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Tell Canada to Speak the Truth About the Seal Hunt
Target: Stephen Harper, Prime MinisterSponsored by: International Fund for Animal Welfare
Over 300,000 baby seals will be clubbed or shot to death mercilessly during Canada's seal hunt this year; many will be skinned alive.
Canadian government officials insist that the seal hunt is a vital part of Canada's economy, yet in reality, the hunt accounts for less than one percent of NewfoundlandÂ’s GDP and an average of just $1,000 per sealer per year. Significant amounts of money are actually spent by Canada's government to promote the hunt and to develop new markets for seal products abroad.
When Danny Williams, Premier of Labrador and Newfoundland, was asked about the seal hunt during a recent episode of "Larry King Live" on CNN, he chose to make false statements about the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), claiming to speak on behalf of Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
WHAT HE SAID: "IFAW representatives, veterinarians and other experts have said the seal hunt is humane." FACT: There isnÂ’t a single reputable "expert" or "veterinary group" that has observed the seal hunt and called it humane.
WHAT HE SAID: "Veterinarians hired by the World Wildlife Fund said the seal hunt is conducted in a humane way." FACT: The report produced by these same veterinarians puts forward no fewer than eleven recommendations to make the seal hunt humane.
The public deserves a commitment to honesty and respect for the real facts about how baby seals are being killed during this hunt. Join IFAW and activists from around the world in urging CanadaÂ’s Prime Minister to tell the truth about whatÂ’s happening on the ice. Sign the petition now!
Canadian government officials insist that the seal hunt is a vital part of Canada's economy, yet in reality, the hunt accounts for less than one percent of NewfoundlandÂ’s GDP and an average of just $1,000 per sealer per year. Significant amounts of money are actually spent by Canada's government to promote the hunt and to develop new markets for seal products abroad.
When Danny Williams, Premier of Labrador and Newfoundland, was asked about the seal hunt during a recent episode of "Larry King Live" on CNN, he chose to make false statements about the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), claiming to speak on behalf of Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
WHAT HE SAID: "IFAW representatives, veterinarians and other experts have said the seal hunt is humane." FACT: There isnÂ’t a single reputable "expert" or "veterinary group" that has observed the seal hunt and called it humane.
WHAT HE SAID: "Veterinarians hired by the World Wildlife Fund said the seal hunt is conducted in a humane way." FACT: The report produced by these same veterinarians puts forward no fewer than eleven recommendations to make the seal hunt humane.
The public deserves a commitment to honesty and respect for the real facts about how baby seals are being killed during this hunt. Join IFAW and activists from around the world in urging CanadaÂ’s Prime Minister to tell the truth about whatÂ’s happening on the ice. Sign the petition now!
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We signed the “Tell Canada to Speak the Truth About the Seal Hunt” petition!
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ITS BLOODY CRUEL AND HAS TO STOP
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You should be ashamed of what you are doing. Be honest with yourselves and the world.
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The truth is out! Canada is fond of saying baby seal clubbing is the only work availabe for fishermen in the off-seasson. There are hundreds of more humane jobs available, with much better working conditions that pay more than the $1,000 earned by a seal clubber each season. The time has come for the Canadian government to stop subsidizing seal clubbing with direct cash payouts to the clubbers and the use of Coast Guard icebreakers to provide access for the clubbers. Prime Minister Harper, how can you sleep at night?
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There is nothing "humane" at all about the seal hunt. It tarnishes the image of your country. Please speak the truth about what the seal hunt really is.
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On Larry King, you said that ending the hunt would make a statement that there is something wrong with it, and that there ISN'T anything wrong with it. YES THERE IS, Mr. Williams -- your lies and your defense of the practice only show us that you are as blind (or deluded) as you are lacking in compassion.
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Please clear up facts and tell the truth about this tragic and cruel seal murder and PLEASE stop it once and for all! Nothing can be humane in slaughtering babies, no matter of which kind they are. They are also sentient beings!
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As long as this barbarity continues,it will be a blot on the reputation of your great nation
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What's the point of killing seals- and especially in such an inhumane way? It's so wrong. Please stop.
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Do you believe in God, Mister Prime Minister? Do you believe in good?... How can you be in peace with yourself knowing that these beautiful creatures of nature are being so horribly murdered with such cruelty? This is insane...unnecessary...it's sadist. Stop it, for everybody's sake.
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My God people.....get a grip..there is no reason for this and it is just sickening...look at the pictures of this! Who gave you the right to decide what animal lives or dies, or how many? YOU ARE NOT GOD!!!!!!
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Please stop the cruel, brutal hunt of these innocent baby seals. This animal cruelty has got to stop!
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WE NEED AN OFFICIAL APOLOGY FOR THESE LIES! So, the TRUTH does NOT support the Seal Slaughter, eh? Is that why you circumvent the TRUTH? The Whole World Is Watching, you know!
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The hunt is completely cruel. Man has no right to destroy the lives of these innocent individuals. Please end the hunt - so that Canada can once again be known as a country of decency and fairness. Respectfully, Janay Kettle.
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stop this cruel hunt!!
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