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Balladeer
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since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA 
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I received this from the International Fund for Animal Welfare, in which I participate. I know there are many of you who have professed to be very concerned wiht this topic and I urge anyone interested to read and sign the petition. Thank you.. Dear Michael, We've all seen the baby harp seal pictures -- adorable dark eyes staring out at us benevolently from pillowy white fur. But cruelty season is fast-approaching in Canada. Sign the petition: http://www.care2.com/go/z/21459 In a month's time, hunters armed with clubs and rifles will bludgeon and shoot to death hundreds of thousands of baby harp seals out on the ice floes of Eastern Canada. Shockingly, at least 95% of the seals killed will be less than three months old and more than 40% may be skinned alive. Canada's seal hunt is the largest deliberate slaughter of marine mammals in the world. The government has set a legal quota of up to 319,500 seals this year. The seal pelts are served up to the fashion industry, with additional profits from meat, oil, and the sale of genitalia to Asian markets. But the killing of baby seals doesn't make sense economically or ecologically, nor is it sustainable. The Canadian government wants the media and public to believe that no one cares about the innocent blood spilled each year. That's why we must create a public outcry! Tell the Canadian Parliament that you DO CARE about the cruelty inflicted upon these seals and that the hunt is indefensible! Sign the petition: http://www.care2.com/go/z/21459 |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 Hey Balladeer, bless you for speaking out for these innocent seals, and against this proposed act of slaughter against tens of thousands of them. It's exactly how you titled it as. Slaughter on Mother Nature. We are all God's people and creations, and we should be treating seals among all other creations as our brothers, sisters and relatives. Edward Munch said, "Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye...it also includes the inner pictures of the soul." (sad sigh) My feelings for protecting all other species of the world run in the same vein as my feelings in preserving our environment and last remaining old-growth forests. My greatest fear is if we were to wake up years from now and find we've lost it all, all that remains is the stinging plague of regret. We can stop this from happening, but we need all the support as possible. There is no economic benefit to the killing of animals as there is for cutting down trees. We must also encourage the critical issue of sustainability, education of why our environment is so important to protect, and the need to propose alternative methods for providing the young with food, clothing, fuel, etc. which would prove far more economical. Vincent van Gogh once said, "It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality, is more important than the feeling for pictures." Let's see to it, hope, and promise the children of tomorrow that they can see these precious seals just as we have right before their very eyes, and not just in a photograph. God Bless You, Michael! I will spread the word among other communities!  Sincerely, Noah Eaton "If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other" |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
Wow, look at that! 29,129 signatures! Only 871 more are needed to accomplish their goal! Let's run this final sprint, everyone! Please add your support as well! Thank you! Sincerely, Noah Eaton "If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other" |
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Huan Yi Member Ascendant
since 2004-10-12
Posts 6688Waukegan |
Mike, They’re not killing them for fun. If there wasn’t money in it they wouldn’t bother. What are the pelts used for and who’s buying them? |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
John, of course there's money in it. There is also money in heroin. WHo will buy it? The same people who buy the heroin. Ivory has been banned for years in certain parts of Africa due to the indescriminate slaughter of elephants to obtain it. There is still a thriving black market for it. Poachers I can understand......governments? No. |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Absolutely, No. Thank you, Sir. |
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Titia Geertman Member Ascendant
since 2001-05-07
Posts 5182Netherlands |
I'm in, I'll sign as should everybody!!! Killing these baby seals is absurd and beyond any norms and values of the modern time. Nobody needs a fur coat today in this world. Thanks my friend for bringing this to our attention. Titia Like scattered leaves...my words will flow |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
I've signed. Thanks for the link, Michael. It is truly a horrible practice that needs to end. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Thanks, Michael. Sadly, I remember petitioning for this very thing many many years ago, when I was active with Greenpeace and WWF. It seems this dastardly deed has managed to resurrect itself. Thanks for providing the link, and yes, I did sign. namaste |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
Today is a tragic day for those poor, innocent, defenseless seals. A new slaughter is beginning in Newfoundland, where approximately 200,000 seals live. You can see exactly how tragic the killing of these innocent creatures, many of them babies, are in this video: http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M68259087433121213632865 As an optional, you can also make a contribution to IFAW in their effort to stop this massive hunt: http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M68259077433121213632865  Sincerely, Noah Eaton "If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other" Mother Teresa |
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gemjop Member Elite
since 2002-11-18
Posts 2587Pencilveinia, USA |
Signed and sent the link to friends. What's even more horrifying are all the other petitions on the site for various other needless killings. Sickening.  |
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Ringo
since 2003-02-20
Posts 3684Saluting with misty eyes |
I do not typically do "causes" because of some internal and long held thoughts, however I do not ever see the need for senseless slaughter of creatures that have no intrinsic value other than furs. (OK, OK... so my spelling sucks). Consider me as added. They took pictures of our dreams |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
I am so very touched by all the support coming in in defense of these seals, just as I'm sure our Balladeer is who first brought this issue to light here. You're absolutely right, Ringo, there is no net benefit at all to killing seals. It is cruel and economically isn't even sustainable. And I absolutely understand how you generally feel about causes. I guess I'm more into them generally-speaking, I'm more of that activist hippy type, but indeed many causes can tend to be hyped, and the hype could only tear them apart or discredit them. But this particular cause is generated purely from moral outrage. Unadulterated moral outrage. Of course I am also a passionate tree hugger and believer in the natural environment, so that could also explain how I believe beyond just the senseless killing that seals really do represent a vital role in our environment and ecosystem, but the bottom line here is, I just believe this sort of massacre is immoral and brutal, period. Sincerely, Noah Eaton "If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other" |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Amen, Noah...and thank you, gemjop and Ringo for your support..the thought of it makes my blood boil. |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Balladeer~ Signed and sent on to 937 friends~ Thank you for bringing this to the forefront of this forum~ *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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LoveBug
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Member Elite
since 2000-01-08
Posts 4697 |
Signed, definently signed. Geez.. fur is nothing more than luxery item anymore.. why should innocent animals die like this so some rich freak can wear a skin? Buy CLOTH! Geez Sigh. Love's a lovely lad |
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