Monday, May 21, 2012
Friday, May 11, 2012
Omega-3 and seal oil
Seal meat is not regulated under either standards of meat or fish, therefore cannot meet criteria for international value of wholesomeness.
Canada misleads consumers, marketing seal oil as a "health" alternative. Seal oil contains bioaccumulative PCBs, a known animal carcinogen, PCBs produce health affects such as reproductive disorders, liver disease, and other problems. PCBs are stored in body fat and are dangerously bioaccumulated in the foodchain. Resistant to degradation, PCBs persist for many years in the environment. What Canada markets as benefits of seal oil is the Omega-3 and essential fatty acids, should be taken in plant form, such as flax seed oils. 1 tablespoon of crushed flax seed contains the recommended daily amount of Omega-3.
Canada misleads consumers, marketing seal oil as a "health" alternative. Seal oil contains bioaccumulative PCBs, a known animal carcinogen, PCBs produce health affects such as reproductive disorders, liver disease, and other problems. PCBs are stored in body fat and are dangerously bioaccumulated in the foodchain. Resistant to degradation, PCBs persist for many years in the environment. What Canada markets as benefits of seal oil is the Omega-3 and essential fatty acids, should be taken in plant form, such as flax seed oils. 1 tablespoon of crushed flax seed contains the recommended daily amount of Omega-3.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Help spread the word about Canada's commercial seal hunt - Printable handout
It's easy to share information about Canada's commercial seal hunt. http://www.friendsforseals.org/ways-to-help/
Friday, February 17, 2012
The Green Party allows Mr. Miller to be pro-seal hunt.
Because of this, we do not support a petition against him.
Eleceted official of Green Party called FriendsForSeals.org "douche bags" as you can read about in the article link below.
Please note that the name-calling is not an issue with FriendsForSeals.org.
We aren't looking for an insincere apology.
Mr. Miller has made it clear that he DID NOT call ALL animal activists this foul name, but us only.
He tweets repeatedly accusing us of libel.
He so far has not responded to us with our many requests, asking him to what he is referring.
He has contacted us many times, but refuses to answer why he tells his followers that we lie.
Mr. Miller is in St. John's Newfoundland and is pro-seal hunt.
The Green Party Canada as a body has a firm stance of being against the commercial seal hunt.
From this exchange with us that Mr. Miller created, came what has turned out to be a startling revelation to many.
Elizabeth May, Green Party leader has confirmed that not all elected members are, nor have to be against the seal hunt, so long as they support most of the party's beliefs.
Because of this, we do not support a petition against him.
Eleceted official of Green Party called FriendsForSeals.org "douche bags" as you can read about in the article link below.
Please note that the name-calling is not an issue with FriendsForSeals.org.
We aren't looking for an insincere apology.
Mr. Miller has made it clear that he DID NOT call ALL animal activists this foul name, but us only.
He tweets repeatedly accusing us of libel.
He so far has not responded to us with our many requests, asking him to what he is referring.
He has contacted us many times, but refuses to answer why he tells his followers that we lie.
Mr. Miller is in St. John's Newfoundland and is pro-seal hunt.
The Green Party Canada as a body has a firm stance of being against the commercial seal hunt.
From this exchange with us that Mr. Miller created, came what has turned out to be a startling revelation to many.
Elizabeth May, Green Party leader has confirmed that not all elected members are, nor have to be against the seal hunt, so long as they support most of the party's beliefs.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
WWF Supports Seal Slaughter in Canada
We understand that many people around the world feel strongly about the suffering of the individual seals killed in the hunt and we share this concern. To inform the ethical debate on the annual seal hunt, WWF promoted the establishment of an independent expert panel of veterinarians to assess the treatment of harp seals during the course of the hunt, including the manner in which seals are hunted. The veterinarians report has been presented to the Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and its key recommendations are being acted upon by DFO management and have been favourably received by industry. The panel will continue to be active in promoting humane hunting methods.'
What WWF didn't address here is that, with regards to that specific study, what was found by the independent veterinary panel was that the 'hunt' is inhumane. Why did WWF leave that out of their comment?
Also, WWF is saying that since it was reported to the DFO, that animal welfare groups should just let it go at that. We knew full well then that the DFO wouldn't pay attention to the study and guess what???....they didn't!
For more info directly from WWF, visit our homepage, www. FriendsForSeals.org
and join us on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=171705476193785
What WWF didn't address here is that, with regards to that specific study, what was found by the independent veterinary panel was that the 'hunt' is inhumane. Why did WWF leave that out of their comment?
Also, WWF is saying that since it was reported to the DFO, that animal welfare groups should just let it go at that. We knew full well then that the DFO wouldn't pay attention to the study and guess what???....they didn't!
For more info directly from WWF, visit our homepage, www. FriendsForSeals.org
and join us on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=171705476193785
Why boycott ?
We participate in the promotion of boycotting fish from Canada. Why? Full-time fishermen are the ones who kill the seals. Now with no market for seal products, they leave most of the seals behind, wounded, piled to rot, or dumped back into the ocean.
Details of the why and who we boycott can be found here http://www.friendsforseals.org/why-boycott/
Other participants of the boycott include Humane Society , Sea Shepherd Conservation Society , International Fund For Animal Welfare ( IFAW ) , and more.
Seal Hunt Canada is a dead industry. So why continue the killing?
News: Senator Mac Harb talks about how the days of making money on the commercial seal hunt is over.
FriendsForSeals.org
The customer base for Canada's dead seals is gone, yet the killing continues.We hope you'll join in the conversation going on now. Click this link: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsForSeals.ORG?sk=app_4949752878
FriendsForSeals.org
The customer base for Canada's dead seals is gone, yet the killing continues.We hope you'll join in the conversation going on now. Click this link: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsForSeals.ORG?sk=app_4949752878
Monday, February 13, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
News Travels Slowly These Days
The world has spoken and it wants Canada's dead seals no more.
The United States leaving behind the practice of seal killing decades ago, the imposing figure of Russia's Vladimir Putin putting a stop what he called "a bloody industry", and the nail-in-the-coffin decision of the European Union banning the import of seal products, leaves Canada alone.
By themselves, with no customer, the handful of commercial fishermen who cruelly kill thousands of seal pups each year look to the taxpayer for funding, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for purpose, to continue to kill seals.
The market for seal pelts is closed.
The DFO has tried and tried to cater to the last remaining participants by having it appear to the public that the seal hunt is necessary, but there is no country in the market for dead seal.
For 25 year's the Canadian government has tried to shove seal fat down the gullet of the Chinese. They don't want it, and the growing animal welfare voice of China, becoming tired of their own country's practices, has become highly offended.
Canada continued the killing, even though the fishermen, violating Marine Mammal Regulations, admitted that they kill seals and don't even bring them in because there is no money in them.
The government, reeling from losing their fight of the EU's decision at the World Trade Organization, tried to make the public believe that maybe, just maybe, the dead seals heart valves could be useful.
But no.
The taxpayer will continue to pay for fishermen, who already have full-time jobs at fishing, to go out to kill seals "for sport" as they put it, but see no return on the investment.
The seal hunt is dead.
The old joke, "The 80's didn't come to Canada til like '
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)