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Seals Still Slaughtered in Canada - Keep Up The Fight!

Target: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister
Sponsored by: Care2

Canada's seal hunt is the largest deliberate slaughter of marine mammals in the world. Every winter in Eastern Canada, harp seal pups are left alone and vulnerable on the ice while their mothers search for mates; during this time, they are mercilessly slaughtered for their pelts. Appallingly, the Canadian government subsidizes this hunt.

As if this wasn't bad enough, this week Governor-General Michaelle Jean visited an Inuit village and ate raw seal heart after slicing into a freshly slaughtered seal. Attempts to validate these actions by claiming that hunting seals is a traditional way of life are unfounded.

This isn't about small town survival or native culture, it's an industrial machine that is killing for profit. Despite the European Union's recent ban on seal products, Canadian officials are still pushing for the hunt to continue.

Tell Prime Minister Harper that Governor-General Jean's actions do not speak for you. The world will no longer stand for this cruel and senseless hunt!

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goal: 30,000

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Dear Stephen Harper,

I am disgusted by the merciless slaughter that you call the Canadian seal hunt. For no significant economic gain, hunters kill up to 300,000 seals in just one year. The vast majority of these animals (96 percent) are less than three months old and completely defenseless.

Continuing to ignore the brutality and waste inherent in this industry is simply unacceptable. It is time to transition Canadian sealers into new and more rewarding industries that do not involve cruelty to animals.

Furthermore, I am appalled by Governor-General Michaelle Jean's recent actions. Even if hunting seals is part of a native cultural practice, it does not justify mass slaughter for the commercial market. Please be aware that the Canadian people do not stand behind the Governor's actions, or the hunt.

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I urge you to act immediately to end this abuse and restore Canada's reputation as a humane and ecologically responsible society.

Sincerely,
[Your name here]

We took action on “Seals Still Slaughtered in Canada - Keep Up The Fight!”!

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1:12 pm PST, Nov 7, Zenon Ross, Canada

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6:36 am PST, Nov 6, PRIYA RAO, Canada

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4:30 am PST, Nov 6, Jamie Sunderland, Canada

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9:40 pm PST, Nov 5, Name not displayed, Canada
Stop this disgusting slaughter! As a citizen of Canada I am outraged that my country favors this kind of sick cruelty for pure profit. The actions you take today will result in the outcomes of the future- please do the right thing and stop the Canadian Seal Hunt forever.

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2:22 pm PST, Nov 5, Name not displayed, Massachusetts

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5:12 pm PST, Nov 4, Jennifer Sanders, Canada

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5:54 pm PST, Nov 3, Donna Channen, Canada
Why should Canadians pay taxes so a few so-called hunters can slaughter helpless baby seals?! If the govt does not care about animal rights, at least they should care about our country's reputation. There is no excuse for continuing it year after year.

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9:59 pm PST, Nov 2, Katie Thicke, Canada

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1:59 pm PST, Nov 2, ANNA VIRGINI, Canada

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10:22 am PST, Nov 2, Elise Paul, Canada

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5:55 pm PST, Nov 1, Bryce Smith, Canada

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9:49 pm PDT, Oct 30, A Weber, Canada
She is such a moron! Why exactly to we employ her?

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5:53 pm PDT, Oct 29, Elke Otto, Canada

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2:46 pm PDT, Oct 29, Branislava Milicevic, Serbia And Montenegro

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12:11 pm PDT, Oct 29, Name not displayed, Canada
Just sick is all I can say!

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11:16 pm PDT, Oct 28, Edna Gharakhanian, Canada
" Droit de cuissage" was also part of medieval times culture". Was-it right?

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7:22 pm PDT, Oct 28, Brendan Agnew, Canada

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6:01 pm PDT, Oct 28, Vincent Maloney, Canada

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2:46 pm PDT, Oct 28, Guadalupe Schueller, Minnesota

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7:50 pm PDT, Oct 27, Name not displayed, Canada

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1:31 pm PDT, Oct 27, Nick Finlay, United Kingdom
for the oceans

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4:58 am PDT, Oct 27, Stephanie Wood, Canada

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7:34 pm PDT, Oct 26, Azam Khan, Canada
Sooner or later, the seal hunt must end. Please make it sooner so I won't be ashamed to be Canadian. The seal hunt is the most nefarious uniquely Canadian event period.

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3:15 pm PDT, Oct 26, Yvonne Coletta, Canada

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2:24 am PDT, Oct 26, Heather Allin, Canada
As a Canadian citizen, I completely disapprove of the seal hunt. It is downright embarrassing.

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9:32 pm PDT, Oct 25, Amber Mann, Canada

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7:02 pm PDT, Oct 25, Micheline Ferland, Canada

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4:13 pm PDT, Oct 25, Brenda Tromans, Canada

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7:43 am PDT, Oct 25, Colette Turcotte, Canada

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6:23 am PDT, Oct 25, Tayler Staneff, Canada

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4:45 am PDT, Oct 25, Ron Southern, Canada

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4:09 pm PDT, Oct 24, Suzanne Girard, Canada
It is disgusting this should have been dealt with years ago ,no bloody excuse for this mass execution of these animals.

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4:01 pm PDT, Oct 24, Dawn Glendinning, Canada

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3:07 pm PDT, Oct 24, Suzanne Castonguay, Canada
PLEASE STOP KILLING DEFENSELESS CREATURES. ALSO STOP THE IMPORTING OF CAT AND DOG FUR INTO THIS COUNTRY. WE HAVE TO RESPECT THIS PLANET.

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3:06 pm PDT, Oct 24, Esme Tardif, Canada

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1:47 pm PDT, Oct 24, Beryl Allan, Canada

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10:35 pm PDT, Oct 23, Henriette Matthijssen, Canada
This murdering of our animals has to STOP! This is insanity at its worst. What kind of civilized nation are we when we continue to destroy animals for the greed of money & kill an innocent life. Come on now! Wake up to this terrible action against innocent creatures.

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6:08 pm PDT, Oct 23, Olivia Fitch, Canada
Thank you for taking the time to read what is said here. I hope you will take this seriously as it is an important issue that, either directly or indirrectly, affects the entire world.

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12:17 pm PDT, Oct 23, Amanda Yunker, Canada
The continued seal hunt in this country makes me ASHAMED to be a Canadian! One of the first things we should be thinking about is how to preserve our environment and native wildlife. The seal hunt is beyond disgusting and destructive and you should be ashamed allowing it to continue for so long.

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10:44 am PDT, Oct 23, Valerie Goudreau, Canada

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4:23 pm PDT, Oct 22, RUSSELL SMITH, Canada
MR.HARPER ,I DON'T CONDONE THE SEAL HUNT EXCEPT FOR THAT OF THE INUIT AND NATIVES AND THE SILENT MAJORITY WHO IN CANADA DONT AGREE DONT WANT TO OFFEND HUNTERS.I SUPPORT MICHAELLE JEAN

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1:55 pm PDT, Oct 22, Lynette Browne, Canada

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2:55 pm PDT, Oct 21, Melanie Jillen, Canada

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10:48 am PDT, Oct 21, Name not displayed, Canada

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8:39 am PDT, Oct 21, Name not displayed, Canada

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12:48 pm PDT, Oct 20, Darlene Mckenzie, Canada

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11:18 am PDT, Oct 20, Ferne Emery, North Carolina

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6:55 pm PDT, Oct 19, Ani L. Schwartz, New Mexico
"This we know: the earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself." ;*¨*.¸¸.•*¨`*• ♥ Chief Seattle

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2:59 am PDT, Oct 19, Elena Georgiadou, Greece

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12:29 pm PDT, Oct 18, Saffanah Hazzard, Canada

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11:04 am PDT, Oct 18, Sonya Miterick, Canada

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9:37 pm PDT, Oct 17, Maria P., Canada

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2:24 pm PDT, Oct 17, Name not displayed, Canada

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2:14 pm PDT, Oct 17, Chantal Lavergne, Canada

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12:51 pm PDT, Oct 17, Yasmin Ghalim, Canada
Stop these horrible animal abuses!

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11:00 am PDT, Oct 17, Sheri Steels, Canada

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4:42 pm PDT, Oct 16, Sarah Herget, Canada

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12:40 pm PDT, Oct 16, Donna Calwill, Canada
STOP THIS MEANINGLESS SLAUGHTER!!!!!!!!!!!!

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7:57 am PDT, Oct 16, Anne-renee Robillard, Canada
I am usually proud to ba a Canadian, but when i read about seal hunt, i'm quite the opposite....I am shy to say that as a Canadian i am letting this industrial machine continue to kill these innocent beings.....I am MAD!!!

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2:52 am PDT, Oct 16, Ryanne Calwill, Korea, Republic Of
It's time to say NO! Stop killing seals the damage has been done., wake up!!

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2:20 am PDT, Oct 16, Jared Calwill, Canada
The seal hunt is just another cruel, senseless act of violence against animals. For every seal butchered, we as humans are debasing ourselves for profit and vanity.

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8:02 pm PDT, Oct 15, Jennifer Gallivan, Canada
The world will no longer stand for this cruel and senseless hunt. Killing totally defenseless baby pups in front of their mothers is cruel. Canadian sealers can transition to new and more rewarding industries that don't involve animal cruelty.

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