FW: Save seals when you shop for groceries

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Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:09:41 +0000humanesocietySubject: Save seals when you shop for groceries

 

 

 

 

Urge your local grocer to boycott Canadian seafood until the seal hunt ends.

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Urge your local grocers -- Don't buy while seals die.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In just a few short weeks, Canada's annual commercial hunt of harp seals is set to begin.Thanks to dedicated advocates like you, we are getting closer to the day when baby seals can live in peace without being hunted down and brutally clubbed or shot. But as of today Canada still refuses to bow to international pressure, and is readying its sealing vessels for the slaughter. That's why we urgently need your help to ask your local grocery store to not buy or sell Canadian seafood until the senseless slaughter of seals comes to an end. What’s the connection between your grocery store and the seal hunt? Sealers are actually commercial fishermen who earn only a small fraction of their livelihood from killing baby seals for their fur. The vast majority of the sealers' incomes -- 95% actually -- comes from commercial fishing. About two thirds of Canada’s seafood is exported to the United States each year, achieving over $2.5 billion for the Canadian economy annually. This dwarfs the few million dollars contributed by the commercial seal hunt. By choosing to avoid Canadian seafood until the seal hunt ends for good, you can give the fishermen who kill seals a clear economic incentive to stop the slaughter. So far, our boycott has resulted in millions of lost revenue for Canadian sealers -- but we aren’t there yet. Our best opportunity to end this barbaric hunt is through the power of our pocketbooks. But we need YOU to send the message to major grocery chains that this hunt is unacceptable.

 

Whole Foods, Harris Teeter, and Trader Joe's are three of the more than 3,500 grocery chains and restaurants that have already agreed to shift some or all of their seafood purchasing away from Canada until the commercial seal hunt is ended for good. Our ProtectSeals team is in discussions with several grocery chains in your area, and they have asked to hear from their customers. So today, ask your local grocery store to step up for seals: Download this customer comment card and give it to your store manager the next time you go grocery shopping. To view a list of grocery stores in your area that have already joined the boycott, If you can spare a few minutes after your visit, please provide us with feedback on the store you visited and any conversations you had by sending us an email, to help our ProtectSeals team build upon your efforts. Together, we have a tremendous opportunity to end this senseless slaughter once and for all. Thank you for all you do for animals. Sincerely,Wayne PacellePresident & CEOThe Humane Society of the United StatesP.S. For a complete list of companies supporting the ProtectSeals campaign,

 

 

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