Dear Friends : Starting June 25 to August 20 , 2008 , I'll be taking a "sabbatical" from my website. I'll be in the rainforest of Costa Rica working on "Vincent" , my new project. With no Internet access , I wouldn't be able to check or answer your emails , I apologize for this. I'll be back on August 21 and promise to answer your questions and reply your emails ASAP. Thank you for your continuous support and have a great summer!
Marcelo Hoynowski , Webmaster
Canadian Fishermen Killed about 80% of Harp Seal Quota
The 2008 Seal Hunt is over. This year the hunt took the lives of over 220.000 harp seals. About 80% of the TAC (total allowable catch ). Four sealers lost their lives and 4 vessels where lost .
The Canadian government has done its best to misinform Canadians and the world about the facts of this cruel and needless slaughter and those who oppose it , but this year IFAW images and videos from the hunt had images so shocking that they have convinced nations around the world to ban their trade in seal products.
This year the government promised a more "humane" hunt. They also said "Canada's seal hunt is humane, sustainable and responsible." But this is ALL far from true...
It is insanity, almost everyone that support this outrageous practice argue that no baby seal killing is allowed anymore...(if you can claim that a 14 days old seal is not a baby , for an aimal who can live over 35 years...)) In my opinion no excuse or argument is valid; the killing of any living thing for money , vanity and politics is outrageous.
(IFAW Copywright)
THANK YOU !
The 1st New Jersey Walk for Seals is over. People from all over New Jersey and some people from New York came to take part in the walk.
Thanks to family , teachers , friends , sponsors, and anybody else who showed up.
Special thanks to our friends from IFAW and the New Jersey Best Friends Network.
I hope to see all of you next year for the next seal walk.
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