
# 332:
7:38 am PST, Nov 13, Babin Evelyne, France
Stop the massacre!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# 331:
3:35 am PST, Nov 13, Yves Toscano, France
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3:35 am PST, Nov 13, Marie ISAIA, France
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3:09 am PST, Nov 13, Annick Van noeyen, Belgium
# 328:
2:33 am PST, Nov 13, Svilena Angelova, Bulgaria
# 327:
2:44 pm PST, Nov 12, Scott Andrews, California
End this now! We refuse to buy anything from Canada since we heard about this!
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2:23 pm PST, Nov 12, Guillod Ursula, Switzerland
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10:49 am PST, Nov 12, Anais Robinot, France
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6:41 am PST, Nov 12, Ana Angelova, Bulgaria
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4:16 am PST, Nov 12, Sandra Stoyanova, Bulgaria
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1:08 am PST, Nov 12, Michel Maluta, France
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1:07 am PST, Nov 12, Benedicte Fleury, France
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1:06 am PST, Nov 12, David Villette, France
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1:06 am PST, Nov 12, Sonia Villette, France
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11:39 pm PST, Nov 11, ROUX Josette, France
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10:05 pm PST, Nov 11, Borrelli Catherine, France
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11:52 am PST, Nov 11, Philippe Ducreux, France
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10:16 am PST, Nov 11, Kal Sabrina, France
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7:37 am PST, Nov 11, Therese Reda, France
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5:53 am PST, Nov 11, Sommesous Julie, France
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5:36 pm PST, Nov 10, Erika Rodriguez, California
MY HEART JUST SANK! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SOME PEOPLE DO THIS, I FOR ONE BELIEVE THAT SLAUGHTERING SEAL MUST BE PUT TO AN END! SLAUGHTER A SEAL JUST FOR A FUR COAT!!. lOOK AT THEM THEY CAN'T SPEAK, BUT THEY TOO CAN FEEL, LIKE ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE WHOLE WORLD. THEY DESERVE A SECOND CHANCE, MATTER OF FACT WE ALL CAN SIT AT HOME AND DO NOTHING OR WE CAN TAKE A STAND! TAKE STAND PEOPLE YOU KNOW THIS ISN'T RIGHT! AND YOU DAMN WELL KNOW IT! WE CAN CHANGE AN ANIMALS LIFE FOREVER. WE CAN HEAL THE WORLD LIKE MICHAEL JACKSON SAID. WE HAVE A CHANCE SAVE ANIMALS.
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1:01 pm PST, Nov 10, Ирина Пискун, Russian Federation
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12:57 pm PST, Nov 10, Maddie Burke, California
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11:51 am PST, Nov 10, Annabelle Piques, France
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10:54 am PST, Nov 10, Charvet Elodie, France
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9:26 am PST, Nov 10, Corneille Marc, Belgium
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9:19 am PST, Nov 10, Helene Delavet, France
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9:09 am PST, Nov 10, Nicole Zaban, France
# 303:
6:25 am PST, Nov 10, Dagorn Gaelle, France
arretons le massacre
# 302:
6:16 am PST, Nov 10, Vilain Muriel, Belgium
stooooooooooooooooooooooooooooop
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6:07 am PST, Nov 10, Annie PEYSSON, France
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