Help End the Canadian Seal Slaughter (warning - video contains disturbing imagery)

[ImmaSlave4U]

Last year, more than 205,000 individual seals were killed during the massacre, which is nothing more than a money-making scheme orchestrated by professional fishers, and Canada will soon begin its annual merciless attack on seals for their fur.

We need you to speak up for seals now (http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/seal_hunt_09) and demand a permanent end to the cruel seal slaughter.


Please take action today. (http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/seal_hunt_09)

Thank you.

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[ImmaSlave4U]

YouTube - Canada: The Whole World Is Watching

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[CGP]

That video is so disturbing.

The clubbing is so offensive & so barbaric.

What kind of human being would WANT to go out and club a seal? I don't think I could even associate with such a person and not be appalled by their conduct, especially if the killing of these animals has nothing to do with helping the hunter to "survive".

I feel so conflicted over issues like this. While I sit here appalled and disgusted watching a video like that, I am also aware that I still eat chicken (& occasionally fish, red meat) and obviously that involved an animal being killed. :thinking:

[ImmaSlave4U]

Right now, innocent seal pups are being born on Canadian ice. They have no idea that in a few short weeks, Canadian fisherman will come to bludgeon them to death. Once the slaughter starts, many of these seal pups stand no chance. There will be nowhere for them to hide as their fellow pups are killed alongside them. They'll only be able to sit and wait for the same bloody fate.

This Sunday is the International Day of Action against the seal slaughter and seals need your voice this weekend! Please sign the petition against seal slaughter (http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/seal_hunt_09) and forwarded it on to everyone you know!

YouTube - Canada's Baby Seal Slaughter

[Horizon]

I signed and posted this at my Rob Thomas forum, which is FULL of animal lovers, including Rob and his wife, Marisol. I believe they may even be PETA affiliated too. Hope to get as many to sign as possible.

[ImmaSlave4U]

I signed and posted this at my Rob Thomas forum, which is FULL of animal lovers, including Rob and his wife, Marisol. I believe they may even be PETA affiliated too. Hope to get as many to sign as possible.

Great, thanks Meredith! Perfect timing because today is the International Day of Action Against the Seal Slaughter (http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/seal_hunt_09). Why it's not on all the calendars between Purim and St. Patrick's Day, we'll never know, but, hey, I'm doing my part to get the word out.

By teh way, I do know that Rob has spoken up for animals, including animals many people don't think twice about (ie, animals abused in the rodeo). Thanks for bringing this to the attention of his fans.


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[ImmaSlave4U]

Canada's merciless slaughter of baby seals has just begun. Right now, seals are being shot and are having their skulls crushed on the ice floes, and we need your help to keep the pressure on the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee to help end this bloody and pointless massacre!

The Canadian government allowed sealers to kill more than 200,000 baby harp seals last year in its annual war on seals, and this year, that number has increased to 338,200 seals! These defenseless animals have their skulls smashed in or are shot. Then they are skinned for their fur, and many are conscious as the fur is ripped off their bodies. Some of these gentle creatures are injured and lost, left to suffer. Canadian government scientists estimate that 5 percent of young seals struck with a club, hakapik, or bullet are not recovered by sealers and that their fate is unknown. There is no larger commercial massacre of marine mammals on Earth. This slaughter has already started, and right now, baby seals are bleeding to death on the ice floes.

Please tell the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee that the world will not stand for this pointless, barbaric slaughter. Please call CEO John Furlong at 1-877-408-2010 and urge the committee to use its influence to help put an end to this carnage. Even if you have taken action before, it is important that you make your voice heard now. Please remember to be polite when you call.


Thanks so much for speaking out against this bloody massacre!


Canada's controversial seal hunt starts (AP)

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TORONTO – Canada's annual seal hunt started Monday, under pressure from a possible European Union ban on imported seal products.

The world's largest marine mammal hunt was called "inherently inhumane" earlier this month by a European Parliament committee that endorsed the bill to ban the import of seal products to the 27-member union. Animal rights groups say the hunt is cruel, difficult to monitor and ravages the seal population.

FULL ARTICLE: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090324/ap_on_re_ca/canada_seal_hunt_3

See also: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29839613/

[ImmaSlave4U]

Canada will have blood on its hands as well as on the ice as long as the annual seal slaughter continues. With attention turning toward Vancouver in anticipation of the Olympics, it will be impossible for the world to ignore this national scandal.

Here's an update from the Associated Press:


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TORONTO (AP) - Over 19,000 seals were killed in the first stage of Canada's contentious annual seal hunt this week, a Canadian fisheries official said Thursday.

Sealers reached the government quota of 19,400 in the area off Quebec's Iles de la Madeleine in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, spokesman Phil Jenkins said. He said a smaller stage of the Gulf hunt will begin Friday.

The government has set a combined allowable catch for this year's East Coast seal hunt of 338,200 harp, hooded and gray seals. The majority are killed off Newfoundland in a stage that's expected to start in the second week of April.

In Paris, animal rights activists staged a demonstration Thursday against the seal hunt. About two dozen protesters distributed flyers and brandished Canada's maple leaf flags printed with the word "Shame."

The world's largest marine mammal hunt was called "inherently inhumane" earlier this month by a European Parliament committee that endorsed the bill to ban the import of seal products to the 27-member union.

Animal rights groups say the hunt is cruel, difficult to monitor and ravages the seal population.

Sealers and the Fisheries Department counter that the hunt is humane and sustainable, and brings extra money to isolated fishing communities.

Fishermen sell seal pelts mostly for the fashion industry in Norway, Russia and China, as well as blubber for oil. About 30 percent of Canada's seal products go to Europe.

Canadian politicians lobbied intensely to try to convince the European committee that the hunt is humane. The bill must be approved by the entire EU assembly and EU governments to become law, a move that could come as early as next month.

Though acknowledging that the shooting or bludgeoning of the animals is a bloody activity, Canadian authorities contend the animals are killed quickly and do not suffer unnecessarily.

"It's very difficult to make animals killed look pretty," Jenkins said.

The department estimates the total seal population to be more than 6.4 million. Hunters are forbidden from killing seal pups that haven't molted their downy white fur.

"Just because a white coat begins to shed white fur does not stop that animal from being a baby. The seals that were killed out there were about three weeks old," said Rebecca Aldworth, director of Humane Society International Canada.

Aldworth said a large number of seals are wounded and later die and that the actual numbers of seals killed was likely more than 19,400.

The United States has banned Canadian seal products since 1972. The Netherlands and Belgium also ban seal products.

http://www.kval.com/news/national/41949657.html

[Horizon]

I posted this at my Rt forum and a TON of peeps went and signed.

[Horizon]

Great, thanks Meredith! Perfect timing because today is the International Day of Action Against the Seal Slaughter (http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/seal_hunt_09). Why it's not on all the calendars between Purim and St. Patrick's Day, we'll never know, but, hey, I'm doing my part to get the word out.

By teh way, I do know that Rob has spoken up for animals, including animals many people don't think twice about (ie, animals abused in the rodeo). Thanks for bringing this to the attention of his fans.


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Yes, Matchbox twenty canceled a concert last summer that was to take place during a rodeo that has been looked at several times for abuse to animals. He personally took a TON of flak from the media for this but held his ground.

He funds and looks after Pets Alive, an animal sanctuary in Upstate N.Y. and was even involved in a legal matter this past fall concerning some horses that were confiscated from a dude ranch that were starving and sick.
Here are some links about his activities:

http://www.petsalive.com/

He and his wife run this charity that helps animals AND people:

http://www.sidewalkangelsfoundation.com/

Here is the story about the horses he was involved with from his myspace blog, Rob and his wife, Marisol posted this entry themselves:

http://www.hillaryclintonforum.net/discussion/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=563350

An article about the concert that Matchbox canceled:

http://www.sharkonline.org/?P=0000000791

And then they had the nerve to file a lawsuit against Rob and the band:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2008/04/lawsuit-filed-o.html

If more people got involved like this, the world would be a better place for animals and humans alike. These are just a few of the reasons I have been a fan of his for so many years. As Hillary says, the man blooms where he's planted and tries to make the world around him a more livable environment for all he can. In addition to his phenomenal music ability and extreme hotness of course!

[ImmaSlave4U]

^ I love it when we hear from anyone who stands up for animals. Whether it's a forumer here at HCF, a celebrity like Rob Thomas, or someone learning the facts for the first time.

So you can't imagine how ecstatic I was when I heard that in 2006, when Barack Obama was an Illinois Senator, he wrote a letter (http://blog.peta2.com/obamasealletter.jpg) to a group of constituents to thank them for their support of a resolution against the Canadian seal slaughter. He assured them that he would use his seat in the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to support the resolution.

In his letter, then-Senator Obama wrote that "the United States should not condone" the slaughter, and vowed, "As a member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, I will work with my colleagues to ensure that we take the necessary steps to express our outrage with this inhumane measure".

I applaud Obama for taking such a strong stand—and now, PETA Senior Vice President Dan Mathews has written a letter to President Obama asking him to express that same passion now, as president, in an appeal to the Canadian government to stop the seal slaughter.

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You should be outraged too. Make sure you sign the petition (http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/seal_hunt_09) to save the seals if you haven't already!

[VotingHillary]

It's not just Canada that needs to hear from us...so does the fashion industry that uses the fur. Boycott any and all stores that sell this product. No demand for the product, no need for the hunt...period.

[Horizon]

I just received material from PETA yesterday about the fur trade in China. They capture PETS! Peoples dogs and Kitties, shove them into cages and kill them for their fur.

Ask Kimora Lee Simmons and her Baby Phat line about this. Her line is made in China and has dog fur on the collars of some styles of jackets. My son bought one for his GF 2 yrs ago at Christmas, I told her she was not allowed to wear that damn thing in my house and should be ashamed to own it! He made her take it back and she chose another designer who has the decency and common sense to use fake fur. I can not tolerate the senseless killing, maiming or abuse of animals for personal pleasure. It disgusts me.

[Suzan]

I signed the peittion. I've seen similar videos and they make me physically sick every time I watch them.

I've noticed lately that fur is coming back into style. I don't understand this. Food is a bit different, since we have to eat to live, but I am also disturbed by the horrible conditions of many of the animals in our food supply.

[Horizon]

This is yet another farm in NY near the same place that Rob and his wife got involved with the other horses:

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30154365/

ALBANY, N.Y. - State police say New York thoroughbred breeder Ernie Paragallo has been charged with cruelty to animals, two days after authorities seized 177 malnourished horses at his Hudson Valley farm.

A state police dispatcher says the 51-year-old Paragallo was arrested Friday and charged with 22 counts of torturing or injuring an animal and failure to provide sustenance. The dispatcher says Paragallo was to be arraigned Friday afternoon at town court in Coxsackie, 20 miles south of Albany.

The charges came after state police investigators questioned Paragallo about the malnourished horses found on his Center Brook farm Wednesday.

WTH? It's very obvious when horses are malnourished. Mismanagement?? I call it neglect, plain and simple. I tweeted this at Rob to see if he is aware, or involved in any way. I would almost bet these horses ended up at Pets Alive.

[Bubba Grizzly]

Yes, but we must not falter in our effort to squash every ant we see. Or smash every spider we come across.We must swat every bee, wasp and hornet. We must KILL every cockroach in sight, and bugzap every mosquito, fly and moth we can. Decapitate and poison every mouse, rat, mole, vole and any other Varmint you can think of... Since these are "ALL GODS CREATURES", who decided that some should die and some are too cute to harm....... And who gave them the authority to make that call.
Seems most people have no qualms about eating beef, pork, lamb, poultry, fowl, seafood,(includes fish,crustaceans, and mollusks), and eggs.
As far as Vegans go, has your food used no pesticides(natural or otherwise) to kill an insect. And while we are at it, haven't they determined that even plants have a certain amount of living consciousness.......
I guess it's true. If it's not a Disney character, it ain't worth saving.........


So what gives

[ImmaSlave4U]

Pamela Anderson and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0902/S00500.htm)? It turns out that the two of them have more in common than you might think. Namely, they are both opposed to the mass slaughter of seals.

Pamela has written (http://blog.peta.org/archives/Pamela_Anderson_to_Vladimir_Putin.pdf) to Putin suggesting that he use his political influence to help her—and many other Canadians, Russians, and people worldwide—end Canada's shame. Putin recently banned the killing of baby harp seals in Russia after calling the hunt a "bloody industry that should have been banned long ago." Pamela, a Canadian who is always a stunning PETA ambassador, has hand-delivered thousands of petition signatures to her homeland's parliament, protesting the fact that Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper still allows the beating and skinning of approximately 338,200 seals every year. PETA and Pamela believe that if Putin directs his opposition of the seal slaughter at Prime Minister Harper, Harper will sit up and take note.

[ImmaSlave4U]

Seals around the world are throwing up their flippers in celebration...the European Parliament voted today to end the sale of seal products (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gmyGqfWSNhmBma6m8RguatiPzfMQD9803N982) across the European Union (EU)!

This vote adds to the pressure on Canada to end the seal slaughter. It shows that the EU Parliament recognizes the inhumanity of the annual massacre. The ban will undoubtedly deal a strong blow to sealers' profits..and that, in turn, will result in less blood on the ice.

The EU's decision is in line with the wishes of the majority of European citizens and all good people across the globe, including, of course, all Canadian citizens who are ashamed that their country is party to the bloody seal slaughter. Eyes now turn to the Canadian government: It has threatened to challenge the EU ban on trade in seal products at the World Trade Organization. Instead, it should be using its own laws to ban the seal slaughter.

[Ikasu]

Will "stop the seal slaughtering" kill jobs?

[ImmaSlave4U]

Will "stop the seal slaughtering" kill jobs?

The ban will undoubtedly deal a strong blow to the profits of those who kill seals, and that will in turn result in less blood on the ice.

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[Ikasu]

The ban will undoubtedly deal a strong blow to the profits of those who kill seals, and that will in turn result in less blood on the ice.


Jobs are more important than seals.

[cindyb]

Jobs are more important than seals.

I am appalled at this statement. At least say the truth, "Jobs are more important than the slaughter of baby seals"

I am not the smartest person by any means, but I have to think that it would do something emotionally traumatizing to a person to be immersed in blood and guts for months at a time slaughtering helpless, sentient beings.

I'm sorry but jobs are NOT more important than preventing mass slaughter.


The news that the EU FINALLY did the right thing has made my day. Hurray for the baby seals.

[Ikasu]

I am appalled at this statement. At least say the truth, "Jobs are more important than the slaughter of baby seals"

I am not the smartest person by any means, but I have to think that it would do something emotionally traumatizing to a person that is immersed in blood and guts for months at a time slaughtering helpless, sentient beings.

I'm sorry but jobs are NOT more important than preventing mass slaughter.

I disagree. I care more about people's ability to care for their families than a seal slaughter. It is massive so it should be controlled better, but it should not be eliminated altogether. As Imma admitted, it would destroy an industry that provides jobs.

[cindyb]

I disagree. I care more about people's ability to care for their families than a seal slaughter. It is massive so it should be controlled better, but it should not be eliminated altogether. As Imma admitted, it would destroy an industry that provides jobs.

And I could care less about that.

Do you feel the same about the fur trade? It provides jobs stomping on little minks for their fur.

I don't give a rats a** about the jobs. The only reason I agree with any hunting is to feed people. The natives in Canada do actually eat seal.
But slaughtering for the hide is the worst kind of barbarism IMO.

Look at the pictures, watch the video's, this has been going on for DECADES.

The United States of America banned the import of Seal back in the 1970's.

[Ikasu]

And I could care less about that.

Do you feel the same about the fur trade? It provides jobs stomping on little minks for their fur.

I don't give a rats a** about the jobs. The only reason I agree with any hunting is to feed people. The natives in Canada do actually eat seal.
But slaughtering for the hide is the worst kind of barbarism IMO.

Look at the pictures, watch the video's, this has been going on for DECADES.

The United States of America banned the import of Seal back in the 1970's.

We're not going to agree. Better leave it at that. I know I'm in the minority for my opinion.

[cindyb]

This isn't the Dark Ages anymore. It isn't necessary for people to wear animals as clothes.

We have progressed to the point that we have cotton, hemp, polyester, etc
to wear.

[Ikasu]

This isn't the Dark Ages anymore. It isn't necessary for people to wear animals as clothes.

We have progressed to the point that we have cotton, hemp, polyester, etc
to wear.

That's true. But there's still a market for it. You do believe in the free market?

But over 330,000 killed per year is excessive. They should not be killed this way with clubs and axes. I've seen the videos. There should be more humane ways of doing it. I just don't think it should be eliminated altogether.

[cindyb]

That's true. But there's still a market for it. You do believe in the free market?

But over 330,000 killed per year is excessive. They should not be killed this way with clubs and axes. I've seen the videos. There should be more humane ways of doing it. I just don't think it should be eliminated altogether.

There is a market for human trafficking also, there is a market for slaves, there is a sex trade market that panders to children.

Is this an "anything goes" kind of thing?

[ImmaSlave4U]

As Imma admitted, it would destroy an industry that provides jobs.

The invention of the automobile, the abolition of slavery, and the end of World War II also necessitated job retraining and restructuring. This is simply an ingredient in all social progress...not a reason to deter progress.

[Ikasu]

There is a market for human trafficking also, there is a market for slaves, there is a sex trade market that panders to children.

Is this an "anything goes" kind of thing?

Apples and oranges. Animals are not people. Human beings are above animals.

[cindyb]

Apples and oranges. Animals are not people. Human beings are above animals.


Yes, we are above the animals and that, to me, means we shouldn't savagely kill them for their skin.

Now, as a food source for the native people of Canada, I have no problem with that.

We are talking the freaking fashion industry here, clubbing baby seals to death for fashion is barbaric.

[Ikasu]

Yes, we are above the animals and that, to me, means we shouldn't savagely kill them for their skin.

Now, as a food source for the native people of Canada, I have no problem with that.

We are talking the freaking fashion industry here, clubbing baby seals to death for fashion is barbaric.

There should be a humane way of killing them and the number killed per year should be limited by the government. 330,000 is excessive.

You know what? I agree with you. The seals should only be killed for food and the skin can be taken from those killed for their flesh. But that compromise will not satisfy the PETA crowd that believe animals are as important as people.

[ImmaSlave4U]

The number of people who are willing to stand by as the Canadian government allows seals to be slaughtered each year by the hundreds of thousands is decreasing fast.

Last night, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed U.S. Senate Resolution 84, calling for an immediate end to the annual seal slaughter. This vote comes less than a week after the European Union voted to ban the sale of seal fur in its member countries.

Some of the most powerful leaders in the world have voiced outrage about this barbaric tradition, and their cabinet members are in full agreement. Even Canada's own senators have tried to introduce bills to end the slaughter.

WAKE UP, CANADA! The rest of the world is trying to open your eyes, and you've hit the snooze button too many times already.

[ImmaSlave4U]

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When it comes to what we drizzle on our pancakes, oatmeal, and grits (for my friends in Louisiana), we've all got our preferences. If, like me, you prefer pure maple syrup over Aunt Jemima or Log Cabin (corn) syrup, taking a minute to see where your favorite restaurants' syrup comes from—and encouraging them not to buy the stuff imported from Canada—can help put an end to the seal slaughter.

Why maple syrup?

Canada produces about 85% of the world's maple syrup, an industry that rakes in around $C213 million each year. PETA's newest campaign encourages restaurants and grocery chains to boycott Canada's multimillion-dollar syrup industry. By persuading businesses to sign the pledge (https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2209) you'll be letting the Canadian government know that the country is going to get a serious hit in the wallet unless it declares an end to the seal massacre.

If your local fav restaurant is already using American maple syrup, pour it on thick (it's safe to use Aunt Jemima and Log Cabin too) and thank the owner that no seal blood was spilled for your breakfast or brinner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brinner).

[Spang]

Canadian Governor General Eats Raw Seal Heart In Support Of Hunters

RANKIN INLET, Nunavut — Canada's governor general ate a slaughtered seal's raw heart in a show of support to the country's seal hunters, a display that a European Union spokeswoman on Tuesday called "too bizarre to acknowledge."

Governor General Michaelle Jean, the representative of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as Canada's head of state, gutted the seal and swallowed a slice of the mammal's organ late Monday after an EU vote earlier this month to impose a ban on seal products on grounds that the seal hunt is cruel.

Asked Tuesday whether her actions were a message to Europe, Jean replied, "Take from that what you will."

Hundreds of Inuit at a community festival gathered Monday as Jean knelt above a pair of seal carcasses and used a traditional ulu blade to slice the meat off the skin. After cutting through the flesh, Jean turned to the woman beside her and asked: "Could I try the heart?"

She swallowed a piece whole and deemed it tasty, saying: "It's like sushi. ... And it's very rich in protein."

Jean, whose post is largely ceremonial, defended the hunt as an eons-old traditional hunting practice that is not inhumane.

A spokeswoman for EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas offered no official reaction.

"No comment; it's too bizarre to acknowledge," Barbara Helfferich said.

Animal rights groups believe Canada's annual seal hunt is cruel, poorly monitored and provides little economic benefit. Sealers and Canadian authorities say it is sustainable, humane and provides income for isolated communities.

Barbara Slee, an anti-seal hunt campaigner at the International Fund for Animal Welfare in Brussels said she was disgusted by Jean's actions.

"The fact that the governor-general in public is slashing and eating a seal, I don't think that really helps the cause, and I'm convinced that this will not change the mind of European citizens and politicians" because the deal is largely finished, Slee said.

EU governments are to sign the ban into law on June 25th after the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to impose the measure.

The new EU rule offers narrow exemptions so Inuit communities from Canada, Greenland and elsewhere can continue traditional hunts, but bars them from large-scale trading of their pelts and other seal goods in Europe.

Rebecca Aldworth, director of Humane Society International Canada, said Jean's actions were misleading and offensive because of the exemptions.

"Inuit people are protected in the legislation. To suggest otherwise is deceptive on the part of the Canadian government," Aldworth said.

But, Newfoundland sealer Jack Troake chuckled after hearing of Jean's actions.

"That's great stuff," he said. "You've got some of these environmentalists that are going to jump on her, but I think she's strong enough. She can take that, I think."

The Source (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/26/canadian-governor-general_n_207844.html)

[cindyb]

I read that today also Spang. Canada's governor that ate the raw seal is misguided to say the least. It isn't the eating of seal that is barbaric, it is the massacre of a quarter million baby seals every year for their FUR.
She isn't real smart, is she?

[Spang]

I just received this tweet:

Thanks 2 a LOT of effort-The Canadian Seal Slaughter has OFFICIALLY Ended 4 this year! 3/4 of the seals have bn saved!

Awaiting a link to the source.

*edit*

It was an email from PeTA.

[ImmaSlave4U]

With baby seal corpses littering Canadian ice floes, this year's seal slaughter has finally ended...but the outrage over the Canadian government's refusal to stop the killing is just getting revved up.

Outcry against the seal slaughter is echoing around the globe. The European Union and the U.S. have banned seal products, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution calling for an immediate end to the slaughter, and world leaders have spoken out against the massacre. Demonstrations from London to Hamburg and Los Angeles to Toronto have made headlines, and people all over the world have sent a strong, united message that the seal bloodbath must end.

It's clear that the Canadian seal slaughter is quickly losing favor and support: As Spang posted, this year, about three-fourths of the seals who were expected to be bludgeoned or shot to death were spared. But help is still needed to make sure that Canada doesn't think the protests will end just because the killing has slowed. Click here to get the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee to use its clout to stop the seal slaughter (https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1858)!

[Spang]

I want to say clubbing seals bad, bad, bad! right now, but I think I've made my point. But seriously, I finally watched one of the videos. I can't believe people do that <CENSORED> for a living. I couldn't live with myself.