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5 Ways You Can Help Stop Canada's Seal Hunt1) Write a Letter to Save a SealCanada’s commercial seal hunt is the only legal and government-sanctioned hunt in Canada that allows hunters to exclusively target baby animals – the overwhelming majority between 2 and 12 weeks old. Urge your representative to support US Senate Resolution 33 calling for an end to Canada’s commercial seal hunt before millions more baby seals die an unnecessary and cruel death.2) Sign the Petition to Prime Minister HarperThe truth is the first victim of this year's commercial seal hunt. Speaking on CNN’s Larry King Show, the Premier of Newfoundland & Labrador made some shocking and false statements about IFAW and the seal hunt. The public deserves a commitment to honesty and respect for the real facts about the killing of baby seals. Sign the petition urging Canada’s Prime Minister to tell the truth about what’s happening on the ice.3) Make a Donation to Stop the Seal HuntEach spring IFAW brings international journalists and politicians to observe Canada’s commercial seal hunt, resulting in growing condemnation of the hunt around the world. Thanks in large part to IFAW’s efforts, legislation that will ban seal products is advancing in a number of countries, such as the Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands. Ending the seal hunt requires a variety of effective measures carried out by effective organizations such as IFAW. Your contribution is needed to help us continue to document the cruelty occurring on the ice this spring and expose the truth.4) Tell Others to Help Protect Baby SealsIt only takes a few seconds to spread the word about the cruelty of Canada’s seal hunt and our efforts to end it, yet the impact on the campaign is enormous. Please invite your friends, family, and colleagues to help save the seals.5) Sign Up for Email Action AlertsFind out the latest news about the seal hunt and our efforts to stop it, as well as other campaigns to protect and save animals around the world. You’ll be the first to see the newest videos of the hunt and read witness accounts of what’s happening out on the ice.
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Dear Friend,The 2006 Canadian seal hunt left more than 336,000 seals dead -- almost all of them were babies as young as 12 days old.Stand with me today and stop the seal hunt forever by joining the Canadian seafood boycott. http://hsus.ga4.org/campaign/protectseals/Once you've signed the pledge, you'll be able to identify Canadian seafood by using HSUS's downloadable pocket guide. You can also find out which restaurants and other businesses have also signed the pledge--and which ones to contact to ask them to sign on.Thanks for joining me in ending this awful hunt.
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In 2006 more than 300,000 baby seals were killed for their fur -- clubbed, shot, and skinned in the largest commercial hunt of marine mammals in the world.I have joined hundreds of thousands of citizens worldwide in opposing the cruel seal hunt. Together, we can make the Canadian government end this hunt. I urge you to join me in stopping the seal hunt forever.Please take action today to help end the cruel Canadian seal hunt by sending an e-mail to Prime Minister Harper immediately. Thank you!
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Join the international boycott of Canadian seafood products. You can start by signing the pledge, which can be found at www.protectseals.org. If you would like to ask a restaurant near you to join the boycott, you can print out a PDF version of the pledge for seafood professionals and have them sign it.Sign the petition to urge the Canadian Prime Minister to stop the hunt.Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper protesting the seal hunt. Click here for suggested points you can make.Ask the designers who use seal fur and skin to stop providing a financial incentive for the seal hunt.Tell everyone you know about the seal hunt, and ask them to sign the pledge to boycott Canadian seafood and contact the Canadian government to demand the hunt stop. One way to spread the word is to download a PDF of the ProtectSeals brochure and leave copies in public places.Please visit Protect Seals and the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
THIS IS WHAT THE CANADIAN COAST GUARD DESERVE 4/18/07
32 minutes ago Canadian seal hunters trapped by iceST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland - Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers smashed through a massive expanse of ice off Newfoundland's northeast coast Wednesday in a bid to free about 100 seal hunt vessels.
About 15 vessels were in danger of having the Atlantic ice pierce their hulls, said Department of Fisheries and Oceans spokesman Phil Jenkins. The thick, moving ice poses the danger of sandwiching and cracking the boats.
"There's an onshore wind that is compacting the ice," Jenkins said. "These boats are on their way back from sealing and then got stuck in the ice. One crew had to abandon their vessel and got picked up by the coast guard."
The Newfoundland part of Canada's controversial seal hunt is the third and largest stage of the hunt. The total quota for all three phases is 270,000 animals.
Fishermen sell seal pelts mostly for the fashion industry in Norway, Russia and China, as well as blubber for oil, earning about $78 per seal.
The hunt has drawn widespread criticism, including from celebrities such as Paul McCartney and French actress Brigitte Bardot.
The United States has banned Canadian seal products since 1972 and the European Union banned the white pelts of baby seals in 1983.
Brian Penney, a superintendent with the Coast Guard in Newfoundland and Labrador, said helicopters could be called in to rescue stranded crews as a northeast wind continues to jam the ice floes together.
Fishermen say it's rare when ice conditions are this bad.
"Ice conditions are some of the most severe we've seen in 25 to 30 years," said Frank Pinhorn, executive director of the Canadian Sealers Association. "I've talked to a lot of sealers and they've got holes punched in their new boats and they're taking on water."
The coast guard is trying to get supplies to those vessels that are "in most dire straits," said Penney, who added that fuel and supplies are running low.
Penney said many of the crews are reluctant to abandon their vessels as most sealers consider that option a last resort.