*[Enwl-eng] Seals will be shot or bludgeoned with spiked clubs by the hundreds of thousands

[ENWL]

                        When will Canada protect these innocent animals?









                        Nearly a Half a Million Seals, Some of Them Just 
Weeks Old, Will Be Slaughtered in the 2022 Hunt



                             Sign Now




                        The 2022 Canadian commercial seal hunt has just 
begun off the coast of Newfoundland, and this season, Canada will allow a 
whopping 400,000 harp seals to be killed. Seal pups as young as three weeks 
to three months of age are fair game, with some hunters shooting them with a 
rifle and others killing them using a hakapik, a brutal spiked club. Despite 
rightful outrage and shrinking demand for seal products in recent years, the 
Canadian government continues to allow this tragic slaughter to continue 
each spring.



                        The European Union has enacted a number of helpful 
bans, including a recent restriction on all seal products in the market, 
with an exemption for seals hunted by Indigenous peoples. Crucially, First 
Nations and other native communities have tribal sovereignty, giving them 
the right to continue seal hunts. Any hunting ban must include an Indigenous 
exemption. These communities are historically much more invested in 
responsible and respectful wildlife practices, whereas white westerners have 
a long history of simply bludgeoning wild animals into extinction for sport 
and profit.



                        Canada's commercial seal hunt has dramatically 
dropped -- by about 90% – since the European trade bans were established. 
The tides are turning, and it is time the Canadian government ends this 
practice in its entirety for good. Sign the petition now if you agree!




                 Thank you,

                        Lauren

                        Care2 Petitions Team



                        P.S. Hundreds of thousands of seals will be brutally 
murdered this year, in a tradition that the majority of Canadians oppose. 
Sign the petition, end the commercial seal hunt.

                             Sign Now










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From: Lauren W., Care2 Action Alerts
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2022 11:16 AM
Subject: Seals will be shot or bludgeoned with spiked clubs by the hundreds 
of thousands

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