Guest guest Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 I can't imagine what it feels like to finally make progress on the seal hunt after working on banning it for a over decade. I hope the small victories turn into major ones in our lifetime! ---------------- Humane Society of the United States <humanesocietyHow you helped seals this yearFriday, May 1, 2009, 6:14 PM Change is in the air for seals, thanks to you!European Union to vote on seal product ban next week.Trouble with links or images? Want to share this email? Use this link:https://community.hsus.org/humane/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=33063765 May 1, 2009 Dear DD, You'd think I'd feel defeated after what I've seen. But two weeks since returning home from documenting the Canadian seal slaughter with The The Humane Society of the United States' ProtectSeals team, I'm hopeful. At last, we're closing in on the end of the commercial seal hunt. I'm struck by what a difference a year can make. Thanks to you and the thousands of people who donated and took action, here are just a few of the victories we can celebrate in 2009: The HSUS Canadian seafood boycott continues to gain ground -- more than 5,000 businesses and more than 600,000 individuals have pledged not to buy Canadian seafood until the seal hunt ends for good. The fishing industry is losing money, and prices for seal skins have crashed to $15 (CAD) -- an 86 percent drop from 2006. Most fishermen aren't bothering to leave home to join the hunt, and tens of thousands of seals have been spared. For the first time, Canadians have proposed legislation to support an end to the hunt, and we've found a true champion for seals in the government. Senator Mac Harb introduced the historic bill in the Canadian senate last month after returning from his visit to the ice floes. The HSUS community dug deep to help seals and met The Giant Steps Foundation's matching gift challenge to raise $500,000 in just a few weeks. That means a total of $1 million dollars will immediately go toward stopping the hunt before it starts next spring. Russia made headlines worldwide when it announced that it would ban the killing of seals less than a year old this year, effectively ending one of the biggest kills of harp seals in the world. Yuriy Trutnev, Russia's Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology, called the seal slaughter "bloody," and remarked that the killing of defenseless animals can't be deemed a "hunt." I have hope for an even bigger victory still: This Tuesday, May 5, the European Union is scheduled to vote whether to ban its trade in seal products, cutting off a primary market for the Canadian sealing industry. If you sign up for our mobile alerts and follow The HSUS on Twitter, you'll be the first to know when we hear the results of Parliament's vote. We can win this, if we stay persistent. It won't be long before the Canadian government agrees it's time to end the slaughter, if only to protect profits. Thank you again for standing with the ProtectSeals team throughout our expedition to the ice -- I know you'll stick with us as we work to put a final end to this cruelty in the coming year. Sincerely, Rebecca AldworthDirector of Canadian Wildlife IssuesThe Humane Society of the United States P.S. Check out our ProtectSeals Cause Gear at Humane Domain. Make a bold statement to end seal slaughter forever -- and feel good knowing you’re supporting our campaign! Copyright © 2009 The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) | . The Humane Society of the United States | 2100 L Street, NW | Washington, DC 20037 protect-seals | 202-452-1100 | humanesociety.org We are committed to protecting your privacy, so your email address will NEVER be sold, rented, or exchanged. This message was sent to d2or3. Visit your subscription management page to modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile. To stop ALL email from The Humane Society of the United States, click to remove yourself from our lists (or reply via email with "remove" in the subject line). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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