Whole Foods Market Defends the Seals
Source > www.seashepherd.com
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has
recruited Whole Foods Market to join the international
boycott of Canadian fish products.
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society applauds the
decision by Whole Foods Market to join this boycott.
The only thing that can end the cruel mass slaughter
of baby seals by Canadian sealers is economic pressure
on the $3.3 billion Canadian Seafood Industry.
This is the release from Whole Foods Market:
Whole Foods Market Responds to Seal Hunt Issue
Whole Foods Market consistently offers the highest
quality seafood gathered from the best sources locally
and around the world. We pride ourselves on seeking
the best environmental choices for seafood and
informing our customers about the latest issues
pertaining to seafood. For the last 25 years,
including most recently with the advent of our Animal
Compassion Foundation, Whole Foods Market has
championed livestock production standards that ensure
humane treatment of animals.
Q & A
What is the issue?
Fishermen off Canada's East coast around
Newfoundland and Magdalen Islands kill baby seals in
the off-season from fishing by clubbing them to death
or shooting them primarily to sell their fur.
What is Whole Foods Market's response?
Whole Foods Market is suspending any purchase of
seafood from the areas where the brutal killing of
baby seals is taking place until the fishermen commit
to stopping this practice. Seafood normally sourced
from that area, including snow crab, wild PEI mussels,
and bay shrimp, will be replaced by similar product
from other areas of the world.
What else is Whole Foods Market doing to urge that
the clubbing of baby seals stops?
If it is determined that population control of the
seals is necessary for the balance of the ecosystem
and health of the seal population, then we will
encourage the fisherman and the Canadian government to
find more humane ways to achieve this.
In addition to sending notice of our decision to
the fishermen in the areas where the seal hunt takes
place, we will provide the Canadian government input
on the seal hunt issue at their Seal Forum scheduled
for September 2005.
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society welcomes your
support. To learn how to support our conservation
work, please visit our donation page.
P.O. Box 2616, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 (USA) Tel:
360-370-5650 Fax: 360-370-5651
Copyright � 2005 Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
All rights reserved.
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