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Stop the Seal Hunt
Target: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister and Michael Wilson, Ambassador to the United States
Sponsored by: International Fund for Animal Welfare
Sponsored by: International Fund for Animal Welfare
This year the Canadian government promised a more humane hunt. They said "Canada's seal hunt is humane, sustainable and responsible." They lied.
IFAW Hunt Observers were on the ground and in the air documenting the hunt since it opened on the 28th of March. Only days into the hunt they captured on camera instances where animals were shot and clearly left to suffer. They witnessed live seals hooked and dragged across the ice. And in one of the more disturbing moments they watched as a sealer wrote an expletive on the ice while a recently clubbed seal behind him started to move...obviously still alive.
Is this the Canadian government's idea of a more humane hunt? Please urge the Canadian Prime Minister and Canadian Ambassador to end the cruelty of the seal hunt. Take action today!
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We signed the “Stop the Seal Hunt” letter!
# 41,250:
2:35 am PDT, May 13,
Koen Vermeiren, Belgium
Canada must be a beautiful country, I'm told, but I refuse to go there on holiday as long as the government approves such intolerable cruelty. Yes, Canada is beautiful, but is it civilized, I wonder...
Canada must be a beautiful country, I'm told, but I refuse to go there on holiday as long as the government approves such intolerable cruelty. Yes, Canada is beautiful, but is it civilized, I wonder...
# 41,249:
2:24 am PDT, May 13,
Name not displayed, South Africa
# 41,248:
2:20 am PDT, May 13,
Dave Masucci, New York
# 41,247:
2:02 am PDT, May 13,
Name not displayed, South Africa
It is a shocking display of inhumanity and cruelty to animals.
It is a shocking display of inhumanity and cruelty to animals.
# 41,246:
1:49 am PDT, May 13,
Michelle Prophett, United Kingdom
# 41,245:
1:11 am PDT, May 13,
Don Whitworth, Texas
Dear Randy Neugebauer I am deeply opposed to Canada's annual cruel, wasteful, and unsustainable commercial slaughter of harp seal pups. Harp seals are facing a new threat -- global warming -- which is resulting in dramatically reduced ice coverage in the Gulf of St Lawrence and off Newfoundland. Your government is on record stating it will take "real action" on global warming. And yet you have ignored the one tangible action your government could take to combat the effects of global warming -- dramatically reducing the seal hunt quota. Apart from these serious conservation concerns shared by many Canadians, the seal hunt targets baby animals, a practice that is unacceptable to the majority of Canadians. In the past two years, 98% of the seals killed have been less than three months old. Severe cruelty has been witnessed and documented at the hunt during the past 30 years and incidents of cruelty are not decreasing. view more This hunt only continues to exist because it is propped up by a range of government subsidies and tax-payers money. More and more countries around the world are adopting legislation to ban the import of seal products. Instead of investing in meaningful employment opportunities for Newfoundlanders, the federal government continues to fund and support a seasonal and wasteful seal hunt which draws national and international criticism to a proud region of Canada trying to build a reputation for high-tech research and first-class environmental tourism. [Your Comment] I urge you to act immediately to end this unnecessary cruelty to seals and to restore Canada's pride as a humane and ecologically responsible society. view less Sincerely, Don Whitworth Abilene Texas
Dear Randy Neugebauer I am deeply opposed to Canada's annual cruel, wasteful, and unsustainable commercial slaughter of harp seal pups. Harp seals are facing a new threat -- global warming -- which is resulting in dramatically reduced ice coverage in the Gulf of St Lawrence and off Newfoundland. Your government is on record stating it will take "real action" on global warming. And yet you have ignored the one tangible action your government could take to combat the effects of global warming -- dramatically reducing the seal hunt quota. Apart from these serious conservation concerns shared by many Canadians, the seal hunt targets baby animals, a practice that is unacceptable to the majority of Canadians. In the past two years, 98% of the seals killed have been less than three months old. Severe cruelty has been witnessed and documented at the hunt during the past 30 years and incidents of cruelty are not decreasing. view more This hunt only continues to exist because it is propped up by a range of government subsidies and tax-payers money. More and more countries around the world are adopting legislation to ban the import of seal products. Instead of investing in meaningful employment opportunities for Newfoundlanders, the federal government continues to fund and support a seasonal and wasteful seal hunt which draws national and international criticism to a proud region of Canada trying to build a reputation for high-tech research and first-class environmental tourism. [Your Comment] I urge you to act immediately to end this unnecessary cruelty to seals and to restore Canada's pride as a humane and ecologically responsible society. view less Sincerely, Don Whitworth Abilene Texas
# 41,244:
11:37 pm PDT, May 12,
Erin Gray, South Africa
Seal hunting is inhumane and disguisting. In this technological day and age it is also highly outdated and an unnessesary natural resource.
Seal hunting is inhumane and disguisting. In this technological day and age it is also highly outdated and an unnessesary natural resource.
# 41,243:
11:25 pm PDT, May 12,
Lisa Tomlinson, Michigan
I feel so much pain in my heart and sadness for these helpless little babies. I don't even know what to say except STOP WEARING FUR! How would you like to be SKINNED ALIVE???????
I feel so much pain in my heart and sadness for these helpless little babies. I don't even know what to say except STOP WEARING FUR! How would you like to be SKINNED ALIVE???????
# 41,242:
11:22 pm PDT, May 12,
Jacqueline Hailstone, Australia
Outright cruelty. They have as much right to live as you & I!
Outright cruelty. They have as much right to live as you & I!
# 41,241:
10:39 pm PDT, May 12,
Bárbara Grangeiro Leal, Brazil
# 41,240:
10:37 pm PDT, May 12,
Jessica Atwood, Hawaii
Dear Prime Minister and Ambassador, am deeply opposed to Canada's annual cruel, wasteful, and unsustainable commercial slaughter of harp seal pups. Harp seals are facing a new threat -- global warming -- which is resulting in dramatically reduced ice coverage in the Gulf of St Lawrence and off Newfoundland. Your government is on record stating it will take "real action" on global warming. And yet you have ignored the one tangible action your government could take to combat the effects of global warming -- dramatically reducing the seal hunt quota. Apart from these serious conservation concerns shared by many Canadians, the seal hunt targets baby animals, a practice that is unacceptable to the majority of Canadians. In the past two years, 98% of the seals killed have been less than three months old. What makes animals different from us? We both take breathes from this air, we both can live and die. We all can move and make our own decisions. So why must we see these new borns brutally killed, right after they were born? Why is this the world they come into? Were animals created to be worn as a fashion accessory? Please, please stop this. I have baby cousins and I wince at the thought that babies, just like them, are being beaten, shot, clubbed, and hooked to death. Sincerely, Jessica A. from Maui, Hawaii
Dear Prime Minister and Ambassador, am deeply opposed to Canada's annual cruel, wasteful, and unsustainable commercial slaughter of harp seal pups. Harp seals are facing a new threat -- global warming -- which is resulting in dramatically reduced ice coverage in the Gulf of St Lawrence and off Newfoundland. Your government is on record stating it will take "real action" on global warming. And yet you have ignored the one tangible action your government could take to combat the effects of global warming -- dramatically reducing the seal hunt quota. Apart from these serious conservation concerns shared by many Canadians, the seal hunt targets baby animals, a practice that is unacceptable to the majority of Canadians. In the past two years, 98% of the seals killed have been less than three months old. What makes animals different from us? We both take breathes from this air, we both can live and die. We all can move and make our own decisions. So why must we see these new borns brutally killed, right after they were born? Why is this the world they come into? Were animals created to be worn as a fashion accessory? Please, please stop this. I have baby cousins and I wince at the thought that babies, just like them, are being beaten, shot, clubbed, and hooked to death. Sincerely, Jessica A. from Maui, Hawaii
# 41,239:
9:51 pm PDT, May 12,
Me B., California
# 41,238:
9:47 pm PDT, May 12,
Dawn-Marie Dugan, Texas
"The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated." -Mohandas Gandhi How great would you like your nation to be perceived?
"The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated." -Mohandas Gandhi How great would you like your nation to be perceived?
# 41,237:
9:44 pm PDT, May 12,
John Drillias, Indiana
Please stop the seal hunt. I do not want to see any more of these beautiful and harmless precious seals killed. I am deeply saddened by these violent acts. I pray that Jesus Christ return as soon as possible.
Please stop the seal hunt. I do not want to see any more of these beautiful and harmless precious seals killed. I am deeply saddened by these violent acts. I pray that Jesus Christ return as soon as possible.
# 41,236:
9:42 pm PDT, May 12,
Name not displayed, Wisconsin
# 41,235:
9:41 pm PDT, May 12,
Cristele Lartigue, California
# 41,234:
9:30 pm PDT, May 12,
Douglas Callahan, Texas
The man who kills the animals today is the man who kills the people who get in his way tomorrow. Dian Fossey
The man who kills the animals today is the man who kills the people who get in his way tomorrow. Dian Fossey
# 41,233:
9:29 pm PDT, May 12,
Dorice Burk, Texas
# 41,232:
9:26 pm PDT, May 12,
Tippi Pollet, Oregon
# 41,231:
9:25 pm PDT, May 12,
Laurel Powers, Wisconsin
# 41,230:
9:22 pm PDT, May 12,
Teri Matheny, Texas
# 41,228:
9:00 pm PDT, May 12,
Mike Veale, California
# 41,227:
8:53 pm PDT, May 12,
Name not displayed, California
this is absolutely horrible! This needs to stop now!!
this is absolutely horrible! This needs to stop now!!
# 41,226:
8:51 pm PDT, May 12,
Raymond Wood, California
# 41,225:
8:41 pm PDT, May 12,
Name not displayed, Maryland
# 41,224:
8:39 pm PDT, May 12,
Gary Garrison, Ohio
# 41,223:
8:35 pm PDT, May 12,
Wendy Fawcett, California
Of all the displays of animal cruelty I've witnessed, I have never, ever been so disgusted by those practiced against young seal pups. And the fact that behind all the bloody work is Canada, who has long been applauded for its peaceful actions towards other countries, is despicably incredulous! Does this country really want to be remembered this way and destroy its reputation? These people need to ask themselves, if they want to wear fur than does that mean they would wear their dog too???
Of all the displays of animal cruelty I've witnessed, I have never, ever been so disgusted by those practiced against young seal pups. And the fact that behind all the bloody work is Canada, who has long been applauded for its peaceful actions towards other countries, is despicably incredulous! Does this country really want to be remembered this way and destroy its reputation? These people need to ask themselves, if they want to wear fur than does that mean they would wear their dog too???
# 41,222:
8:29 pm PDT, May 12,
Marianne Mills, Alaska
# 41,221:
8:14 pm PDT, May 12,
Elizabeth Dostal, Minnesota
# 41,220:
8:09 pm PDT, May 12,
Name not displayed, Mexico
# 41,219:
7:56 pm PDT, May 12,
Mary Lane, Ohio
# 41,218:
7:46 pm PDT, May 12,
Robert Atwood, New Jersey
# 41,217:
7:42 pm PDT, May 12,
Sandra Lent, California
Bye the continued murder of these helpless seals you continue to disturbe the eco system of this would we all live on.
Bye the continued murder of these helpless seals you continue to disturbe the eco system of this would we all live on.
# 41,216:
7:40 pm PDT, May 12,
Adele Ludwig, Arizona
I'm surprised thatCanada allows this slaughter.For Shame!
I'm surprised thatCanada allows this slaughter.For Shame!
# 41,215:
7:37 pm PDT, May 12,
Amanda Schmitt, Louisiana
# 41,214:
7:27 pm PDT, May 12,
Lois Chaffee, New York
# 41,213:
7:22 pm PDT, May 12,
Jayne Dove, New York
# 41,212:
7:12 pm PDT, May 12,
Shawn Maestas, Arizona
# 41,211:
6:58 pm PDT, May 12,
Ruth Rusnak, Ohio
# 41,210:
6:56 pm PDT, May 12,
Saira Dar, Texas
# 41,209:
6:53 pm PDT, May 12,
Gill Verner, California
Please stop this inhumane treatment.
Please stop this inhumane treatment.
# 41,208:
6:51 pm PDT, May 12,
Sandra Huber, Canada
# 41,207:
6:50 pm PDT, May 12,
Emily Bielawski, Illinois
# 41,206:
6:40 pm PDT, May 12,
Dottie Terpenning, Florida
# 41,205:
6:39 pm PDT, May 12,
Patsy Shaw, Texas
# 41,204:
6:24 pm PDT, May 12,
Ryan Smith, Illinois
# 41,203:
6:19 pm PDT, May 12,
James H Jorgensen, Iowa
# 41,202:
6:16 pm PDT, May 12,
Name not displayed, Texas
# 41,201:
6:10 pm PDT, May 12,
Ellen Stein, Texas