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Canadian Government calls for the killings of 275,000 seals
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gonzobeer
Joined: 02/08/07
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Louisville, KY
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Posted: 03/16/08 2:30am |
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PLEASE STAND UP TO PROTEST THE SLAUGHTER& SAVE THE SEALS TODAY!SO MANY INNOCENT LITTLE BABIES WILL DIE A CRUEL DEATH,IF YOU DO NOTHING!THEY WILL MASSACRE THOSE POOR LITTLE SEAL PUPS VERY SOON!WE MUST TRY TO STOP THEM!WRITE LETTERS, EMAIL, CALL, PROTEST, DONATE TO PRO-SEAL ORGS,BOYCOTT CANADA & COMPANIES BUYING SEAL FUR,LIKE GUCCI, PRADA, FENDI & OTHERSWRITE TO FASHION MAGS & SAY YOU ARE DISGUSTED BY SEAL FURTHE INSANITY MUST STOP!!Thanks to Action for Harp Seals,for all you do for our sweet & vulnerable seal friends.RE Canadian govt calls for the killing of 275,000 harp sealsFrom: Action for Harp SealsFrom: U. S. A. Freedom for the Harpseals!Date: Mar 15, 2008 8:08 PMPress ReleasesCanadian government calls for the killing of 275,000 harp seal pups,despite dwindling markets and international outcryMonday, March 10, 2008(Ottawa, Canada - 10 March 2008) - Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has once again decided to ignore scientific advice by setting the total allowable catch (TAC) for harp seals well above what the population can sustain. Conservationists around the world and experts with IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www. ifaw. org) are appalled that the Canadian government has seen fit to actually increase the quota despite scientific evidence that the population is in decline.“The blatant disregard for precautionary management principles demonstrates to the world that the Canadian government does not value science or conservation,” said Sheryl Fink, a senior researcher with IFAW.Experts with IFAW maintain that the government’s unwillingness to seriously reduce the TAC is not only irresponsible, but downright reckless given the recent history of unsustainable catches, poor ice conditions and increased pup mortality. “Just last year, hundreds of thousands of newborn pups in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence died due to lack of ice before the hunt even began,” stated Fink. “And now with this exceedingly high TAC, this same harp seal population will face another year of decline.”In the last year, an international groundswell of opposition to this hunt has brought about national bans on seal products in Belgium and The Netherlands. Similar bans designed to close down markets for seal pelts are currently under consideration in Germany, Italy and Austria.Amid the European trade ban discussions of the last year, the international demand for seal fur has diminished considerably and pelt prices have dropped by almost half.“All recent evidence indicates that the market for seal fur is saturated. There is no place for pelts to go, even at reduced prices,” said Fink. “For these reasons, the Canadian government will once again have to support this cruel and unsustainable hunt with tax breaks and hidden subsidies,” added Fink. “It has become quite clear that Canada’s commercial seal hunt sustains nothing but the political futures of a few decision-makers in Canada.”Canada’s commercial seal hunt continues to be the world’s largest hunt for marine mammals today. Last year over 224,000 seals were killed, 98.5% of which were pups under three months old.To learn more about IFAW’s efforts to end the Canadian commercial seal hunt, visit www. stopthesealhunt. org today.For media-related inquiries, contact:Katie McConnell (IFAW, Headquarters)U.S. Tel: +1 (508) 744-2237Email: kmcconnell@ifaw.orgPLEASE REPOST THIS FAR & WIDE!TOGETHER, WE CAN STOP THE CRUEL SEAL HUNT NOW!Also feel free to visit www. harpseals. org also a great organization, thanks!
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Wade
Joined: 07/23/06
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Bowling Green, KY
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Posted: 03/16/08 11:01am |
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I don't know much about the seal population, or how sustainable it is, or if 275,000 is an unreasonable number (sounds like it though). But, to me, the seal hunting is so ridiculous because they beat them to death with a blunt object... I mean really.... they have an animal that has no legs and is crawling away from them at a pace of 1 mile an hour and they have to club it.... really? Seems completely stupid to me.
I'm a lover, not a racer... --Wade
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The Brandon
Joined: 07/09/07
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Springfield, TN
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Posted: 03/16/08 1:36pm |
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I understand the importance of population control for certain species of animals because we humans disrupt the natural order of things, but I'm with Wade on this. If it must be done, there are so many more humane ways to go about it. Even breaking their necks would be more humane than bludgeoning.
"I don't wanna die without any scars."
-Tyler Durden
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gonzobeer
Joined: 02/08/07
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Louisville, KY
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Posted: 03/16/08 4:19pm |
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Well, considering the fact that over 350,000 babay seals died last year due to ice melt; You see, seals can't swim until they're about a month or so old. With no ice to chill out on alot of seals drowned last year...and with 275,000 more that's over 600,000 baby seals that died due, in some part, to humans.
Population control has nothing to do with it.
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