"At Issue" - The first step in learning to live with wildlife is to understand that animals are instinctively driven to satisfy their 4 basics of life; territory, shelter, food & water. Find out more about ways to discourage wildlife away from our attics and back into the wild ....
Above is a picture of the billboard that was sponsored by NAfA on Ontario Street in St. Catharines for the month of March 2009. The 2009 seal hunt was a little different from those of years past. The market for seal pelts is so poor that warehouses are still full of pelts from previous years. This and the very low price of pelts ($15 per pelt in 2009) meant that the inflated quota announced in March of 280,000 was not met. 2009 may be remembered as the year with the fewest seals killed in recent memory (59,500).
Signs internationally suggest that change is in the air. In 2009 Russia ended its harp seal hunt and the European Union (EU) banned the import of all seal products (excepting subsistence native hunters) on the grounds that the hunt is inherently inhumane. However, the debate isn't over until no seals are slaughtered for their fur.
Don't Buy or Wear Fur: Even if the fur may not be seal it still came from an animal that suffered immense cruelty to make that fur item. Educate Yourself: Research the fur industry and how the 2 million fur bearing animals are killed for their fur every year in Canada. Educate Others: Tell your friends and family about the inherent cruelty of wearing fur and fur-trimmed items. Contact your federal political representative and tell them you want this annual slaughter stopped.
