Stop the Seal Hunt !

2006-03-29

Hundreds of thousands of baby seals will be clubbed or shot without mercy this year alone—an annual harp seal slaughter subsidized by the Canadian government.

95% of the harp seals killed are less than 3 months old. Many will be left to die under the ice . . . some baby seals may even be skinned alive

Canada has allowed nearly a million seals to be killed over the past three years, the largest hunt of marine mammals in the world. This year’s government quota is 325,000 seals, one of the highest since the hunt began. Canada’s seal hunt occurs annually, in the spring, when hundreds of thousands of seal pups are killed during several days of intense hunting. The hunt draws international criticism due to its brutality and waste. Seals are hunted primarily for their pelts, which are used in the fashion industry. http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw/general/default.aspx?oid=165425

STOP THE SEAL HUNT
http://www.stopthesealhunt.ca/site/pp.asp?c=dhKPI1PFIqE&b=437193

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