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Dear Friend,

The largest commercial slaughter of marine mammals on the planet will begin in days. By the end of this year's hunt, more than 300,000 seals will have been brutally killed - many of them babies as young as 12 days old. Some of them will have been skinned while still conscious and able to feel pain. The Humane Society of the United States will be on the front lines in Canada, fighting to halt this atrocity. Please stand with us today and stop the seal hunt forever.

Sign the pledge to boycott Canadian seafood. Click here.
Seal hunting is an off-season activity conducted by fishers from Canada's East Coast. They earn, on average, a small fraction of their incomes from seal hunting - the rest from commercial fisheries. Canada earns $3 billion annually from seafood exports to the United States. The connection between the commercial fishing industry and the seal hunt in Canada gives consumers all over the world the power to end this brutal slaughter. We'll deliver your pledge to Canada's government so the politicians will know you've joined our international Protect Seals team and are committed to ending the seal hunt once and for all.

Don't Buy While Seals Die: Boycott Canadian Seafood.

Photo: IFAW

Help save the baby seals by signing the pledge to boycott Canadian seafood. Your simple act could help end the seal hunt forever.

Pass the pledge to friends.
Canada is sensitive to world opinion. Hundreds of thousands of people protesting and, in particular, refusing to buy Canadian seafood will make a difference. Taking the pledge is simple and effective. Click here to pass it on!

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The first stage of the barbaric hunt, set to start in late March, will unfold very quickly - and we'll be there to cover it. A spotter plane will help us pinpoint the slaughter locations, and helicopters will take our teams out onto the ice so they can record the ugly truth about what happens away from public view.

You can stay in touch with our biggest animal protection campaign of the year at www.ProtectSeals.org. There you'll find up-to-the-minute news, videos, and actions every day during the hunt.

I know that it's painful to think about this awful abuse, but your involvement and action are critical to ending it. Thank you for joining us today in our fight to abolish the brutal seal hunt forever.

Sincerely,

Wayne Pacelle
President & CEO
The Humane Society of the United States

P.S. Get frequent updates from Rebecca Aldworth, our Director of Canadian Wildlife Issues, who will be on the ice throughout the hunt to witness and report. Click here.