March 9, 2007
It's that time of year again: The ice floes off the Canadian coast
are about to turn red with the blood of the countless baby harp
seals who are slaughtered for their fur.
Words cannot describe the cruelty of the annual seal "hunt,"
which is really more of a massacre and will begin in just a few
days. To stop this yearly atrocity, we must generate an
international outcry against the Canadian government. [..]
Sign PETA's international petition to Canadian Prime Minister
Stephen Harper. Our goal is to gather signatures from more
than 50,000 people who want to tell the prime minister that
"fashion" is no justification for spilling baby seals' blood.
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Canada's annual seal hunt is the largest slaughter of marine
animals on Earth. Last year, more than 330,000 baby harp
seals were beaten to death so that they could be made into
fur coats, collars, and cuffs. The Canadian government
claims that hunters only kill adult seals, but 97 percent of
the seals killed last year were less than 3 months of age.
Most of these seals are too young to realize that they should
try to escape when their killers approach. They lie totally
vulnerable on the ice as their heads are bashed in with clubs.
Many are dragged across the ice - still conscious - with
boat hooks. Often these sensitive animals are skinned alive
for their fur. Their bodies are left to rot on the ice because
there is no market for their meat.
The Canadian government has authorized hunters to kill more
than 335,000 harp seals this year-one of the largest quotas
in history. There is no place in the 21st century for this
wanton and frivolous cruelty. Canada must end this
abomination, but it will take a lot of pressure to compel the
government to stop the hunt.
Please support PETA's global campaign to stop the baby
seal hunt and raise awareness about the cruelty of fur.
Thank you for your determination to end this terrible injustice.
Help End the Cruel Harp Seal Hunt
The whole world reacted with horror to 2006's images of ice
floes bloodied with the carcasses of hundreds of thousands
of baby seals whose skins have been ripped from their backs.
Unless caring individuals speak out and demand the seal hunt's
end, that gruesome scene will be repeated again later this month.
The Canadian government has given the go-ahead for hunters
to bludgeon to death 335,000 baby harp seals this year. To
stop this atrocity, we must generate an international outcry
against the Canadian government for sanctioning it.
We need to collect 50,000 signatures on PETA's international
petition to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper before the
hunt begins. It's time for Canada to erase this stain on its
reputation and call off the slaughter immediately.
Take Action on This Issue
http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/seal_hunt07
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