Animal 0 Posté(e) le 16 mars 2007 Reminder: Media Advisory: International Day of Action Against the Seal Hunt Canadians protest seal hunt on March 15th in Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Vancouver and Nanaimo Attention: Assignment Editor, City Editor, News Editor, Photo Editor, Government/Political Affairs Editor HALIFAX/NS/SEAL HUNT PROTESTS - COAST TO COAST--(CCNMatthews - March 15, 2007) - From the East Coast to the West Coast, Canadians will join citizens in 36 cities around the globe this Thursday, March 15th to mark the International Day of Action Against the Canadian Seal Hunt. Sealing is expected to begin in the gulf of St. Lawrence within the next two weeks. Although this year's quota has yet to be announced, in the past three years, more than a million seals have been killed for their fur making it the largest marine mammal slaughter in the world. More than 95% of seals killed are less than three months old. Protests are planned in Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Nanaimo and Vancouver. Details are as follows: Halifax Time: Noon - 2:00 pm Location: Public Gardens on Spring Garden Road (by the main gates) Sponsored by Atlantic Canadian Anti-Sealing Coalition Montreal Time: Noon - 1:00 pm Location: Protestors will meet at the corner of McGill College and Saint Catherine Sponsored by Aequo Animo Ottawa Time: 11:30 am - 2:30 pm Location: Parliament Hill, 111 Wellington Street Sponsored by Ottawa Animal Advocates Toronto Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm Location: Yonge and Dundas (SW corner in front of the Eaton Centre entrance.) Sponsored by Wild At Heart Calgary Time: Noon - 1:00 pm Location: Harry Hays Building, 220 - 4th Avenue S.E. Sponsored by Compassion in Action & the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Edmonton Time: Noon to 1:00 pm Location: MP Rona Ambrose's Constituency Office at 6801 - 170th Street Sponsored by Voice for Animals Kelowna Time: 11:00 am Location: MP Ron Cannan's Constituency Office, Capri Mall, 114-1835 Gordon Drive Sponsored by The Responsible Animal Care Society (TRACS) Vancouver Time: 11:45 am - 2:00 pm Location: Protesters will meet at the Art Gallery, 750 Hornby Street, at 11:45 am and will proceed up Burrard Street ending up in front of the DFO building, 401 Burrard Street, at 12:30 pm. Sponsored by Campaign Against The Cruelty to Animals (CATCA) and Liberation BC Nanaimo Time: Noon - 1:00 pm Location: SPCA Shelter, 2200 Labieux Road Sponsored by BC SPCA - Nanaimo Branch /For further information: Halifax - Bridget Curran, Atlantic Canadian Anti-Sealing Coalition, 902-473-9080 Montreal - Cecil Gagnon, Aequo Animo, 514-636-0782 Ottawa - Ottawa Animal Advocates, ottawa.animal.advocates@... and Steve Thompson, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, 604-817-3861 Toronto - Kamila, Wild@Heart, media@... Calgary - Karen Orr, Compassion in Action, 403-968-4924 Edmonton - Tove Reece, Voice 4 Animals, 780-918-5385 Kelowna - Sinikka Crosland, The Responsible Animal Care Society (TRACS), 250-768-4803 Vancouver - Erika Ceballos, Campaign Against The Cruelty to Animals (CATCA), 604-515-8202 Nanaimo - BC SPCA - Nanaimo Branch, 250-758-8444/ http://www.ccnmatthews.com/news/releases/show.jsp?action=showRelease&searchText=\ false&showText=all&actionFor=640421 Partager ce message Lien à poster Partager sur d’autres sites
animo-aequoanimo 0 Posté(e) le 16 mars 2007 Dans les références du bas aussi : Montreal - Cecil Gagnon, Aequo Animo, 514-636-0782 Partager ce message Lien à poster Partager sur d’autres sites
