WORLDWIDE DAY OF PROTEST AGAINST THE CANADIAN SEAL SLAUGHTER
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Thousands of people around the world representing numerous environmental and animal organizations are preparing for the unified worldwide protest tomorrow, Tuesday, March 15th, to end the largest single mass slaughter of mammals anywhere in the world – the brutal killing of 325,000 harp seals in Canada.
As part of Sea Shepherd’s campaign strategy, protests are an integral part of the campaign to generate public awareness and
to bring international pressure to bear on the Canadian government to end this horrific slaughter. To find out the details about a protest near you, click on the city links below or go to our Worldwide Protest page. To read more about Sea Shepherds campaign, including
details on the only conservation vessel headed for the ice, visit our Seal Campaign pages.
Facts about the seal hunt:
The Canadian harp seal hunt is the largest single mass slaughter of mammals anywhere in the world.
It is grossly inhumane. Credible witnesses, including Sea Shepherd volunteers, have seen seals skinned alive and tortured. These incidents have been documented and sealers themselves have bragged and written about how much fun it is to torture a seal. A postmortem survey concluded that 42% of the slaughtered seal pups were skinned alive.
It is an incredibly wasteful hunt. Canadian author and naturalist, Farley Mowat, estimates that for every seal landed, another is shot and lost under the ice, not to be included in the quota.
It is a slaughter done almost entirely for vanity and luxury and therefore unnecessary.
95% of the seals killed are newborn seal pups less than three weeks old and they are killed in front of their mothers.
At the protests there will be informational brochures to distribute about the seal slaughter, a petition for individuals to sign, and information about the boycott on Canadian seafood. Please mobilize your families, friends, and colleagues to participate in this Worldwide Protest. It’s a great way to join like-minded individuals – thousands of them around the world – and show your concern for our oceans. Please pass this information to anyone who might be interested.
Thank you so much for all the great work that you do for animals. We look forward to seeing you at a protest!
RALLY CITIES
NORTH AMERICA
United States
Washington DC
Atlanta
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
New York
Portland
Raleigh
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
NORTH AMERICA
Canada
Halifax
Kelowna, BC
Ottawa
Toronto
Vancouver, BC
Victoria, BC
Mexico - Mexico City
LATIN AMERICA
Argentina - Buenos Aires
Chile - Santiago
Columbia - Bogota
Equador - Quito
Peru - Lima
Uruguay - Montevideo
OTHER
Australia - Melbourne
Israel - Tel Aviv
New Zealand - Christchurch
EUROPE
Austria - Vienna
Belgium - Brussels
Croatia - Zagreb
Denmark - Copenhagen
France
Paris
Nice
Hungary - Budapest
Ireland - Dublin
Italy
Milan
Rome
Netherlands - The Hague
Norway - Oslo
Portugal - Lisbon
Spain
Madrid
Barcelona
Malaga
Sweden - Stockholm
UK
London
Edinburgh
Ukraine - Kharkiv
Have more questions? Please visit Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and Harpseals.org for full details regarding the issue and protests. Please spread the word and forward this email to your friends, family and others who are concerned about seals and the oceans wildlife and habitats.
For the oceans,
Michael Moore
Development Director
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
PO Box 2616
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
phone: 360-370-5650
fax: 360-370-5651
website: www.seashepherd.org
email: michael@seashepherd.org
The Canadian harp seal hunt is the largest single mass slaughter of mammals anywhere in the world. Visit: www.seashepherd.org/seals/seals.html to learn about how you can help permanently end it.