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The Canadian Seal Slaughter: An End in Sight?

Written by PETA

Posted 03-27-2009

28 Comments

You have to wonder why the seal slaughter is allowed to continue even though almost everyone is opposed to it, including most Canadians. Helpless baby seals are beaten to death. The babies are dragged across the ice with boat hooks, and some are even skinned alive.

So you see why we're doing all we can to stop the massacre, right? And we're definitely not alone in this fight. This week, U.S. Sens. Carl Levin and Susan Collins introduced a resolution asking the Canadian government to put an end to the seal slaughter. Hooray! We'll keep you updated on the resolution's progress. In the meantime, try sending a letter to Canadian officials urging them to stop the seal slaughter (and asking your friends to do the same), signing our petition (and asking your friends to do the same), and posting our alert on your Facebook page (and asking … well, I think you get the idea). We need the support of everyone we (and you) can possibly contact to stop this slaughter.

But before you get started calling, e-mailing, and IMing your friends, check out these pictures from PETA's protest in Toronto this week:

Don't do it! You don't want their blood on your conscience.

I bet the kids on those buses have already posted our alert on their Facebook pages!

Written by Lianne Turner

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Recent Comments

Cynthia commented:

2-6-2010 9:41 PM

Tragically as Amy L wrote this is a political battle that never seems to end. Even our GovernorGeneral the rep of the Queen of England onland recently tasted and praised seal meat. The cruel clubbing and battery of baby seals is protected by native Canadians rights to continue living in the way of their elders. The only hope we as Canadians have is that the EU has legislated an end to accepting seal fur as a commodity this will eventually lead to impoverished sales of seal products. It shames me as a Canadian to know that our politicians are yielding to an atavistic tradition which has no place in the 21st centurya century that even native Canadians must learn to accept and accommodate. The world has changed people get over it and get on with it.
Craigh commented:

7-12-2009 10:51 PM

Good work PETA ! I am not sure of why some of you shame Canadians most of them are against the hunht
Robin Jones commented:

5-7-2009 2:53 PM

So very cruel and sad. The slaughters clubbers that inflict pain and suffering on helpless animals will answer to a higher power.
pam commented:

4-17-2009 4:36 PM

First off I am a Canadian who opposes the seal slaughter. For those who are saying shame on you Canadians the correct phrase should be shame on you Stephen Harper. The majority of Canadians oppose the seal slaughter and want it to end. To all Canadians please sign every petition you can find. These animals are counting on you.
Marla Di Benedetto commented:

4-10-2009 4:37 PM

I scream stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cant take the cruelty. These people should die worse than they put on the seals. I cry and pray every night for these little ones. please help and protect them. I will give all i can we must save them from evil and horrible deaths. my heart and soul go to the ice with you.
TonyT commented:

3-31-2009 1:06 PM

As a Canadian who is very politically active I can tell you that ending the seal hunt will be a major battle. Politicians here have dug their heals so far into the ground on this that it is discouraging. Major economic and trade initiatives against the Canadian gov such as the potential EU ban is just a start. This battle is already 2030 years old....
Amy L. commented:

3-31-2009 10:38 AM

Thank the Lord! Something needs to be done about this senseless act of violence. I am praying this works out and the slaughter stops.
cindy commented:

3-30-2009 7:06 PM

Every antiseal hunt protestemailletterwriting campaignseafood boycott will bring the hunt to an end. Just keep at itthis will come to an end
Leah commented:

3-30-2009 4:49 PM

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT ANYONE COULD POSSIBLY CLUB BABY SEALS TO DEATH!! I mean they're little itty bitty babies! If someone just came along and clubbed a human baby to death people would want them to recieve capital punishment! But when it happens to a baby seal too people just look away and don't care! We need to spread the passion! Those baby seals can't fight for themselves so it's our duty to fight for them. The best way to do this is to SPREAD THE WORD!!!
crystal partee commented:

3-30-2009 3:42 PM

that is great help those animals they deserve great people like u my heart is broken when i see this.

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