AmandaLynn
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In Canada, thousands of Seals have been brutally murdered, beaten to death, skinned alive, and left to die, by cruel, evil, greedy, disgusting men/women, for no reason other than the fact that they find it fun. It is a sport to them. They see no reason why they should stop, and have actually got the courts of the United States and Canadian governments on their side. The U.S. courts have banned members of Animal Shelters and Charities from making a prescence at the culls, from taking video footage, etc. But, this has not fased the charities, and they continue to take video footage, and to interfere with hunts. In Canada, the courts have said that the hunters bring money to the economy. However, in reality, the money brought in by hunters is almost nothing. Canada's fishing industry annually exports around $3bn of seafood to the US while the seal hunt generates just $16.5m from pelt sales.
Yes, it is true that certain breakthhroughs have come about. Some people are now refusing to buy fish products imported from Canada, in a hope that their economy will become so damaged that they will have to ban Seal Culls. But this is not enough! In order for this to work, a total boycott of fish products would have to be enforced. School children, the person liveing next door, the woman who lives up the road, the man who walks in the street, the government, all must be informed of what is happening. The famous should use their status to bring the word to the masses (Pamela Anderson has already done this, but again, one person is not enough).
Have a look at this webpage, where, if you look at the video, you'll see some examples of seal killing. There are videos on www.ifaw.org that show this better, but I can not access them at the moment.
This is not about the purpose of one charity. It is about the responsibility of all good human beings out there to make a difference. The only way to beat the courts is to have public supports. This is how fox hunting became outlawed in the UK. The only way to get public support is to spread the word, to educate.
Join http://www.ifaw.org to see how you can make a difference.
I have tryed to get hold of some footage of these hunts that were taken by IFAW to show you how disgusting some of the things that go on are, but my computer won't let me load it on to MAP at the moment. So instead, i have atatched a picture. But it can all be found at the IFAW website.
Thank you for reading this, and to those who try to make a difference, I thank you also.
Gareth
Yes, it is true that certain breakthhroughs have come about. Some people are now refusing to buy fish products imported from Canada, in a hope that their economy will become so damaged that they will have to ban Seal Culls. But this is not enough! In order for this to work, a total boycott of fish products would have to be enforced. School children, the person liveing next door, the woman who lives up the road, the man who walks in the street, the government, all must be informed of what is happening. The famous should use their status to bring the word to the masses (Pamela Anderson has already done this, but again, one person is not enough).
Have a look at this webpage, where, if you look at the video, you'll see some examples of seal killing. There are videos on www.ifaw.org that show this better, but I can not access them at the moment.
This is not about the purpose of one charity. It is about the responsibility of all good human beings out there to make a difference. The only way to beat the courts is to have public supports. This is how fox hunting became outlawed in the UK. The only way to get public support is to spread the word, to educate.
Join http://www.ifaw.org to see how you can make a difference.
I have tryed to get hold of some footage of these hunts that were taken by IFAW to show you how disgusting some of the things that go on are, but my computer won't let me load it on to MAP at the moment. So instead, i have atatched a picture. But it can all be found at the IFAW website.
Thank you for reading this, and to those who try to make a difference, I thank you also.
Gareth