The Canadian government, provincial governments of Atlantic Canada and sealing industry collude to drive harp, hooded and grey seals to the brink of extinction and beyond. For the past four years the Nova Scotia government has allowed the commercial killing of thousands of baby grey seals in a provincial nature reserve (Hay Island, Cape Breton). Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans has been working with sealers contemplating large-scale slaughterand incineration of 220,000 grey seals on Canada's newest national park, iconic Sable Island in Nova Scotia.

Seal hunting is a marginal activity employing a very small number of people and is extremely unpopular to Canadians. Yet each year the Canadian government lavishes millions of our tax dollars on these cruel, unsustainable and unnecessary slaughters.

WITHOUT OUR TAX DOLLARS THE SLAUGHTERS COULD NOT CONTINUE.

Join us for a rally in Halifax on Saturday, 19 March 2011 to mark the Global Day of Action Against Seal Hunting and send a clear message to the governments of Canada and Atlantic Provinces:

• ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
• NO MORE SEAL SLAUGHTERS!
• NO MORE USING OUR TAX DOLLARS FOR THIS OBSCENE ACTIVITY!
• LISTEN TO THE WISHES OF CANADIANS!
• SEALS ARE WORTH MORE ALIVE THAN DEAD - DON'T SACRIFICE THE CANADIAN TOURISM INDUSTRY FOR A CRUEL AND UNPROFITABLE INDUSTRY

Signs and placards will be provided - just dress warmly and bring your lovely selves. Look forward to seeing you there!

PLEASE NOTE: There are more rallies planned for March - more details to come!!