Canadian Seal Cull Underway

Guardian - Cull of 300,000 baby seals begins

Thousands of commercial hunters armed with clubs, rifles and spears moved on to the ice floes off eastern Canada today to kill more than 300,0000 baby seals for their pelts over the next few weeks.

The Guardian article goes on to say that the slaughter is worth the equivalent of $16 million to the area's 'coastal communities'. That makes each seal pelt worth about $50. I suggest that we all consciously avoid spending $50 on Canadian goods in the next year.

Here is a page of other suggestions on what you can do about it. Importantly, write to the Canadian Prime Minister (Paul Martin, pm@pm.gc.ca), the Ambassador (Frank McKenna, canada@canadianembassy.org)