PETA Media Center > Recent News Releases : PAMELA ANDERSON ADMONISHES CANADIAN PM OVER SEAL SLAUGHTER

For Immediate Release:
March 28, 2006

Contact:
Michael McGraw 757-622-7382

Canadian-born Pamela Anderson�who is spearheading a petition drive on PETA.org against the Canadian seal slaughter�has some strong words for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, cautioning him not to turn a deaf ear to the international outcry that is building against the seal kill.

"As you may know, I am a longtime animal advocate and am leading a PETA petition drive against the hunt," writes Anderson in a letter faxed to the prime minister late yesterday. "As a proud Canadian who frequently travels abroad, I am alarmed that people are starting to see us as a country more beholden to a pack of greedy hunters and the seal skin fashion whims of a few countries than attentive to the massive international outcry against such a barbaric activity. One of the biggest problems facing the U.S. government is appearing arrogant and oblivious to world opinion, and I�d hate to see that happen to Canada, too."

Anderson, who will be in Canada this coming weekend to host the Juno Awards, also asks to meet personally with Harper, adding, "On Monday, I�d love to come to Ottawa to meet with you personally about these concerns, as well as to deliver the thousands of petitions I�ve collected. I look forward to your response."

During the barbaric seal hunt�the largest slaughter of marine mammals in the world�as many as 335,000 baby seals will be beaten with clubs, shot, impaled on hooks, and even skinned alive for their fur.

Anderson�s letter to Prime Minister Harper follows.

March 27, 2006

His Excellency Stephen Harper
Prime Minister of Canada
80 Wellington St.
Ottawa K1A 0A2
Canada

Dear Mr. Prime Minister:

First, welcome to office. I know you have countless issues to deal with�among them the global controversy surrounding the seal hunt. As you may know, I am a long-time animal advocate and am leading a PETA petition drive against the hunt.

I�m writing you today not so much about the horrific cruelty involved in the hunt, but about the impact of the government�s indifference to such violence on Canada�s image around the world. As a proud Canadian who frequently travels abroad, I am alarmed that people are starting to see Canada as a country more beholden to a pack of greedy hunters and to the seal-skin "fashion" whims of a few countries than to the massive international outcry against the hunt. One of the biggest problems facing the U.S. government is appearing aloof about its own hostile behaviour; I�d hate to see that happen north of the border too.

I�ll be in Halifax this weekend hosting the Juno Awards. On Monday, I�d love to come to Ottawa to meet with you personally about these concerns as well as to deliver the thousands of petitions I�ve collected. I look forward to your response.

Kindest regards,

Pamela Anderson

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