Bridget Curran

Dear Environment Minister John Gormley:

I am writing to thank you for the decisive stance you have taken to support a ban on seal products within the European Union.

As president of the Atlantic Canadian Anti-Sealing Coalition, I represent Canadians living in the very region the killing occurs who are vehemently opposed to the slaughter on the basis it is inherently inhumane, ecologically irresponsible and economically unnecessary.

I have personally witnessed the commercial killing of seals in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia for the past three years and can attest to the horrific cruelty meted out to seal pups of just a few weeks of age by men wielding wooden bats, hakapiks and rifles. Sealers routinely violate Marine Mammal Regulations and Canada's Department of Fisheries and
Oceans consistently fails to act while attempting to convince the international community that Canada's commercial seal hunt is "closely monitored", "tightly regulated"
and "humanely conducted".

Despite the fact the majority of Canadians oppose the cruel and unnecessary commercial seal hunt, their tax dollars are used to subsidize the annual slaughter.... Read More

Your decision to support a ban on seal products within the European Union is warmly welcomed by the majority of Canadians. Once again, thank you.

Yours truly,

Bridget Curran
Director
Atlantic Canadian Anti-Sealing Coalition
Halifax, Nova Scotia
www.antisealingcoalition.ca