In less than 2 weeks time 300,000+ seals, many as young as 12-days, will be condemned to death in the most brutal way imaginable. Anyone who is worried about putting someone out of work - you needn't be - the seal "hunt" in recent years has concluded in as short a time span as 2 days. The fact remains killing seals is a part-time (not even) job for fulltime fishermen. It is also a fact that up to 42% of these seals are skinned alive (according to independent international veterinarians - i.e. not connected to the government of Canada).

In short there can be no excuse that can justify this inhumane slaughter.

Please call the P.M. Stephen Harper as per the email message below.

A 60 second call will be meaningful and will send the right message to Ottawa that will help to convince Harper to end the slaughter.

And please pass this along!

Hello Everyone,

If you can, would you please call Stephen Harper's office (the new Prime Minister of Canada) today and as often as you can.

They received many, many calls yesterday from people from the US and Canada asking him to please end the hunt this year so if we keep contacting him, and often, we hope they will listen.

They stated they are receiving many, many phone calls so please try and call as often as you can right now.

When you contact them, ask to speak to someone with regards to the seal hunt:

(613) 992-4211

Thank you for your help.
Sincerely
Susan Hirsch
Seal-Of-Approval Campaign Coordinator
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

ssforever@earthlink.net
(818) 349-6632 (home – CA)
(818) 825-0239 (cell)

"If most of us rounded a corner on a highway and saw a slaughter like this, we would call the police, we would scream until our throats gave out, we would probably charge the men with clubs. We wouldn’t say, “I’d do something, but there are so many other problems in the world …” Patti Davis (Reagan), Newsweek, 4/6/05