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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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# 153,000:
9:12 pm PST, Feb 27,
Name not displayed, Florida
How can anyone be this cruel these are defenseless animals god have pitty on us all we live in a very cruel world
How can anyone be this cruel these are defenseless animals god have pitty on us all we live in a very cruel world
# 152,999:
8:00 pm PST, Feb 27,
Name not displayed, California
Stop this cruelty.
Stop this cruelty.
# 152,998:
5:59 pm PST, Feb 27,
Lauren Lochridge, Texas
# 152,997:
4:16 pm PST, Feb 27,
Deb P, Massachusetts
Do something PLEASE.
Do something PLEASE.
# 152,996:
3:59 pm PST, Feb 27,
Claudia V, Canada
THIS IS DISGUSTING! SAVE THE SEALS!
THIS IS DISGUSTING! SAVE THE SEALS!
# 152,995:
2:54 pm PST, Feb 27,
Lauren Luparia, Connecticut
Does it really need to be said.. i mean they havnt done anything to people and they're cute!
Does it really need to be said.. i mean they havnt done anything to people and they're cute!
# 152,994:
2:17 pm PST, Feb 27,
Gregory Middleton, California
Can you be serious about this slaughter? How much profit is it worth? Is there any end to what one will do to line his pockets? You should be ashamed.
Can you be serious about this slaughter? How much profit is it worth? Is there any end to what one will do to line his pockets? You should be ashamed.
# 152,993:
2:17 pm PST, Feb 27,
Kelly Schrimpf, Missouri
For the simple reason that bringing cruelty and pain to another living being is unconscionable. Bludgeoning hundreds of thousands of helpless baby animals to death is beyond unthinkable. They are innocent and without a voice. The fact that there are human beings out there that think they are above this and that it is OK, is even more sad. Stop this, it is immoral, period.
For the simple reason that bringing cruelty and pain to another living being is unconscionable. Bludgeoning hundreds of thousands of helpless baby animals to death is beyond unthinkable. They are innocent and without a voice. The fact that there are human beings out there that think they are above this and that it is OK, is even more sad. Stop this, it is immoral, period.
# 152,992:
1:16 pm PST, Feb 27,
Lavon Head, California
# 152,991:
12:46 pm PST, Feb 27,
Pat Robinson, Mississippi
# 152,990:
12:28 pm PST, Feb 27,
Teri Selix, Michigan
# 152,989:
11:45 am PST, Feb 27,
Bushra Qureshi, Canada
Canada has always been seen as a clean and peaceful nation so why should Canada support such a dirty and heinous atrocity. I am proud to be a Canadian but not when it comes to terrible acts such as this that continue in this day and age. The seal hunt is barbaric and totally unnecessary and needs to finally end. This makes Canada look so horrible.
Canada has always been seen as a clean and peaceful nation so why should Canada support such a dirty and heinous atrocity. I am proud to be a Canadian but not when it comes to terrible acts such as this that continue in this day and age. The seal hunt is barbaric and totally unnecessary and needs to finally end. This makes Canada look so horrible.
# 152,988:
11:15 am PST, Feb 27,
Name not displayed, New Hampshire
it's just so cruel and heartbreaking--what have we, as a supposedly civilized peoples come to.??
it's just so cruel and heartbreaking--what have we, as a supposedly civilized peoples come to.??
# 152,987:
10:21 am PST, Feb 27,
Jeanette Miller, New York
...and here I thought more of Canada. I obviously don't agree with the seal hunt, but if Parliament is going to allow it, WHY CAN'T THE HUNT BE DONE IN A MORE HUMAIN WAY? WHY DO THEY HAVE TO KILL THEM IN SUCH A HORRIFIC MANNER? WHY CAN'T THEY TRANQULIZE THEM AND EUTHINAIZ THEM, SO THE SEALS DON'T HAVE TO SUFFER? I would like to see an end put to this killing, but that is not likely, so the next step is to see if restrictions on bludgeoning and painfully killing seals, baby or adults, can be put in place, and perhaps even age limitations on the babies, so they can have a chance to live. Thank you for your time.
...and here I thought more of Canada. I obviously don't agree with the seal hunt, but if Parliament is going to allow it, WHY CAN'T THE HUNT BE DONE IN A MORE HUMAIN WAY? WHY DO THEY HAVE TO KILL THEM IN SUCH A HORRIFIC MANNER? WHY CAN'T THEY TRANQULIZE THEM AND EUTHINAIZ THEM, SO THE SEALS DON'T HAVE TO SUFFER? I would like to see an end put to this killing, but that is not likely, so the next step is to see if restrictions on bludgeoning and painfully killing seals, baby or adults, can be put in place, and perhaps even age limitations on the babies, so they can have a chance to live. Thank you for your time.
# 152,986:
10:17 am PST, Feb 27,
Jane Maasikas, Estonia
# 152,985:
9:50 am PST, Feb 27,
Ayshah Kassamali, New York
It is against the civil liberties of the public to censor the true feelings of us the people who do not condone the mass slaughter of innocent animals for monetary profit. The media is deliberately being forced to hide the truth about the barbaric nature of the hunt as well as downplay the public's feelings about it. I am speaking for hundreds and thousands of world citizens that do not approve of the Canadian government's legitimization of the mass slaughter. These animals are world heritage, not the Canadian Parliament's jurisdiction to do what they please with. Please have a heart and stop the needless, senseless, violent impetus behind this hunt--the money-hungry, greedy minority that profit from this hunt are the only ones that beneift--at least their pockets do because it cannot possibly suit their hearts and souls.
It is against the civil liberties of the public to censor the true feelings of us the people who do not condone the mass slaughter of innocent animals for monetary profit. The media is deliberately being forced to hide the truth about the barbaric nature of the hunt as well as downplay the public's feelings about it. I am speaking for hundreds and thousands of world citizens that do not approve of the Canadian government's legitimization of the mass slaughter. These animals are world heritage, not the Canadian Parliament's jurisdiction to do what they please with. Please have a heart and stop the needless, senseless, violent impetus behind this hunt--the money-hungry, greedy minority that profit from this hunt are the only ones that beneift--at least their pockets do because it cannot possibly suit their hearts and souls.
# 152,984:
9:15 am PST, Feb 27,
Vanessa Sayre, Ohio
These animals deserve a good life. I think the killing of these animals needs to stop and there needs to be a law to stop it. Thou shalt not kill...
These animals deserve a good life. I think the killing of these animals needs to stop and there needs to be a law to stop it. Thou shalt not kill...
# 152,983:
7:53 am PST, Feb 27,
Ernest Pilecki, Poland
# 152,982:
7:47 am PST, Feb 27,
Clarence King Sr, Pennsylvania
# 152,981:
7:39 am PST, Feb 27,
Bartek Jango, Poland
because thats is not Good!!
because thats is not Good!!
# 152,980:
7:31 am PST, Feb 27,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 152,979:
7:22 am PST, Feb 27,
Charlene Williams, Texas
# 152,978:
7:10 am PST, Feb 27,
Maciej Śniecikowski, Poland
# 152,977:
7:06 am PST, Feb 27,
Name not displayed, Texas
# 152,976:
6:05 am PST, Feb 27,
Susan Bechtholt, Washington
# 152,975:
5:45 am PST, Feb 27,
Alex Allford, United Kingdom
its not very nice. you wouldnt want us to kill your babies!!!
its not very nice. you wouldnt want us to kill your babies!!!
# 152,974:
5:30 am PST, Feb 27,
Name not displayed, Ohio
# 152,973:
5:23 am PST, Feb 27,
Rivo Heinsalu, Estonia
Anybody can't kill. I think all who can kill seal can kill people. And all killers are evils.
Anybody can't kill. I think all who can kill seal can kill people. And all killers are evils.
# 152,972:
2:27 am PST, Feb 27,
Name not displayed, California
# 152,971:
1:59 am PST, Feb 27,
Ann Carroll, Vermont
# 152,970:
6:56 pm PST, Feb 26,
Tracie Mcnabb, Ohio
I am begging you to please put an end to this cruel and un necessary seal hunt. I will continue to support canadien products only if this hunt is ended. Thank you. Tracie McNabb
I am begging you to please put an end to this cruel and un necessary seal hunt. I will continue to support canadien products only if this hunt is ended. Thank you. Tracie McNabb
# 152,969:
6:00 pm PST, Feb 26,
Amber White, Oregon
# 152,968:
5:58 pm PST, Feb 26,
Elizabeth Frost, Vermont
# 152,967:
5:03 pm PST, Feb 26,
Kristina Baker, Michigan
# 152,966:
4:15 pm PST, Feb 26,
Dougie Tebbutt, Canada
IT SEEMS MAN IN HIS THRIST FOR BLOOD WILL NOT STOP UNTIL WE SEE NO MORE SEALS.
IT SEEMS MAN IN HIS THRIST FOR BLOOD WILL NOT STOP UNTIL WE SEE NO MORE SEALS.
# 152,965:
3:43 pm PST, Feb 26,
Tracie Smith, Florida
# 152,964:
12:40 pm PST, Feb 26,
Catherine Godfrey, Canada
# 152,963:
12:22 pm PST, Feb 26,
Lisa Smith, Maryland
# 152,962:
11:47 am PST, Feb 26,
Rebecca Rees, Canada
# 152,961:
10:53 am PST, Feb 26,
Ashleigh Taylor, North Carolina
Canada should end this seal hunt because every Seal should have the right to live and have a family when it grows old. I think that it is mean and down right cruel to slauter seals or any other animal.
Canada should end this seal hunt because every Seal should have the right to live and have a family when it grows old. I think that it is mean and down right cruel to slauter seals or any other animal.
# 152,960:
10:06 am PST, Feb 26,
Hannes Gosch, Germany
# 152,959:
8:34 am PST, Feb 26,
Robert Nandal, Texas
# 152,958:
9:24 pm PST, Feb 25,
Kerry Kovarik, Washington
# 152,957:
8:14 pm PST, Feb 25,
Rita Lavelle, California
# 152,956:
5:51 pm PST, Feb 25,
Tristen Wasson, Texas
it is too cruel!!! It would be like clubbing one of my puppies
it is too cruel!!! It would be like clubbing one of my puppies
# 152,955:
3:33 pm PST, Feb 25,
Christolle Calmes, France
# 152,954:
2:37 pm PST, Feb 25,
UDIT SHAH, Canada
It is important to remeber that the whole enviornment is inter-dependent. The humans, the animals, the plants and the nature as a whole is but one entity. The sooner we arrogant humans realize, better for the humanity. Be sane, be wise, be considerate for your next geneartions. Be bold, do not succumb to the business lobbies. Save the planet. Udit Shah
It is important to remeber that the whole enviornment is inter-dependent. The humans, the animals, the plants and the nature as a whole is but one entity. The sooner we arrogant humans realize, better for the humanity. Be sane, be wise, be considerate for your next geneartions. Be bold, do not succumb to the business lobbies. Save the planet. Udit Shah
# 152,953:
2:08 pm PST, Feb 25,
Monica Kenyon, California
# 152,952:
12:41 pm PST, Feb 25,
Barbara Summa, Hawaii
We feel it is cruel and senseless. We can not apprehend the value or benefit of man to kill innocent animals in a cruel and brutal way. Let nature take its course. It is time for man to stop disrupting the ways of nature.
We feel it is cruel and senseless. We can not apprehend the value or benefit of man to kill innocent animals in a cruel and brutal way. Let nature take its course. It is time for man to stop disrupting the ways of nature.
# 152,951:
12:37 pm PST, Feb 25,
Sherri Lee, Texas
I cannot a believe country as great as Canada allows such brutality.It is a disgrace.
I cannot a believe country as great as Canada allows such brutality.It is a disgrace.