Stop the Seal Hunt - 280,000 Signatures Needed
Stop the Seal Hunt - 280,000 Signatures Needed
The 2009 Canadian seal hunt is underway, and in the next few weeks 280,000 seals will be brutally slaughtered. We want to gather 280,000 signatures telling the Canadian government that we will not tolerate this inhumane practice -- and we are willing to t ...[more]
Stop the Seal Hunt - 280,000 Signatures Needed
I,   call for an end to the brutal seal hunt.
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Our goal is to collect 280000 signatures by 2009-04-24.
Recent Signatures
 
Alissa says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "Because we need to stand up for what is right."
 
Tina says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "Because we need to stand up for what is right."
 
Anne Coutts says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "Because we need to stand up for what is right."
 
José says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "There is no possible excuse for this brutal practice"
 
Diane says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "Because we need to stand up for what is right."
 
Kathy says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "Because we need to stand up for what is right."
 
Kathy says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "Because we need to stand up for what is right."
 
Kathy says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "Because we need to stand up for what is right."
 
Jo Wischhusen says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "Because we need to stand up for what is right."
 
Ira says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "Because we need to stand up for what is right."
 
Elena says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "Because we need to stand up for what is right."
 
Jules says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "Because we need to stand up for what is right."
 
Georgia says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "Because we need to stand up for what is right."
 
Maggi says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "Because we need to stand up for what is right."
 
Kelly says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "Because we need to stand up for what is right."
 
Virginie says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "because it's scandalous and so sad..."
 
Michelle says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "Because we need to stand up for what is right."
 
Mark S. Somerville Sr. says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "Because we need to stand up for what is right."
 
Mark S. Somerville Sr. says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "Because we need to stand up for what is right."
 
Gisele says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "Because we need to stand up for what is right."
 
ola kinberg says: I call for an end to the brutal seal hunt..
 
Julie says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "Because we need to stand up for what is right."
 
Florence says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "Because we need to stand up for what is right."
 
Ekaterina says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: "Because we need to stand up for what is right."
 
Annette says: I support saving baby seals from inhumane death.: " We are standing up for what is right.It is not right to slaughter these animals in this manner or at all!!!"
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[from the Humane Society]: It began at 5:48 Eastern time this morning.

The sealers stormed into the once-peaceful seal nursery with their hakapiks raised. Within a matter of seconds, defenseless baby seals were clubbed and their blood spilled onto the ice. This year the Canadian government will allow commercial sealers to slaughter 280,000 seals for their fur.

Because of the previous support of hundreds of thousands of compassionate people like you, there is a ray of hope amidst the horror.

The European Union will consider banning its trade in seal products in a few weeks. But the fishing industry and the Canadian government are lobbying furiously to fight the ban. Just last week, Russia announced it would halt the killing of baby seals. It's clear the world community is condemning such killing -- increasingly Canada stands alone in defending the slaughter.

[from PETA]: Now more than ever before, it is vital to speak up and demand a permanent end to the cruel seal slaughter and to urge everyone you know to speak out as well.

All eyes are on Canada as it prepares to host the 2010 Winter Olympics. This extra attention will bring increased scrutiny and comes with the added responsibility of setting a positive example for the world. That's why we are calling on the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee to use its clout to help stop the Canadian seal slaughter.

During Canada's annual seal massacre, hundreds of thousands of baby seals are shot or have their skulls crushed, all for the sake of "fashion." Sealers routinely hook seals in the eye, cheek, or mouth to avoid damaging the pelt, then drag the seals across the ice, in many cases without checking to ensure that they are unconscious.

Baby seals stand no chance against club-wielding trappers, and they must look on as fellow pups are bludgeoned to death before meeting the same bloody fate. The anguish that a mother seal feels as she watches her baby being beaten to death just a few feet away from her is horrifying and can be heard in her desperate cries and seen in her attempts to get to her baby.

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