IFAW: Not With My Tax Money!

Well every year starting in March the Canadian government's propaghandi comes out and brainwashes the canadian citizens about the seal hunt of gray seals and harp seals. To people who do not support this seal hunt consider it a Seal Slaughter! Back in the 90's this slaughter was shut down by animal rights activists and then after the pressure softened the government geared it back into operation. They found a market for the fur and away they went to the killing ice flows of the eastern coastline of Canada. After this seals were being killed by the thousands. By 2009 the Canadian government was up to about 300, 000 seals slated to be skinned on the ice leaving their bodies scattered in red splatter marks over the white snow. Then the European Union banned all seal products that really pissed off the Harper government and forced them to use our tax money for this slaughter and now to fight the European Union which they did not win. 2011 they have put out a qouta of 60,000 seals to be slaughtered.

March 12th - International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) - hit the streets of Toronto at the Dundas Square downtown. They brought their enormous seal mascot for this event and a ton of literature. People held signs and got petitions signed. Scarfs and buttons were handed out and a ton of conversation buzzed around the whole event from support to nonsupport. Overall majority does not care for their money to support this slaughter and want it to end.

March 21st - IFAW supporters went out on the streets of Toronto in the College and University street area near the Toronto University. A lot of students passing by with the subway entrances nearby and some were taking the information while others ignored and a couple actually fought for it. One student says "they do it becuase their overpopulated and if we didn't kill them there would be too many". While the reply was "How about the ice flows not forming in the last couple of years not allowing them to have their babies to populate?" and there was no reply.

When the matter hits home it only makes more disgruntled conversations to amazing support and awakening at times. No matter what the reactions are its best to let people know the facts and how the government covers it up and uses tax money. A police officer showed up on the scene and stated "I know all about the seal hunt and I think the tax money can be better used to help create yearly jobs instead of a few hundred people in a short time."

I myself like to approach each matter differently depending on who I speak with and one I liked today was Ìf you don`t like the Harper government then boycott the Seal Slaughter and piss them off!` Some people would smirk, some would ignore me and others came up and asked why. Each issue and each person thinks and reacts differently - we have to find what makes them tick and share them the information in a manner that affects their thoughts alone.

Just on another quick note seals are being slaughtered in Nambia as well! This matter needs to stop and you can also check it out here: https://sites.google.com/site/thesealsofnam/

Scotland Seals - http://www.flickr.com/photos/markgsmith/5503482677/

Bob Timmons
Artist for the Ocean
http://www.bobtimmons.org/

IFAW Seal Campaign
http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_canada_english/join_campaigns/seals/index.php