Urgent: Stop the imminent massacre of grey seal pups
Urgent: Stop the imminent massacre of grey seal pups
Animal Rights
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Urgent: Stop the imminent massacre of grey seal pups
Last year, grey seal pups were spared a gruesome end to their short lives as the ‘hunt’ on Hay Island, Nova Scotia, was canceled.
This ‘hunt’, really a massacre, takes place on land. The killing is done with bats. The pups who remain on land do not yet know how to swim, so they are unable to escape.
The pups are clubbed in front of each other. Observers who went to document the slaughter have seen them screaming and panicking as pups are clubbed all around them.
Please read more about the grey seal hunt in About the Hunt section.
Keep up with the news in News and Press section.
This year, the Canadian government has set a kill quota of 1,900 seal pups.
Last year, the sealers could not find a buyer of the grey seal pelts. This year, they claim that they have a buyer. The identity of this alleged buyer has not been revealed.
Although the Canadian government set the start date for the slaughter as February 17th, so far, no seal pups have been killed. The slaughter is not expected to start tomorrow since the sealers have not yet notified the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans of their intent to start.
Thus there is still hope. The longer the delay, the more seal pups will take to the ocean and the fewer will still be vulnerable to the bats of the Nova Scotia sealers.
Please take this opportunity to act for the grey seals.
1. Please write to the Canadian politicians
NO SABLE ISLAND GREY SEAL SLAUGHTER
2. Please contact Nova Scotia fishermen and let them know that you are boycotting their products. Here are two major companies:
Clearwater (902) 443-0333
Ocean’s Best (902) 645-3482
3. Boycott all Canadian seafood
4. Tell your friends!