The Canadian commercial seal "hunt" is the largest mass slaughter of marine mammals in the world. Canada intends to kill over 325,000 seals this spring with an additional 10,000 harp seal quota for an aboriginal allowance!
During the 3-year period of 2003-2005, the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) allowed a kill quota of 975,000 baby and adult harp seals and 30,000 adult hood seals.
In 2004, 365,971 seals were slaughtered, and during the 2003 season 283,497 harp seals were killed. In 2002, the sealers slaughtered over 312,000 although the kill quota was set at 275,000. There were no legal consequences for the quota overkill. Instead, the Canadian government rewarded the kill quota violations with an incredible increase of 75,000 seals!
This needs to stop and it needs to stop soon! I want 1 million signatures in 1 year and maybe that will make them listen!
We the undersigned have come together from all over the world to try and show you that the annual seal hunt cannot continue! We are living in a society where this is no longer acceptable and are fortunate enough to stand together and express our feelings democratically.
The seal hunt cannot be justified as a population control as they are diminishing Cod supplies as Cod isn't a Seal's only source of food. May I add they also eat larger fish that eat cod so surely in some ways they are helping the Cod population. I do understand from a financial point of view that fisherman of Canada have to make a living during certain times of the year but in this babaric fashion? Surely there is an alternative?
I am the voice for these animals and I shall not rest until something is done to end this!
Thank you for your time and I hope to hear from you soon
Vicki Clancy
vicki.clancy@yahoo.co.uk& more importantly
