Three Arrested in D.C. Seal Slaughter Protest

Written by PETA

Posted 09-16-2009

This morning, when Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with President Obama at the Canadian Embassy in D.C., he got a welcome that I'm sure he won't forget any time soon.

Three "seals" covered with red paint writhed on the ground to illustrate what happens to hundreds of thousands of harp seals in Canada.

Fifteen other demonstrators held up stop signs reading, "Harper: Stop the Seal Slaughter."

With D.C. traffic already backed up, the cops weren't thrilled with the additional congestion.

Luckily, the officers weren't armed with hakapiks.

If Prime Minister Harper wants a warmer welcome next time, the first thing that he should do is stop the annual seal slaughter.

Written by Liz Graffeo

Tags:

Washington D.C., adopt, neglect, seal slaughter, seal hunt, dairy, arrest, Stephen Harper, Chihuahua, Leonard Cohen, The Exorcist, shameless self-promotion, self-involved, Prime Minister Harper

Recent Comments

NT commented:

Sep 17, 2009 12:28 PM

Go guys!!!
suzana Megles commented:

Sep 17, 2009 11:06 AM

I don't approve of all the PETA moves to attract attention but this one got my thumbs up approval. Hope Harper got the message!
Claudia Delemont commented:

Sep 17, 2009 11:01 AM

You go Peta !!!! Thanks for standing up for these and all the other precious aninmals
Saucy commented:

Sep 17, 2009 10:33 AM

Oh Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!! GOOD ONE!
AAG commented:

Sep 17, 2009 9:43 AM

I agree Brien!
John Carmody commented:

Sep 17, 2009 5:58 AM

well done this looks great!
myrna commented:

Sep 17, 2009 3:13 AM

I don't understand what is so wrong about it? Is Canada so concerened about what they truely do to these poor animals? The Prime Minister should be a bit more sympathetic and understand that no one approves of such cruelty! Yet the Prime Minister sleeps at night with no worries whatsoever...STOP THE SEAL SLAUGHTER!!!
Lala commented:

Sep 17, 2009 2:29 AM

thats awesome! their making a brave stand! i would sooo do that!
sara commented:

Sep 17, 2009 12:58 AM

I think it was a good idea to do this because people need to know that this is going on and that it needs to stop. Animals make up our ecosystem there here for a reason. There not here to be clubbed hunted skinned slaughtered etc.
Nicolle Lundeen commented:

Sep 16, 2009 11:09 PM

i'm so jealous! i wish i could have been there!

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