Sea Shepherd Update: (Protection of the oceans)

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Sea Shepherd E-News (Protection of the oceans)

 

Sat, 19 Feb 2005 16:43:29 -0800

 

 

 

Dear Friends of Sea Shepherd,

 

 

 

For three decades, Sea Shepherd has been at the

forefront of opposing the Canadian seal slaughter. We

have been beaten by sealers and fisheries officers,

thrown into icy waters, run down by sealing ships,

arrested, vilified in the media, and put on trial.

None of this will deter us from the goal of

permanently ending this, the largest mass slaughter of

marine mammals in the world. That is why, once again,

we are heading back to the ice floes with our

flagship, R/V Farley Mowat, at the end of this month.

 

 

 

This year, Sea Shepherd is part of a Unified

Opposition, comprised of many groups with a variety of

mission and strategies, in order to join together and

strengthen our chance of ending this annual seal

slaughter. The Unified Opposition is organized by

Harpseals.org. You can visit their website to learn

more about the specific members in the opposition.

 

 

 

One of the major strategies of the Opposition is to

shine the international spotlight on Canada by staging

a Worldwide Protest. The Protest is being held on

Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at Canadian embassies and

consulates and other locations around the world. You

can visit our Worldwide Protest Page to find a local

sponsor, or if there is not one in your area, in the

U.S. you can contact michael or

internationally contact tim to

organize a protest. We thank the local sponsors for

their tireless efforts in coordinating each protest.

Our protest pages also contain informational flyers

you can distribute, and the Petition Against the

Canadian Seal Slaughter which you can print and gather

signatures for.

 

 

 

Along with our protest pages, all of the Sea Shepherd

Seal Campaign pages have been updated to give you the

latest information. You can read a historical account

and view dramatic photographs of Sea Shepherd’s

Campaigns to Save the Seals; learn about seal issues

worldwide on our Seal Hunt Facts page; print out

copies of the Petition Against the Slaughter to gather

signatures; view the Martin Sheen Public Service

Announcement (PSA); and much more.

 

 

 

Another of the key strategies of our Seal Campaign is

to highlight the issue in the word press. With

photographers and filmmakers on board, we plan to

document the cruel slaughter and broadcast these

horrible images worldwide to keep this atrocity at the

forefront of the public’s minds. If you know of

someone in media who would be willing to join the

ship, air the PSA featuring Martin Sheen, or cover the

issue, please let us know.

 

 

 

Recent media coverage we have received includes an

interview I did for Go Vegan Radio about our plans for

the Seal Campaign. You can also read an article I

recently had published in the New Zealand Herald on

February 8th entitled “We need to prepare for life in

a warmer world.”

 

 

 

I would also like to send a “thank you” to those who

responded so generously to our request for frequent

flyer miles. Our Sky Shepherds program has afforded us

some flexibility in working with our volunteer crew,

and in saving us vital campaign dollars, and your

kindness is appreciated.

 

 

 

As we approach the impending slaughter, Sea Shepherd

is gearing-up on many levels to end this horrible

tragedy. Your assistance and efforts are vital to our

success.

 

 

 

I thank you for your support.

 

 

 

 

 

Captain Paul Watson

 

 

 

P.S. Our friends, artists Geert-Jan Vons and Roland

St. John have created unique seal merchandise to help

us raise funds for our campaign.

 

You can see them on our SSCS Seal Merchandise page.

 

 

 

Seal Campaign Links

 

 

 

NEW Seal Campaign Pages!

 

NEW Limited Edition Seal Campaign “Cold as Ice”

T-Shirt!

 

Martin Sheen Speaks out Against the Canadian Seal

Slaughter

 

Sea Shepherd History Saving Seals

 

Seal Wars: Twenty-five Years on the Front Lines with

the Harp Seals, by Paul Watson

 

Sea Shepherd in the News

 

Canada to Hold Bogus Talks on Overfishing

 

Opposition to the Seal Hunt is not Limited to

Tree-huggers

 

 

 

Other Recent Press Releases and Editorial Links

 

Sea Shepherd to Monitor Makah Whaling Plans

 

Sea Shepherd will not Compromise on Whaling

 

Captain Watson Comments on the Recent Tsunami

 

 

 

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Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is a registered

501©3 non-profit organization in the U.S. Founded

in 1977 by Captain Paul Watson, Sea Shepherd’s mission

is to defend, conserve, and protect marine wildlife

and their habitats.

 

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and quickly to good use.

 

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Thank you for your ongoing support of Sea Shepherd!

Working together we will succeed.

 

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

PO Box 2616

Friday Harbor, WA 98250

USA

Phone: (360) 370-5650

Fax: (360) 370-5651

Website: http://www.seashepherd.org/

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