Seal Hunt...

From HSUS:

The 2007 Canadian seal hunt left at least 215,378 seals dead -- and almost all of them were babies as young as 12 days old.

One of our most effective weapons against the hunt is the Canadian seafood boycott. Seal hunting is an off-season activity for Canada's east coast commercial fishermen. They earn a small fraction of their incomes from selling seal skins to the fur industry: only a reported $17.5 million (Canadian) annually, compared to the nearly $3 billion taken in by the Canadian fishing industry from seafood exports to the United States. The connection between the commercial fishing industry and the seal hunt gives consumers all over the world the power to end the hunt.

We are excited to report that the boycott is working! The Canadian fishing industry has suffered a $460 million (Canadian) decline in the value of snow crab exports to the United States.

Help us keep the pressure on Canada's fishing industry by teaming up with more than 545,000 people who have joined the boycott.

We'll deliver your pledge to Canada's government, so the politicians will know you've joined our international ProtectSeals team to end this shameful hunt.

To sign the pledge, click here.

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