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Stop Canada's Cruel and Senseless Seal Hunt!
Target: The Canadian ParliamentSponsored by: International Fund for Animal Welfare
Nearly 1 million baby seals will be clubbed or shot to death in Canada in just three years. Shockingly, the hunt is subsidized by the Canadian government!
Every winter, Northwest Atlantic harp seals migrate to Eastern Canada to give birth and mate. Following their birth in late winter, mothers leave in search of mates, while the pups remain helpless and vulnerable on the ice until they can swim and catch their own food. ItÂ’s during this time when they are most vulnerable that they are mercilessly slaughtered for their pelts!
Hunters armed with clubs and rifles will bludgeon to death hundreds of thousands of baby harp seals. About 96% of the seals killed will be less than three months old and more than 40% may be skinned alive!
Canada's seal hunt is the largest deliberate slaughter of marine mammals in the world. But the killing of baby seals doesn't make sense economically or ecologically, nor is it sustainable. It's simply a tragic slaughter of defenseless animals that benefits a small minority of boat captains armed with big ships, snowmobiles and even personal helicopters. This isn't about small town survival or tradition, it's an industrial killing machine for profit.
But Canada wants the media and public to believe that no one cares about the innocent blood spilled each year across the Gulf of St. Lawrence. This year's hunt will continue until the industry reaches its quota of 319,500 seals.That's why we must raise a public outcry.
Please tell the Canadian government that you do care and that this practice is unacceptable. We must show the Canadian Parliament that the rest of the world will no longer stand for this cruel and senseless hunt!
Every winter, Northwest Atlantic harp seals migrate to Eastern Canada to give birth and mate. Following their birth in late winter, mothers leave in search of mates, while the pups remain helpless and vulnerable on the ice until they can swim and catch their own food. ItÂ’s during this time when they are most vulnerable that they are mercilessly slaughtered for their pelts!
Hunters armed with clubs and rifles will bludgeon to death hundreds of thousands of baby harp seals. About 96% of the seals killed will be less than three months old and more than 40% may be skinned alive!
Canada's seal hunt is the largest deliberate slaughter of marine mammals in the world. But the killing of baby seals doesn't make sense economically or ecologically, nor is it sustainable. It's simply a tragic slaughter of defenseless animals that benefits a small minority of boat captains armed with big ships, snowmobiles and even personal helicopters. This isn't about small town survival or tradition, it's an industrial killing machine for profit.
But Canada wants the media and public to believe that no one cares about the innocent blood spilled each year across the Gulf of St. Lawrence. This year's hunt will continue until the industry reaches its quota of 319,500 seals.That's why we must raise a public outcry.
Please tell the Canadian government that you do care and that this practice is unacceptable. We must show the Canadian Parliament that the rest of the world will no longer stand for this cruel and senseless hunt!
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We signed the “Stop Canada's Cruel and Senseless Seal Hunt!” petition!
# 150:
12:36 am PST, Feb 12,
Juan Rico Díaz, Mexico
Por favor paren.
Por favor paren.
# 149:
12:35 am PST, Feb 12,
Jo Arty, Texas
I'm apalled by this senseless slaughter of baby seals. I can't see any way that this could be defined as necessary or humane. Please don't let hunters kill hundreds of thousands of seals for profit.
I'm apalled by this senseless slaughter of baby seals. I can't see any way that this could be defined as necessary or humane. Please don't let hunters kill hundreds of thousands of seals for profit.
# 148:
12:35 am PST, Feb 12,
Georgina Rangel, Macao
Our purpose in this World is to PROTECT all those that cannot protect themselves!
Our purpose in this World is to PROTECT all those that cannot protect themselves!
# 147:
12:34 am PST, Feb 12,
Name not displayed, Netherlands
# 146:
12:33 am PST, Feb 12,
Amanda Edwards, Alaska
# 145:
12:33 am PST, Feb 12,
Name not displayed, Canada
# 144:
12:33 am PST, Feb 12,
Valerie Miller, Australia
It is cruel!!! Plain and simple. If you are not a seal, you shouldn't be wearing seal fur.
It is cruel!!! Plain and simple. If you are not a seal, you shouldn't be wearing seal fur.
# 143:
12:32 am PST, Feb 12,
Nikki Francisco, Armed Forces Pacific
You should end the seal hunt because its just cruel, how would you like to be skinned and then worn around like fur!!
You should end the seal hunt because its just cruel, how would you like to be skinned and then worn around like fur!!
# 142:
12:32 am PST, Feb 12,
Yvonne Lam, Canada
An unneccessary and cruel practice!
An unneccessary and cruel practice!
# 141:
12:32 am PST, Feb 12,
Name not displayed, California
This Seal hunt is RICICULOUS!!You would kill THOUSANDS-MAYBE MILLONS OF SEALS- and take thousands-MILLONS of lives for some stupid pelt?0_0Are you sane?That's awful!These seals have family and friends too-just like you!Csn you live with a female seals huusband or childs BLOOD on your hands?CAN YOU?I sincerely hope not!please stop before....before it's too late!PLEASE!!!!I'm asking you-pleading-from the bottom of my heart. PLEASE DON'T KILL THOSE SEALSSSSS!!!!
This Seal hunt is RICICULOUS!!You would kill THOUSANDS-MAYBE MILLONS OF SEALS- and take thousands-MILLONS of lives for some stupid pelt?0_0Are you sane?That's awful!These seals have family and friends too-just like you!Csn you live with a female seals huusband or childs BLOOD on your hands?CAN YOU?I sincerely hope not!please stop before....before it's too late!PLEASE!!!!I'm asking you-pleading-from the bottom of my heart. PLEASE DON'T KILL THOSE SEALSSSSS!!!!
# 140:
12:31 am PST, Feb 12,
Betty Brookes, United Kingdom
# 139:
12:31 am PST, Feb 12,
Megan James, Florida
# 138:
12:31 am PST, Feb 12,
Gina Rangel, Macao
No one have the right to destroy! Mankind is here to PROTECT and NOT to harm, no matter what or whom!!!
No one have the right to destroy! Mankind is here to PROTECT and NOT to harm, no matter what or whom!!!
# 137:
12:30 am PST, Feb 12,
Ishtar Shining Star, Australia
Because its down right cruel and unsustanable
Because its down right cruel and unsustanable
# 136:
12:28 am PST, Feb 12,
Name not displayed, Nepal
# 135:
12:28 am PST, Feb 12,
Louise Plewman, Ireland
pretend you are a seal for 5 minutes. its not such a crazy concept.
pretend you are a seal for 5 minutes. its not such a crazy concept.
# 134:
12:28 am PST, Feb 12,
Imogen Birley, Australia
The 'ecological' & 'economical' reasoning behind it has been demonstrated many times to be deeply flawed, and the practice is profoundly cruel. If a person was to skin a live cat the way the sealers skin the pups, they would be heavily punished under animal cruelty laws in your and my country. Rather than wait for every country in the world to decide not to recieve the pelts, do the proactive and humane thing now, and give structural adjustment to the sealers, and end the slaughter.
The 'ecological' & 'economical' reasoning behind it has been demonstrated many times to be deeply flawed, and the practice is profoundly cruel. If a person was to skin a live cat the way the sealers skin the pups, they would be heavily punished under animal cruelty laws in your and my country. Rather than wait for every country in the world to decide not to recieve the pelts, do the proactive and humane thing now, and give structural adjustment to the sealers, and end the slaughter.
# 133:
12:27 am PST, Feb 12,
Name not displayed, Norway
# 132:
12:27 am PST, Feb 12,
Kutaru Kacuta, Philippines
All creatures especially those that are in danger of extinction should be protected by the law.
All creatures especially those that are in danger of extinction should be protected by the law.
# 131:
12:26 am PST, Feb 12,
Guillermo Ulloa, Colombia
Let's keep a balance in nature.
Let's keep a balance in nature.
# 130:
12:25 am PST, Feb 12,
Kent Warren, Oregon
Canada is a leader in so many humanitarian efforts and this should be one of them.
Canada is a leader in so many humanitarian efforts and this should be one of them.
# 129:
12:25 am PST, Feb 12,
Marloes Takken, Netherlands
# 128:
12:25 am PST, Feb 12,
Bruno Greimel, Australia
# 127:
12:24 am PST, Feb 12,
Colleen Dixon-McMahon, Canada
# 126:
12:23 am PST, Feb 12,
Veronica Lidmarck Holter, Sweden
# 125:
12:23 am PST, Feb 12,
Erika Verrept, Netherlands
# 124:
12:23 am PST, Feb 12,
Liliana Ivanova, Bulgaria
let them give good reasons why they should go on.
let them give good reasons why they should go on.
# 123:
12:23 am PST, Feb 12,
Tugay Onuk, Turkey
# 122:
12:22 am PST, Feb 12,
Carina Bergh, Sweden
# 121:
12:22 am PST, Feb 12,
Kaie Siivelt, Estonia
# 120:
12:20 am PST, Feb 12,
Ann McGlashen, Arizona
# 119:
12:20 am PST, Feb 12,
Yuki Uehara, California
Please don't kill seals. You don't want to be killed, do you? Don't do things to other people if that's what you don't want to be done to you!
Please don't kill seals. You don't want to be killed, do you? Don't do things to other people if that's what you don't want to be done to you!
# 118:
12:19 am PST, Feb 12,
Name not displayed, Finland
Seals are wonderful creatures, very beautiful and let's face it, cute as well! Polar bears' worst enemy is already humans, let's not make it seals' as well. We can't be responsible for killing off a wonderful species such as the seal.
Seals are wonderful creatures, very beautiful and let's face it, cute as well! Polar bears' worst enemy is already humans, let's not make it seals' as well. We can't be responsible for killing off a wonderful species such as the seal.
# 117:
12:19 am PST, Feb 12,
Jenna Brucher, Iowa
It is incredibly inhumane, to say the least, and hated and despised all over the world. Do you want people to think of the baby seal hunt when they think of Canada? That's what I think of, and that's why we don't travel in Canada or do business there.
It is incredibly inhumane, to say the least, and hated and despised all over the world. Do you want people to think of the baby seal hunt when they think of Canada? That's what I think of, and that's why we don't travel in Canada or do business there.
# 116:
12:18 am PST, Feb 12,
Christie Potter, Canada
# 115:
12:17 am PST, Feb 12,
Achala Prabhu, India
# 114:
12:17 am PST, Feb 12,
Kaitlin Eastman, Virginia
# 113:
12:16 am PST, Feb 12,
Jeannie Miner, Arkansas
This is disgusting! How anyone could do this to live animals, is beyond me. Would you want someone to do that to you or to someone you love, No you wouldn't so why do it to a pour defensless animal. This is unreal I can Not get over you allowing something like this to go on. Animals can't speak for thereselves so we have to. You need to put a stop to this senseless deaths. Seals are Beautiful Creatures & God Created them too, they deserve life just as well as any humane does.
This is disgusting! How anyone could do this to live animals, is beyond me. Would you want someone to do that to you or to someone you love, No you wouldn't so why do it to a pour defensless animal. This is unreal I can Not get over you allowing something like this to go on. Animals can't speak for thereselves so we have to. You need to put a stop to this senseless deaths. Seals are Beautiful Creatures & God Created them too, they deserve life just as well as any humane does.
# 112:
12:16 am PST, Feb 12,
Katy Williams, United Kingdom
The Seal Hunt is absolutely appalling. It is a detestable practice and should be banned immediately.
The Seal Hunt is absolutely appalling. It is a detestable practice and should be banned immediately.
# 111:
12:15 am PST, Feb 12,
Name not displayed, Australia
In this day and age this act should not be occuring!!! Please stop this unnecessary act.
In this day and age this act should not be occuring!!! Please stop this unnecessary act.
# 110:
12:15 am PST, Feb 12,
Kevin Power, Australia
Why such killing????????????? and for what
Why such killing????????????? and for what
# 109:
12:14 am PST, Feb 12,
Renee Shevalier, Canada
Its a senseless and unnecessary cruelty that has nothing to do with keeping aboriginal culture alive. As a race, we have no right to treat another living creature in such a manner.
Its a senseless and unnecessary cruelty that has nothing to do with keeping aboriginal culture alive. As a race, we have no right to treat another living creature in such a manner.
# 108:
12:14 am PST, Feb 12,
Afonso Teles, Portugal
Canada should end the seal hunter because the seals are very beautiful animals and because they may hunt other animals that are in the world in more numbers.
Canada should end the seal hunter because the seals are very beautiful animals and because they may hunt other animals that are in the world in more numbers.
# 107:
12:13 am PST, Feb 12,
Amalia Ruggeroni, Portugal
NOT NECESSARY !
NOT NECESSARY !
# 106:
12:12 am PST, Feb 12,
Per Persson, Sweden
All kinds of life deserve respect! Shame on you who think you can treat seals this way!!
All kinds of life deserve respect! Shame on you who think you can treat seals this way!!
# 105:
12:12 am PST, Feb 12,
Laura Hardy, United Kingdom
# 104:
12:11 am PST, Feb 12,
Melia Arken, California
# 103:
12:10 am PST, Feb 12,
Gaston Dupont, France
# 102:
12:10 am PST, Feb 12,
Stella Drakaki, Greece
# 101:
12:09 am PST, Feb 12,
Name not displayed, Australia
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ENOUGH IS ENOUGH