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BOYCOTT THE 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS IN CANADA
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All eyes are on Canada as it prepares to host the 2010 Winter Olympics. Again the Olympics Committee has chosen a Country where innocent Animals are skinned alive for Fur!

It has become apparent that the Liberal Government of Canada holds no regard for the welfare, or the very survival of the harp and hooded seals species. The  recent decision to authorize the slaughter of more than a million seals over the next three years is outrageous and indefensible. Already, in 2002, they  allowed more than 307,000 animals to be slaughtered - the highest kill level we have witnessed since 1967.

I was horrified to learn of the 2001 report produced by an international team of veterinarians, which concludes that up to 42% of seals are skinned alive. It is deplorable that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans received this report, and still has refused to address the problem. Furthermore, I am aware that more than 660 thoroughly documented violations of the Canadian Criminal Code and Marine Mammal Regulations, including the skinning of live seals, have been submitted to the DFO -and that they have refused to lay a single charge in response.



It is absolutely unacceptable that the federal government of Canada has so deliberately and recklessly encouraged the decimation of a wildlife population that is beloved by people all over the world. Recent polling clearly shows that close to 80% of Americans and Europeans oppose the seal hunt, with a substantial number willing to boycott Canadian products and tourism as a result.

How can you boycott?

Don't watch the Games on TV

Don't visit Canada

Boycott Canadian Seafood and Maple Syrup

Share the Boycott with you Friends

Tell Prime Minister Harper and the Olympic Organizing Committee that you boycott the 2010 Winter Olympics until the Seal Hunt end forever.

 

 

 

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All eyes are on Canada as it prepares to host the 2010 Winter Olympics. Again the Olympics Committee has chosen a Country where innocent Animals are skinned alive for Fur!</p>
<p>It has become apparent that the Liberal Government of Canada holds no regard for the welfare, or the very survival of the harp and hooded seals species. The&nbsp; recent decision to authorize the slaughter of more than a million seals over the next three years is outrageous and indefensible. Already, in 2002, they&nbsp; allowed more than 307,000 animals to be slaughtered - the highest kill level we have witnessed since 1967.<br /> <br /> I was horrified to learn of the 2001 report produced by an international team of veterinarians, which concludes that up to 42% of seals are skinned alive. It is deplorable that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans received this report, and still has refused to address the problem. Furthermore, I am aware that more than 660 thoroughly documented violations of the Canadian Criminal Code and Marine Mammal Regulations, including the skinning of live seals, have been submitted to the DFO -and that they have refused to lay a single charge in response.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> It is absolutely unacceptable that the federal government of Canada has so deliberately and recklessly encouraged the decimation of a wildlife population that is beloved by people all over the world. Recent polling clearly shows that close to 80% of Americans and Europeans oppose the seal hunt, with a substantial number willing to boycott Canadian products and tourism as a result.<br /> <br /> How can you boycott?</p>
<p>Don't watch the Games on TV</p>
<p>Don't visit Canada</p>
<p>Boycott Canadian Seafood and Maple Syrup</p>
<p>Share the Boycott with you Friends</p>
<p>Tell Prime Minister Harper and the Olympic Organizing Committee that you boycott the 2010 Winter Olympics until the Seal Hunt end forever.</p>
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