Stop Canada's Seal Hunting

Here's an update from the Humane Society International:

"This past spring, the European Union made history by banning trade in seal products. Despite the impact this news has already had on the market for seal products, Canada has refused to call off its annual slaughter of seals.That is why the ProtectSeals team is increasing the pressure on the Canadian government. We are taking our boycott of Canadian seafood to Europe! Take the pledge to boycott Canadian seafood. Canada's seal hunters are commercial fishermen who earn, on average, only a tiny fraction of their annual incomes from killing seals. Catching seafood is how they really make their money. Each year, the European Union buys hundreds of millions of euros of seafood from Canadian fishermen, many of whom are sealers.By choosing not to purchase Canadian seafood, consumers everywhere can use our purchasing power to send a strong message to sealers, the fishing industry, and Canada's government that the seal hunt must end.Appealing to their consciences hasn't worked, so we have to give them an economic choice. Please join us and help bring an end, once and for all, to the brutal annual Canadian seal hunt -- the largest slaughter of marine mammals on the planet.In 2005 our American partner, The Humane Society of the United States, launched a boycott of Canadian seafood in the United States. So far, more than 650,000 individuals and 5,500 businesses have signed the boycott pledge, costing Canada's fishing industry many times the value of the seal hunt. Join us: Pledge now to boycott Canadian seafood -- don't buy while seals die. And help us encourage chefs, restaurants and seafood companies to pledge to avoid selling Canadian seafood consumption. Together, we can stop the brutal Canadian seal slaughter forever."

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