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275,000 baby harp seals have been sentenced to  die this year. They will be 
blugeoned to death in their nurseries on the ice  with hakapiks, many will be 
dragged along the ice with boats hooks through  their flesh and for 42%, they 
will literally be skinned alive. Many will not  even had their first solid meal 
or taken their first swim. All this suffering  and death for nothing more 
than vanity - the fur  trade.

According to the _Humane  Society of the United States (HSUS)_ 
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=ibmuf5bab.0.yemob5bab.geyk7ybab.21&ts=S0235&p=http://www.protectseal
s.org/) , the annual Seal hunt "is the largest slaughter of  marine mammals 
on the planet".  The _International Fund for Animal Welfare  (IFAW)_ 
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=ibmuf5bab.0.zemob5bab.geyk7ybab.21&ts=S0235&p=http://www.ifaw.or
g/ifaw/general/default.aspx?oid=127996)  is predicting that this will be the 
"biggest seal  hunt in 50 years".  

When describing the annual Canadian Seal hunt, the _Atlantic Canadian 
Anti-Sealing Coalition_ 
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=ibmuf5bab.0.9emob5bab.geyk7ybab.21&ts=S0235&p=http://www.antisealingcoalition.ca/)   points out, "it is the only 
hunt that targets specifically the infant of a  species."  Furthermore, _The  
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society_ 
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=ibmuf5bab.0.8emob5bab.geyk7ybab.21&ts=S0235&p=http://www.seashepherd.org/seals/)  states that, 
"about 95% of  the seals to be slaughtered are babies less than four weeks old". 

The methods for killing the seals include  kicking, beating on the head with 
clubs or hakapiks, or being shot.   According to _HARPSEAL.ORG'HARPSEAL._ 
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=ibmuf5bab.0.7emob5bab.geyk7ybab.21&ts=S0235&p=http://www.h
arpseals.org/hunt/index.html) , "The facts show that about 40% of the seals 
are actually  skinned alive".  

The driving force behind the brutal Seal  hunt is economics.  However, "the 
connection between the commercial  fishing industry and the seal hunt in Canada 
 gives consumers all over the world the power to end this cruel and  brutal 
slaughter", as noted on _HSUS's 'Protect Seals' website_ 
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=ibmuf5bab.0.yemob5bab.geyk7ybab.21&ts=S0235&p=http://www.protectseals.org/) 
.  Since Red Lobster  is one of the  largest buyers of Canadian seafood, 
demonstrations are being held at  select restaurant locations across North  
America this month.

Activist groups in Houston are  joining in this boycott campaign by holding a 
peaceful, educational  demonstration in front of the Red Lobster in NW 
Houston next  week!  Details are below.

PLEEEEASE JOIN US IN A DEMONSTRATION TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE  CANADIAN 
SEAL HUNT! Also, please crosspost even if you cannot join us  :O)

Houston  Demonstration Details

Date:  Friday, April 4,  2008
Time:  5:00 - 8:00  PM
Place:  In front of Red  Lobster 
302  FM 1960 W. HOUSTON TX 77090  
(NW Houston)

In Solidarity with Animals member, Jennifer  Houser, is coordinating the 
Houston  demonstration.  

Please _email Jennifer_ 
(http://us.f312.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=kerrimilam@yahoo.com)  or call her at (512)  785-0616 for additional details.  Signs & 
leaflets will  be provided!

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