Canada's seal hunt sparks protests, seafood boycott
CBC News 3-12-05
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 11:48:25 -0800
Canada's seal hunt sparks protests, seafood boycott
Last Updated Fri, 11 Mar 2005 08:31:44 EST
CBC News
MONTREAL - The Humane Society of the United States is
calling for an
international boycott of all Canadian seafood products
in an attempt to
shut
down the commercial seal hunt.
The society will kick off its campaign with an
international day of
action
against the seal hunt next Tuesday. Protests will be
held in front of
Canadian consulates and embassies in more than 20
countries.
Rebecca Aldworth, director of Canadian wildlife issues
for the Humane
Society, says the hunt is cruel and not properly
regulated.
She also says interest in seal fur is growing,
pointing to rising
prices for
pelts as evidence. Aldworth says that's why the group
decided to try a
new
tactic after years of unsuccessfully lobbying the
Canadian government
to
stop the seal hunt.
"We're asking Americans and people around the world
not to buy Canadian
fish
and seafood products, which will be clearly labelled
as that, until
Canada
has ended its commercial seal hunt for good," she said
from her office
in
Montreal.
Aldworth says her group is not opposed to subsistence
hunting by
aboriginals.
Major environmental and animal protection groups in
Canada, the U.S.
and
Europe say they'll join the boycott.
Rallies against the seal hunt are planned for
Vancouver, Ottawa,
Toronto and
Halifax on March 15. A Kelowna rally is scheduled for
this Saturday.
The Sea Shepherd Society, whose ship Farley Mowat was
forced into Port
Aux
Basques, Nfld., last Sunday, is backing the Vancouver
rally.
The 50-metre vessel left Newfoundland Thursday, headed
for dry-dock in
Lunenburg, N.S.
MARCH 7, 2005: Coast guard guides leaky conservation
ship into port
A small hole in the hull has been temporarily
repaired. The first
officer
says they expect to arrive in Lunenburg on Saturday.
The Farley Mowat was headed for the Magdalen Islands
to document the
annual
seal hunt when it ran into trouble.
Headlines: Canada
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