Guest guest Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 > <greenalerts > > Hi, > > In just a few weeks, the largest slaughter of marine > mammals is set to begin on the ice off Canada's East > Coast. Over 300,000 seals, mostly babies, will be > bludgeoned or shot to death for their fur. Take > action:http://go.care2.com/e/j.Y/jA/bst7 > > But the income generated by the commercial seal hunt > doesn't go as far as the Canadian government would > like you to think; it accounts for less than one > percent of Newfoundland's GDP - an average of only > $1,000 per sealer. > > What's worse, the seals are slaughtered in the most > inhumane fashion during the hunt - routinely clubbed > or shot and left to suffer on the ice, then dragged > over the side of boats with sharpened metal hooks. > Some are even skinned alive. Say no! > http://go.care2.com/e/j.Y/jA/bst7 > > When Danny Williams, Premier of Labrador and > Newfoundland, was given the chance to tell the truth > about the hunt during a recent episode of " Larry > King > Live " on CNN, he chose instead to lay false claims > about > the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and > their > documentation of the hunt's cruelty. > > Claiming to speak on behalf of Canada's Prime > Minister > Stephen Harper, Williams said: " IFAW > representatives, > veterinarians and other experts have said the seal > hunt is humane. " > > The truth? There isn't a single reputable " expert " > or > " veterinary group " that has observed the seal hunt > and > called it humane. In fact, IFAW experts concluded > the > slaughter to be inherently cruel and horrific. Take > action now: http://go.care2.com/e/j.Y/jA/bst7 > > Doesn't the public at least deserve to know the > facts > about how baby seals are being killed? > > Join IFAW and activists from around the world > in urging Canada's Prime Minister to tell the truth > about what's really happening on the ice. > http://go.care2.com/e/j.Y/jA/bst7 > > Sign the petition here: > http://go.care2.com/e/j.Y/jA/bst7 > > Thanks for your action today. > > Lauren Alvarez > Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team > > > Thank you for signing up to receive Green Party > Alerts > from Care2 via ThePetitionSite! Your email address > has not > been bought from other sources. If you learned > something interesting in this newsletter, please > forward it to your friends, family and colleagues. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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