ACTION ALERT! Canada prepares law suit against Dutch, Belgians over seal fur ban!

September 28, 2007

Canada prepares law suit against Dutch, Belgians over seal fur ban http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/114903.html Amsterdam - Canada has taken first steps in preparation of a law suit at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against the Netherlands and Belgium over their ban on the import of seal fur. "There is no basis in science or international law to prohibit the sale of seal products," a spokesman for the Canadian Ministry of International Trade told reporters. In what appears to be an attempt to prevent a prohibition on seal fur by the European Union as a whole, Canada has requested a consultation with the EU at the WTO in Geneva. Responding to the Canadians, Dutch Minister of Agriculture Gerda Verburg said the Dutch law, which was implemented

earlier this summer, "fits within the rules established by the WTO."The Netherlands and Belgium have recently adopted laws prohibiting the sale of seal fur and other seal products. The two countries argue that the way the animals are killed - they are clubbed to death - is cruel. ****************************************************************************** *** PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST WIDELY *** PLEASE SPEAK OUT NOW ON BEHALF OF CANADIAN SEALS--WRITE THE EUROPEAN UNION IN SUPPORT OF A PERMANENT BAN ON SEAL PRODUCTS--TODAY! As an individual who is fed-up with the massacre of tens of millions of Canadian Harp seals over the decades; you can play a CRUCIAL ROLE in helping to save next year's infants by writing to those European countries listed below. Permanently banning the importation of seal products to as many countries as possible, will dry

up market demand and therefore force an end to sealing. It is vital that you make your voice heard ASAP. WE MUST NOT ALLOW THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO PURSUE THIS OBSCENE LAWSUIT WITHOUT MASSIVE RESISTANCE! With your help, 2007 will be the final year of this cowardly and sadistic event. WITHOUT YOUR VOICE THESE ANIMALS ARE DOOMED. PLEASE EMAIL this list of important contacts throughout Europe, to ask for their support of a PERMANENT BAN on all trade of seal products. NINE COUNTRIES ALREADY HAVE BANS PENDING OR IN PLACE! We are moving closer to a complete ban by the European Union but THEY MUST HEAR FROM SUPPORTERS LIKE YOU! SAMPLE LETTER TO EUROPEAN UNION: As someone who has fought long and hard to stop the yearly Canadian commercial

Harp seal slaughter, I implore you to pass legislation making the importation of ALL seal products unlawful within EU countries. More than 1.25 million seal pups have been killed in the last 3 years, alone. This slaughter is brutal and unsustainable, and given the recent mass drownings of thousands of additional seal pups due to global warming, it is imperative that 2007 be the FINAL YEAR for this obscenity. Please let common sense, compassion and integrity prevail, and put an end to the EU's part in trafficking in the torture and killing of helpless animals for the sake of trivial and utterly useless products. Sincerely, *** EUROPEAN EMBASSY CONTACTS *** [ If email addresses are blocked please go to: http://whales.greenpeace.org/campaign/7071/?modified ] EUROPEAN UNION (is studying slaughter for Europe-wide ban, please WRITE THEM!) Delegation of the European Commission to Canada 45 O'Connor

Street, Suite 1900, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1A4 Tel: 613 238 6464 E-mail: Delegation-Canada AUSTRIA (Ban in place--thank them!) 445 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6M7 Tel: 613 789 1444 Fax: 613 789 3431 E-mail: ottawa-ob BELGIUM (Ban in place--thank them!) 360 Albert Street, Suite 820, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7X7 Tel: 613 236 7267 Fax: 613 236 7882 E-mail: ottawa AND/OR Kaperberg 8, B - 4700 Eupen Tel: +32 (0)87/59 07 20 Fax: +32 (0)87/59 07 30 E-mail: verwaltung BULGARIA 325 Stewart Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6K5 Tel: 613 789 3215 Tel/Fax: 613 789 3524 E-mail: mailmn CROATIAN PARLIAMENT (Ban in place--please thank!) Trg sv. Marka 6, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia Phone: +385 1 45 69 222, +385 1 63 03 222 Fax: +385 1 63 03 018 E-mail: sabor CYPRUS 2211 R. Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 Tel: (202) 462-5772 Fax: (202) 483-6710 E-mail: ctcny CZECH REPUBLIC 251 Cooper Street, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0G2 Tel: 613 562 3875 Fax: 613 562 3878 E-mail: ottawa DENMARK 47 Clarence Street, Suite 450, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9K1 Tel: 613 562 1811 Fax: 613 562 1812 E-mail: ottamb ESTONIA 260 Dalhousie Street, Suite 210, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7E4 Tel. 613 789 4222 Fax: 613 789 9555 E-mail: embassy.ottawa FINLAND 55 Metcalfe Street, Suite 850, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6L5 Tel: 613 288 2233 Fax: 613 288 2244 E-mail: embassy FRANCE (Ban pending--please thank!) 42 Sussex Drive, Ottawa,

Ontario K1M 2C9 Tel: 613 789 1795 Fax: 613 562 3735 GERMANY (Working on ban--please WRITE & support!) 1 Waverley Street, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0T8 Tel: 613 232 1101 Fax: 613 594 9330 E-mail: germanembassyottawa GREECE 80 MacLaren Street, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0K6 Tel: 613 238 6271 Fax: 613 2385676 E-mail: embassy HUNGARY 299 Waverley Street, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0V9 Tel: 613 230 2717 Fax: 613 230 7560 E-mail: sysadmin IRELAND 130 Albert Street, Suite 1105, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G4 Tel: 613 233 6281 Fax: 613 233 5835 E-mail: ottawaembassy ITALY (Temporary ban--WRITE & support for permanent ban!) 275 Slater Street, 21st Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5H9 Tel: 613 232 2401 Fax: 613 233

1484 E-mail: ambasciata.ottawa AND/OR Presidenza del Consiglio dei ministri Palazzo Chigi Piazza Colonna 370 00187 Roma - Italy Tel: +390667791 E-mail: redazione.web LATVIA Suite 1200, 350 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 7S8 Tel: 613 238 6014 Fax: 613 238 7044 E-mail: embassy.canada LITHUANIA 130 Albert Street, Suite 204, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G4 Tel: 613 567 5458 Fax: 613 567 5315 E-mail: litemb LUXEMBOURG 2200 Massachusetts Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20008 Tel: 202 265 4171 Fax: 202 328 8270 E-mail: washington.info MALTA 2017 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008 Tel: 202 462 3611 NETHERLANDS (Ban in place--please thank!) 350 Albert Street, Suite 2020, Ottawa,

Ontario K1R 1A4 Tel: 613 237 5030 Fax: 613 237 6471 E-mail: info POLAND 443 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6H3 Tel: 613 789 0468 Fax: 613 789 1218 E-mail: ottawa PORTUGAL 645 Island Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 0B8 Tel: 613 729 0883 Fax: 613 729 4236 E-mail: embportugal ROMANIA 655 Rideau Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6A3 Tel: 613 789 3709 Fax: 613 789 4365 E-mail: romania SLOVAKIA 50 Rideau Terrace, Ottawa, Ontario K1M 2A1 Tel: 613 749 4442 Fax: 613 749 4989 E-mail: ottawa SLOVENIA (Ban in place - please thank them!) 150 Metcalfe St, Ste 2101, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1P1 Tel: 613 565 5781 Fax: 613 565 5783 E-mail: info.mzz SPAIN Simcoe Place, 200 Front Street West Oficina 2401. P.O. Box 15, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3K2. E-mail: cgspain.toronto SWEDEN 377 Dalhousie Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N8 Tel: 613 241 8553 Fax: 613 241 2277 E-mail: sweden.ottawa UNITED KINGDOM (Working on ban--please WRITE & support) 80 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5K7 Tel: 613 237 1530 Fax: 613 237 7980 E-mail: generalenquiries BOYCOTT CHINA! END ITS ANIMAL TERROR [Petition]http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/395884823END WHALING--NOW! [Petition]http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/194508729

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