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Seal hunting is an off-season activity conducted by fishers from Canada's East Coast. They earn a small fraction of their incomes from sealing—primarily from the sale of seal pelts to European fashion markets. But the vast majority of the sealers' incomes are from commercial fisheries. Canadian seafood exports to the United States contribute $2.4 billion annually to the Canadian economy—dwarfing the few million dollars provided by the seal hunt. The connection between the commercial fishing industry and the seal hunt in Canada gives consumers all over the world the power to end this cruel and brutal slaughter. Click here to learn more.

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Resolved: Canada Should End the Seal Hunt

May 18, 2009


	The U.S. senate isn't taking the Canadian seal hunt lying down any longer. © The HSUS/Kathy Milani

In another sign of mounting global opposition over Canada's killing baby seals, the U.S. Senate has unanimously passed U.S. Senate Resolution 84, calling for an immediate end to this annual commercial slaughter. The Humane Society of the United States hailed the vote as another powerful signal that Canada can no longer afford to ignore.

This historic vote came just days after the European Union voted by a huge margin to ban the import of seal products from Canada.

"It's time for Canada to listen to the rest of the world. The migrating seals are a glorious resource for tourism, and the government in Ottawa must no longer resist the future for the sake of the bloody past," said John Grandy, The HSUS' senior vice president for wildlife and habitat protection. The HSUS has long been in the vanguard of the fight to end this slaughter.

The bi-partisan U.S. Senate resolution was sponsored by Sens. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, and Susan Collins, R-Maine.

"It is truly gratifying that the U.S. Senate has passed this resolution," said Sen. Levin. "Canada needs to understand that the rest of the world will not stand by and allow this slaughter to continue. Ten countries have now either banned trade in seal products or have indicated their intentions to do so and the European Union has just enacted a prohibition on seal product trade."

Sen. Collins said, "International opinion, as well as the opinion of the vast majority of Canadian citizens, is overwhelmingly in favor of ending the Canadian seal kill. We strongly encourage the government of Canada to bring this inhumane slaughter to an end."

The resolution noted that more than one million seals have been killed during the past five years, 95 percent of them pups between 12 days and 12 weeks of age. That means that many seals were slaughtered before they had even eaten their first solid meal or taken their first swim.

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‡ How we calculate the number of seals killed.