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Don't Buy While Seals Die: Boycott Canadian Seafood!

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"I pledge not to buy seafood products produced in Canada—such as snow crabs, cod, scallops, and shrimp—until Canada ends its commercial seal hunt for good."


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Why boycott Canadian seafood?

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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Consumers:

check markTell Clearwater – the largest exporter of seafood from the sealing provinces – that you will be boycotting Canadian seafood until seals are safe.

check markUrge your grocer to join the boycott.

check markAsk other restaurants and businesses to join the boycott.

check markFind out which restaurants, chefs, and businesses have already joined the boycott.

check markDownload our pocket guide to boycotting Canadian seafood (and share it with friends).

Businesses:

check markLearn how you can join the Boycott

Advocates:

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check markAsk your U.S. senators to cosponsor the seal hunt resolution

check markUrge the Canadian Minister of International Trade to end the hunt

check markSign the Petition on Facebook to ban the trade of seal products in the EU

check markJoin our Stop the Seal Hunt Cause on Facebook

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Support for Seals Redoubled

April 24, 2009

The Humane Society of the United States's campaign to end the cruel baby seal slaughter in Canada gained fresh support this week from the generosity of our supporters and a special foundation grant.

Baby harp seals are hunted for their fur once they begin to lose their white coat. ©The HSUS

The Giant Steps Foundation, whose mission is to create a kinder, gentler, and healthier world for all living creatures, offered to match donations to The HSUS' ProtectSeals Campaign up to $500,000 until April 23.

Pledges from our committed members and constituents poured in to meet and exceed our goal. Online donations alone topped $280,000!

These contributions will advance our efforts to document the cruelty of the seal kill, to encourage the European Union to ban trade in seal products, and to expand the boycott of Canadian seafood to increase economic pressure on sealers.

The HSUS will continue to work to save seals until the slaughter is ended for good, and we thank our amazing supporters for helping us get closer to that victory.

For more ways to help end the seal hunt, click here. 

 


   
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‡ How we calculate the number of seals killed.