MARCH 27th (Friday) is our Annual Anti Seal Hunt Event in Va

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Ily a une manif aujourd'hui à Vancouver!

MARCH 27th (Friday) is our Annual Anti Seal Hunt Event in Vancouver!!!!

We will gather together at 11:40 AM behind the Art Gallery at Robson.

Hope to see you there!!!!

Ericka



As a result of the total lack of interest from our Canadian Government to the opinions of the Canadian public about the seal hunt, fifteen months ago CATCA launched an awareness campaign targeting the Polish Government. This turned out to be very positive, so afterwards 13 months ago, CATCA launched an international campaign together with anti sealing groups in Europe and Canada.



Our goal has been to target all Ministries of Environment at the European Union, to explain them, what really happens during the seal hunt and why it can't be done in a humane way. We want these decision makers to support the total ban on the trade of Canadian seal products at the European Union (there is a very important upcoming decision coming in February at the European Parliament and Council, that could end the seal hunt in Canada between the next 4-7 years).



If the ban on the trade of seal products (Canadian and also from the seals killed for fur in Russian, Namibia, Greenland and Norway) is approved, this would harm quite a lot the trade on seal products and the Canadian seal hunt particularly. The sealers are getting barely any money from the seal hunt now. It is risky and the weather conditions are extreme, so this is what has the power to end it up once and for all. The Atlantic Canadian fisheries are also getting the pressure for the Seafood Boycott that has made them lost millions of dollars in revenue.



During 2007, our President and Founder went 3 times to Europe, relaying on the good will of fellow animal colleagues and volunteers, who send us whatever they could to pay for these trips. CATCA doesn't get any funding due that we lobby against our Canadian Government. However so far we have succeeded in lobbying in person with the majority of the decision makers in Europe for over three years, thanks to the generosity and involvement of many people all over the world.



CATCA was created over 20 years ago in Europe, to promote awareness and support international, national and local campaigns against animal abuse. Check our website: www.catcahelpanimals.org to do your share to stop animal cruelty worldwide.



PLEASE GO TO:Seal campaign in Europe (last and recent webpage: www.catcahelpanimals.org/sealseuropa.html), to know what it's going on there and updates of our campaign in Europe and go to "2009 seal campaigns" page for our latest e-mail campaign: