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Urgent Action!
International Alert
Stop the Namibian Seal Hunt
The world's second largest commercial seal hunt for pelts occurs in Namibia from July 1st through November 15th. This year the government has set the 2006 hunting quota at 85,000 pups; a level that combined with natural mortality could result in the annihilation of this year's entire seal pup population.
Despite declining numbers of pups born annually and seal populations that have not recovered from mass die-offs in 1994 and 2000, the quota increased from 50,850 pups in 1993 to 85,000 in 2006. The increase is motivated by monetary, rather than scientific, reasons.
What You Can Do
Click here to fill out a form to send an email to Prime Minister Nahas Angula asking him to end the seal hunt. Please also consider sending a letter or making a phone call.
Contact information:
Prime Minister Nahas Angula
Government Building
P/ Bag 13338
Windhoek
NAMIBIA
Tel. +264 61 287 9111
Fax.+264 61 226 189
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International Alert
Help Stop the Canada Seal Hunt
With more than 315,000 seals killed in 2005 alone—98% of whom were babies under three months of age —Canada's harp seal hunt is the largest commercial slaughter of marine mammals on earth.
Canadian sealers and the fishing industry that supports them can be stopped. With the recent election of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, there is renewed hope that 2006 will be the last year that seals are hunted and skinned on the Canadian ice.
As Prime Minister Harper begins his term, we have an unprecedented opportunity to influence the Canadian government and save countless baby seals.
Please take action today to help end the brutal Canadian seal hunts by sending an e-mail to Prime Minister Harper today. Thank you!
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U.S. Alert
Take Action Today to Bring Truth to Fur Labels
Raise Support for the Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2006
The U.S. House of Representatives is considering legislation, H.R. 4904, the Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2006, which would close a loophole that allows fur products
valued at less than $150 to be sold without identifying it as animal fur or specifying the species of animal or country of origin. Without proper labeling, consumers
can't always tell if an item contains real fur or faux fur.
Also, in the U.S., cat and dog fur are sold as fur trim in spite of federal law to the contrary. In 2000 the U.S. banned the import of domestic dog and cat fur.
Yet each year more than two million dogs and cats are killed for the fur trade. And items made from cats and dogs are still making their way into the U.S.
market, often imported from China. Stronger labeling laws will aid in addressing the import of the dog and cat fur.
This Act if passed would require a label for all fur products regardless of their retail price, and allow consumers to make educated choices about whether or not to wear fur.
How You Can Help:
Please write, call and email your U.S. Representative and urge him or her to support and co-sponsor H.R. 4904. See talking points below for help with letters and calls.
If you do not know who represents you please visit www.house.gov/writerep/. You can also contact your
lawmakers by calling the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.
If you have questions on this bill or would like more information please visit the
HSUS site or contact info@api4animals.org or furfree@hsus.org.
Thank you for making a difference for animals!
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