I know this is a site dedicated to dogs, but I also know that if you are a dog lover then you have to be an animal lover. So that is why I am posting this news letter here, to try get a little more awareness out there to everyone about what is actually going on in our world. Maybe when you read this you might join peta and just give your signature now and again to stop the slaughter of innocent animals. Remember " We are their voices".
The annual seal bloodbath, the largest slaughter of marine mammals on Earth, is scheduled to begin in just a few weeks' time. Up to 388,000 baby seals, most of whom are in their very first weeks of life, will be bludgeoned and shot to death and then skinned for coats that no one wants or needs – no one, that is, except the babies themselves! Their mothers, who are spared because fur traders don't want their pelts, will mourn and wail as their babies are killed right in front of them, their bodies left to rot on the ice.
Last year, with the help of PETA supporters and members like you, we dealt a devastating blow to the sealers and anyone who profits from the seal-fur industry. More than 110,000 letters and e-mails were sent to Members of the European Parliament informing them of the horrors facing Canada's seals and urging them to vote for a ban on the import and sale of seal products within the EU.
As a direct result of our work and that of other animal protection groups, the seal product ban passed.
Your support of PETA has been critical in bringing about substantial change for animals all around the world. Please help us do even more by making an online donation today.
Canada may seem far away, but we know that Canada's sealers felt the effect of the actions you took as the price for seal fur plummeted and the slaughter became less profitable for them.
We also know that Canada's seals felt it too, as almost two-thirds of the government's quota – more than 200,000 seals – were spared from the violence of the sealers' swinging clubs.
Together we have achieved so much, but there is still so much more to do. Please join PETA's campaign to end all forms of animal abuse.
Already the seal-fur traders are searching for new markets for their bloody wares and are seeking ways to raise the price of seal fur once again. We must act now to block these attempts to find new buyers in countries such as China.
Tens of thousands of people have been mobilised to send letters of protest against the killing, and dozens of high-profile press events and demonstrations have been organised outside Canadian embassies around the world.
The public outcry against the seal slaughter is growing, but we cannot rest for a minute – the lives of Canada's seals for years to come are depending upon us.
Put simply, PETA needs you. This year's slaughter of baby seals is due to begin any day now. And the time to protest against that abomination is now.
Very truly yours,
Ingrid E Newkirk
Founder
