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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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# 105,950:
8:32 am PDT, Oct 21,
Name not displayed, Estonia
# 105,949:
2:02 am PDT, Oct 21,
Name not displayed, Belgium
# 105,948:
12:56 am PDT, Oct 21,
Leszek Pieta, Poland
# 105,947:
2:31 pm PDT, Oct 20,
Guillen Julie, France
Arrêter la maltraitance des animaux !!!!
Arrêter la maltraitance des animaux !!!!
# 105,946:
2:25 am PDT, Oct 20,
Name not displayed, France
# 105,945:
10:56 am PDT, Oct 19,
Vanesa Roura, Spain
Dear Mr. Prime Minister, it is with an enormous concern that I am signing this petition. Please be humane and end this horrible nightmare. Those innocent, defenseless, wonderful animals are suffering a horrible torture and death. They deserve to be respected and protected. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE: END THE SLAUGHTER
Dear Mr. Prime Minister, it is with an enormous concern that I am signing this petition. Please be humane and end this horrible nightmare. Those innocent, defenseless, wonderful animals are suffering a horrible torture and death. They deserve to be respected and protected. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE: END THE SLAUGHTER
# 105,944:
10:32 am PDT, Oct 19,
David MacNeill, Washington
Dear Prime Minister, This madnes must be stopped- reconsider the longterm affects of the seal hunt, it's affects on Canada's global image, and the unecessary torture of these animals. It is 2007, and it is disappointing to see such medeival practice still continued by a modern nation like Canada. Only after the last tree has been cut down…the last river has been poisoned…the last fish caught, only then will you find that money cannot be eaten." - Cree Indian Prophesy
Dear Prime Minister, This madnes must be stopped- reconsider the longterm affects of the seal hunt, it's affects on Canada's global image, and the unecessary torture of these animals. It is 2007, and it is disappointing to see such medeival practice still continued by a modern nation like Canada. Only after the last tree has been cut down…the last river has been poisoned…the last fish caught, only then will you find that money cannot be eaten." - Cree Indian Prophesy
# 105,943:
10:26 am PDT, Oct 19,
Levillain Séverine, France
stop this massacre, please
stop this massacre, please
# 105,942:
8:43 am PDT, Oct 19,
Augier Alexandre, France
Je me joins à vous dans cette lutte contre la cruauté et barbarie humaine, ensemble pour faire disparaitre la lacheté de l'hommeenvers les animaux... Together for a best world alex
Je me joins à vous dans cette lutte contre la cruauté et barbarie humaine, ensemble pour faire disparaitre la lacheté de l'hommeenvers les animaux... Together for a best world alex
# 105,941:
5:57 am PDT, Oct 19,
Fernandez Amélie, France
# 105,940:
4:33 am PDT, Oct 19,
PETAS ANAIS, France
Je souhaite de tout coueur qu' on y arrive tous à mettre fin à ce massacre!Merci IFAW..
Je souhaite de tout coueur qu' on y arrive tous à mettre fin à ce massacre!Merci IFAW..
# 105,939:
2:57 pm PDT, Oct 18,
Geraldine Gutierrez, Mexico
Es una crueldad matar a las focas y mas aun matarlas como lo hacen. estoy totalmente en contra de esta matanza sin conciencia ni corazon.
Es una crueldad matar a las focas y mas aun matarlas como lo hacen. estoy totalmente en contra de esta matanza sin conciencia ni corazon.
# 105,938:
11:34 am PDT, Oct 18,
Rossana Gutierrez carmona, Mexico
ES INCREIBLE COMO SUFREN LOS ANIMALES ANTE EL CRUEL ATAQUE POR PARTE DE GENTE INCONCIENTE , LAS MUERTES DE LOS ANIMALES DEBEN SER NATURALES Y SIN MALTRATO ALGUNO ,SUFREN MUCHO Y ESTO AFECTA MUNDIALMENTE YA QUE SON SERES VIVOS QUE NO PUEDEN DEFENDERSE POR SI MISMOS POR LO QUE EXIJO QUE TENGAN CONCIENCIA SOBRE LOS ACTOS QUE ESTAN OCURRIENDO NO DEBE SEGUIR PASANDO,ES MUY TRISTE Y LA NATURALEZA DEBE SER RESPETADA.
ES INCREIBLE COMO SUFREN LOS ANIMALES ANTE EL CRUEL ATAQUE POR PARTE DE GENTE INCONCIENTE , LAS MUERTES DE LOS ANIMALES DEBEN SER NATURALES Y SIN MALTRATO ALGUNO ,SUFREN MUCHO Y ESTO AFECTA MUNDIALMENTE YA QUE SON SERES VIVOS QUE NO PUEDEN DEFENDERSE POR SI MISMOS POR LO QUE EXIJO QUE TENGAN CONCIENCIA SOBRE LOS ACTOS QUE ESTAN OCURRIENDO NO DEBE SEGUIR PASANDO,ES MUY TRISTE Y LA NATURALEZA DEBE SER RESPETADA.
# 105,937:
11:27 am PDT, Oct 18,
NADIA CALLEROS OROZCO, Mexico
# 105,936:
11:00 am PDT, Oct 18,
Paulina Aller, Mexico
# 105,935:
10:45 am PDT, Oct 18,
C Manning, United Kingdom
# 105,934:
7:14 am PDT, Oct 18,
BOILLON Barbara, France
Il faut arreter ce massacre, les animaux n'ont jamais rien demandé à personne, il faut les laisser vivre en paix !!!!!
Il faut arreter ce massacre, les animaux n'ont jamais rien demandé à personne, il faut les laisser vivre en paix !!!!!
# 105,933:
12:13 am PDT, Oct 18,
Yoram Malka, France
# 105,932:
10:19 pm PDT, Oct 17,
Name not displayed, Spain
This cruel hunt must be stopped because, actually, IT'S CRUEL. No need of more arguments.
This cruel hunt must be stopped because, actually, IT'S CRUEL. No need of more arguments.
# 105,931:
1:40 pm PDT, Oct 17,
Altieri Martine, France
# 105,930:
5:46 am PDT, Oct 17,
Filipucci Aline, Belgium
arreter de faire du mal a c'est pauvre bete. Mettez vous a leur place, aimeriaz vous que l'on vous tues alors que vous vous ballader tranquillement?
arreter de faire du mal a c'est pauvre bete. Mettez vous a leur place, aimeriaz vous que l'on vous tues alors que vous vous ballader tranquillement?
# 105,929:
10:22 pm PDT, Oct 16,
Chelsi S., Wyoming
This is a horrible, bloody 'sport' that is taking place; killing any living thing for fun and sport is not acceptable, and the government should not see it as so. The unique wildlife to the area needs to be preserved and cared for, not tortured and killed.
This is a horrible, bloody 'sport' that is taking place; killing any living thing for fun and sport is not acceptable, and the government should not see it as so. The unique wildlife to the area needs to be preserved and cared for, not tortured and killed.
# 105,928:
9:12 pm PDT, Oct 16,
Michelle Horstman, Montana
THIS IS SICK AND WRONG THIS IS KILLING DEFENSLESS BABIES!!!! THIS NEEDS TO BE STOPPED!!!
THIS IS SICK AND WRONG THIS IS KILLING DEFENSLESS BABIES!!!! THIS NEEDS TO BE STOPPED!!!
# 105,927:
2:52 pm PDT, Oct 16,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
where is your heart, its brutal and sick what your doing to these seals
where is your heart, its brutal and sick what your doing to these seals
# 105,926:
1:51 pm PDT, Oct 16,
Andréa Caroline Menighini, Brazil
# 105,925:
7:39 am PDT, Oct 16,
Regina Viinapuu, Estonia
# 105,924:
4:46 am PDT, Oct 16,
Gillino Myriam, France
# 105,923:
12:45 pm PDT, Oct 15,
Name not displayed, Colorado
Killing innocent animals brutally and inhumanely is morally wrong and should be banned. It's just as bad as murder.
Killing innocent animals brutally and inhumanely is morally wrong and should be banned. It's just as bad as murder.
# 105,922:
11:53 am PDT, Oct 15,
Virginie Brochier, France
# 105,921:
9:25 am PDT, Oct 15,
Name not displayed, Illinois
This is completely unnecessary and disgusting. They're only babies. It really hurts to know that any self respecting human could even stand the thought of doing such a horrible thing.
This is completely unnecessary and disgusting. They're only babies. It really hurts to know that any self respecting human could even stand the thought of doing such a horrible thing.
# 105,920:
3:58 pm PDT, Oct 14,
Tamara Popovic, Serbia And Montenegro
STOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!!!!!!!!!!!
STOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!!!!!!!!!!!
# 105,919:
3:12 pm PDT, Oct 14,
Michelle Fuselli, Canada
# 105,918:
12:36 pm PDT, Oct 14,
S³awomir Bober, Poland
If you are without heart canadians ?
If you are without heart canadians ?
# 105,917:
11:23 am PDT, Oct 14,
Roussel Laura, Belgium
c'est v^raiment ignoble ce que l'on fait subir a ces animaux....j'aimerais que l'on fasse la mm chose que ce que font ces gens aux aminmaux !! je rois qu'ils arreteraient sur le champs ! pour moi ces gens meritent la peine de mort
c'est v^raiment ignoble ce que l'on fait subir a ces animaux....j'aimerais que l'on fasse la mm chose que ce que font ces gens aux aminmaux !! je rois qu'ils arreteraient sur le champs ! pour moi ces gens meritent la peine de mort
# 105,916:
7:02 am PDT, Oct 14,
CRUPPE Anne-Cécile, France
# 105,915:
4:57 am PDT, Oct 14,
Inge Boey, Belgium
Disgusting and barbaric, clubbing babies to death, how can you let this happen!!!!!
Disgusting and barbaric, clubbing babies to death, how can you let this happen!!!!!
# 105,914:
4:38 am PDT, Oct 14,
Olivier Allegret, France
# 105,913:
4:37 am PDT, Oct 14,
Inger Dybbroe, Denmark
# 105,912:
4:36 am PDT, Oct 14,
Camilla Allegret, France
# 105,911:
1:38 am PDT, Oct 14,
Breck Collins, California
# 105,910:
12:54 am PDT, Oct 14,
Jessica Sissom, Oregon
# 105,909:
7:39 pm PDT, Oct 13,
Desiree Springer, California
# 105,908:
4:49 pm PDT, Oct 13,
VIAL-JAIME Bastien, France
# 105,907:
3:34 pm PDT, Oct 13,
Wednesday Martin, Oregon
# 105,906:
11:40 am PDT, Oct 13,
Sam James, United Kingdom
# 105,905:
11:24 am PDT, Oct 13,
Rasa Letoffet, France
Tabernacle, Mr Harper, arretez ce MASSACRE pour qu'on croit en fin que le Canada est un pays civilisé!!
Tabernacle, Mr Harper, arretez ce MASSACRE pour qu'on croit en fin que le Canada est un pays civilisé!!
# 105,904:
6:56 am PDT, Oct 13,
Coiquault Manon, France
# 105,903:
3:47 am PDT, Oct 13,
Name not displayed, Greece
yes definetely!!!
yes definetely!!!
# 105,902:
10:40 pm PDT, Oct 12,
Patricia Butterworth, Florida
# 105,901:
3:30 pm PDT, Oct 12,
Jennifer Guillaume, France
arréter de faire du mal aux animaux par pitié
arréter de faire du mal aux animaux par pitié