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je me demande si la webberte était à Ottawa... je viens de relire son message où elle demande aux gens d'aller manifester à Ottawa... Je suis bien contente de la réponse que je lui avais faite à ce sujet

c,est fait !

http://aequoanimo.com/nosactions2007.html

Tu crois Cé ? On ne les voit presque pas ! Faudrait prendre une loupe, pis encore ! mais si tu crois que c'est mieux, je m'en occuperai demain Cé: je suis trop fatiguée ce soir, ou plutôt c'est mon cou et mes épaules qui souffrent en ce moment, et ce genre de travail prend du temps à faire ! J'y ai donné la claque aujourd'hui, comme on dit ! Il faut que j'en fasse l'annonce sur le forum Cé, car Linda va en faire une dépression si je ne le fait pas...

c'est fait, merci Cé !

C'est fait ! Linda a vu la page et elle m'a dit qu'elle était très contente. Je lui avais demandé de me dire s'il y avait des choses qu'elle ne trouvait pas correctes ... Je lui ai dit que j'en ferais l'annonce sur le forum dès que tu l'aurais regardé...

OK je m'en vais la corriger Cé !

les tueurs ont dû passer avant nous !

Tu a fait du beau travail Linda et nous sommes très fiers de toi !

Des remerciements à tous ceux qui étaient présents, Janet de Global Action, Stephanie et son groupe, Linda, Céline, André, Marie, Marie-Joie, de même qu'à tous ceux qui ne le pouvaient et qui nous ont manifesté être de tout coeur avec nous. Thank you to all those who were present, Janet of Global Action, Stephanie and her group, Linda, Céline, André, Marie, Marie-Joie and all those who were unable to join us but sent us their support. Est-ce que ça irait comme ça ma belle Cé ?

[quote]C'est à eux que j'ai pensé quand Linda a écrit que même des participants à la manif regardaient sa pancarte avec de grands yeux. Elle n'a peut-être pas saisi ce que traduisait leur regard Sûrement pas Cé et je n'irai pas lui dire ! Elle, et nous, avions le droit d'être à la fois ici et là. Je crois que Glob. doit se mordre les doigts de ne pas avoir planifié être aux 2 endroits à la fois. J'en suis persuadée ! Ils le feront sûrement l'an prochain ! Je suis contente qu'on y ait pensé les premières ! Pour les noms, soit, tu peux écrit, Janet de Glob et Steph et son groupe, ou alors, demander à Steph, les prénoms des 2 ti-gars ? J'ai écrit à Steph pour lui demander hier mais elle ne m'a toujours pas reépondu.... donc OK en attendant je l'écrirai comme tu l'écrit...

comme je ne connais pas les noms des 2 jeunes qui étaient avec Stephanie et que Janet m'a dit qu'elle était de Global lorsque je lui ai demandé son nom, je crois qu'il vaut mieux ne pas mettre de nom Cé- à part celui de Linda bien entendu... Je suis pas mal sûre que Global n'a pas du tout apprécié que nous soyons là avec notre pancarte AA En tous les cas, ils ne pourront pas nous accuser d'avoir profité de leurs services...

Do you support the seal hunt? Yes No SUBMIT · RESULTS http://www.calgarysun.com/ à gauche de votre écran... C'est le oui qui l'emporte !

Ah Oui c'est super ma belle Cé !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Un gros MERCI !!!!!!!!! Ta petite baguette fait toujours des merveilles ! donc je ne mets pas les noms de Marie, Marie-Joie, Janet, etc... dans nos remerciements, n'est-ce pas ?

Un petit texte vite fait ma belle Cé ... Si tu vois des choses à corriger ou à modifier, n'hésites pas à le faire... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOURNÉE INTERNATIONALE CONTRE LA CHASSE COMMERCIALE AUX PHOQUES 15 MARS 2007 PHO QUE ÇA ARRÊTE - NO MORE BLOOD & GORE À l'occasion de la journée internationale contre la chasse commerciale au phoque, des manifestations et contre-manifestations ont été organisées un peu partout au Canada et ailleurs dans le monde. Au Canada, les opposants à la chasse se sont rassemblés dans plusieurs grandes villes, dont Montréal, Ottawa, Halifax, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Vancouver ... D'autres manifestations ont également eu lieu devant les ambassades canadiennes dans plus de 15 pays et plus de 25 villes à travers le globe. À Montréal, Aequo Animo a distribué de 11 H 45 à 13 H 15, au moins 400 feuillets bilingues dénonçant la chasse commerciale au phoque. Afin d’unir nos forces, vers 12 :15, le groupe stopthesealslaughter qui avait débuté une marche depuis le métro St-Laurent est venu nous rejoindre au coin des rues très achalandées de Ste-Catherine et McGill College. Masqués et vêtus de costumes qu’ils avaient eux-mêmes confectionnés et enduits de faux sang, ils ont recueilli plusieurs signatures pour leur pétition et ont beaucoup attiré l’attention. Notre affiche PHO QUE ÇA ARRÊTE a attiré bien des regards et plusieurs passants se sont arrêtés pour s’informer alors que d’autres nous ont félicité pour notre action. Simultanément, en Ontario, au moment où nous faisions notre action à Montréal, Linda représentait Aequo Animo sur la colline parlementaire à Ottawa. Photos de Linda avec les Inuits (une coalition de l'industrie canadienne de la chasse aux phoques devant la colline parlementaire, à Ottawa. ) Des chasseurs Inuits, de Terre-Neuve, de la Côte-Nord et des Îles-de-la-Madeleine, de même que des représentants de l'Institut de la fourrure du Canada, manifestant contre les groupes antichasse canadiens et américains. Considérant, que cette journée internationale contre la chasse commerciale au phoque donnait un jour de semaine alors que la plupart des gens sont au travail, nous sommes tout de même même satisfaits du nombre de personnes qui ont eu la possibilité de participer à cette Journée Mondiale et ainsi manifester leur opposition à cette abominable et inacceptable tuerie. Peut-être ici : Des remerciements à tous ceux qui étaient présents, de même qu'à tous ceux qui ne le pouvaient et qui nous ont manifesté être de tout coeur avec nous. (???)

Salut Annjos, J’espère en tous les cas que vous recevrez plus d'appui pour votre marche contre les usines à chiots qu'on en a eu hier à Montréal pour notre action contre la chasse aux phoques ! En général, les manifs pour les animaux domestiques reçoivent plus de participants que les autres causes, mais en principe les participants ne signalent pas nécessairement sur un forum leur intention de se joindre à une marche ou à une manif, donc ne te fies pas au fait que tu ne reçoives pas de réponse à ta question...

March 14, 2007 Is the mass killing of sea mammels 'sustainable' ecologically and economically? Spring is approaching in the northern latitudes and one annual event which Canadians pay little attention to domestically but which gets lots of international media coverage is about to get underway: the yearly mass slaughter of seals. This grotesque spectacle begins in an almost ritual fashion at the end of March. "Hunters" club the seal pups to death, then strip there pelts off with mundane efficiency. This is not nearly as deplorable, however, as the near absolute absence of a national public debate over the morality of the hunt. The silence across the land is deafening. The issue appears too hot to address in the people's House of Commons, and few if any politicians wish to take a public position on it. As if swept under the ice flows for far too long, the images of wholesale gore, splattered blood on ice banks, have evoked disgust and outrage throughout the civilized world. The barbaric primitiveness of the hunt-slaughter, or "cull," contrasts jarringly with the "Mr. nice guy" image Canada wishes to project abroad. Not long ago I attended the D.C environmental film festival and after a screening of a documentary at the Canadian embassy in the U.S capital a high ranking diplomat invited me to chat with him over coffee. Beforehand, he graciously gave me a tour of the impressive building. I noticed the images of seals on paintings and Inuit sculptures and carvings which adorned the walls. This near reverence of these sea mammals and their beauty depicted so stunningly in art form, seemed in sharp contrast and in total contradiction to the reality of the seal slaughter taking place around the same time off the coast of Newfoundland. Right now the P.R machinery is working overtime to deflect and stifle the worldwide wave of criticism against the seal hunt. Canadian diplomats and officials in Ottawa are busy sparring the EU parliament, which has denounced the hunt recently. Aside from the usual verbal invective exchanges between the activists worldwide and the minister of fisheries and oceans in Ottawa, a massive campaign to justify the hunt is underway. Officials argue the seal hunt is conducted in a "humane" manner and that it's crucial to the well-being of communities whose welfare depends on the seal's hide. Yet how can Canada continue to preach and peddle it green image internationally and still carry out the mass slaughter of seals? Scientists of dubious credentials are hired by the government bureaucrats to issue studies justifying the annual butchery. Just what impact the sudden diminishment of the seal population over several weeks has on the overall ecosystem and its fauna is simply unknown. One does not need to be expert in environmental studies to see that there is an impact and not only on the seal population but upon other species such as their predators, the endangered Polar bears. Furthermore, those who advocate the seal hunt have yet to produce a comprehensive report about the impact of global warming on the seal population as a whole in addition to that of the hunt. Perhaps Ottawa will come up with such a study soon? Those opposed to the seal hunt, such as David Lavigne, a scientific adviser to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) in Ottawa says, "Prudence would say you reduce the number of animals killed to allow these animals to have some chance in the face of global warming, which is contributing to high levels of pup mortality." But no, these appeals fall on deaf ears and despite the perils of warming sea temperatures on the overall seal population the hunt goes on. Meanwhile, a mini trade war is brewing. It looks to be more than just a minor spat. Over a week ago, outraged by the seal hunt, the German minister of agriculture proposed to bring a bill in front of the Bundestag banning the importation of seal skins or any related products from Canada. Sure enough, as the ice begins to melt under the sun, Ottawa took immediate counter-measures. A Canadian member of parliament from Newfoundland, the province which benefits the most from the seal trade, now seeks to forbid the importation of German boar and deer meat--the diplomatic tit for tat is unlikely to stop at the seal hunt. However, the issue is nevertheless a very hot one in Europe. Germany, as mentioned above, is considering a ban on seal products; Belgium has already banned them. And Britain is pushing for an EU wide interdiction of seal product imports. In legitimate self defense Canada accused Germany of hypocrisy, saying basically the killing or hunting of boars and deer is inhuman. Certainly one can argue that the annual systematic slaughter of the seals for pelts and meat is an industry based upon an economic imperative. The livelihoods of thousands of locals living in Newfoundland depend on it. However, one might argue that the seal hunt is hardly a "sustainable" practice in the long term. If the hunt continues, the seal population may at one point be pushed to its limits (just like the cod stocks which were over-fished and have now virtually collapsed) and fall into a free-fall decline. Hence the economic reasoning which underpins this outdated practice is invalid and furthermore will eventually drive the seals and their predators closer towards extinction. The hunting of boars and deer on the other hand, just like the hunting of bears, elk or moose (a common practice in Canada) is mostly a sporting activity in Germany. It's not an industry but more of a traditional pastime in Europe. This type of hunt is not mainly driven by monetary gain. Therefore, the killing is not as systematic a slaughter as the seal hunt. Moreover, as we all know, the border between the needed revenue for the hunters and the greed of the fur industry is a blurred one. Secondly, seal pups are bludgeoned to death and skinned alive. How "humane" is that? Shooting an animal or killing it with one blow seems like a much better way to go, as every self-respecting hunter well knows. According to Mr. Lavigne a "sustainable" quota was set last year for 250,000 to 335,000 to be killed during last year's hunt. This year, however, it may be more. The upcoming slaughter will do incalculable damage to Canada's international image and the proposed EU wide ban-- even the mere hint of one--will likely deal a heavy economic blow to this unnecessary slaughter. http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp? no=350178&rel_no=1

Croyez-vous que la manifestation pro-chasse aux phoques et la conférence de presse à Ottawa hier sont parvenus à faire changer l'opinion public ? Réponse NON http://www.thetelegram.com/ ---------------------------------------------------- Do you think a pro-sealing rally and press conference held in Ottawa was effective in getting the message of the merits of the hunt out to the general public? · Yes (29%) · No (60%) · Undecided (11%) http://www.thetelegram.com/

Seal Hunt Petition by Kelly Hayes - Story: 27733 March 15, 2007 / 1:30 pm The Conservative government was once against the annual seal hunt and a Kelowna woman has it in writing. Thursday marked International Day of Action Against the Canadian Seal Hunt. A Kelowna based animal rights group called TRACKS says it has obtained a letter from former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker condemning the hunt. Sinicka Crossland of TRACKS (The Responsible Animal Care Society), says the letter dates back to 1967 when Diefenbaker was in opposition and was in response to a Kelowna couple's correspondence to Diefenbaker. "I found it very fascinating that John Diefenbaker, a Conservative, denounced the seal hunt in the House of Commons and apparently got howled down," says Crossland. "However, no one in politics appears to be speaking out against the hunt, so what's the real story here?" Crossland presented Kelowna MP Ron Cannan with a petition at his Kelowna office Thursday. The government has yet to release the quota on how many seals can be slaughtered this year. It's expected to be in excess of 300,000. Meantime, The European Commission has rejected calls for an immediate EU-wide ban on the import of seal products, but has ordered a study to establish whether seal hunting is carried out in a humane manner. Original Diefenbaker letter (JPEG) http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-27733-1-.htm#27733

Seal hunt no worse than slaughterhouses, professor says The Telegram (St. John's) Sun 11 Mar 2007 University of Victoria law professor Maneesha Deckha, who lectures on Canadian justice and animal rights, says the seal hunt is no worse than the killing that goes on in slaughterhouses. Deckha, a vegetarian with a long-standing interest in animal rights, is teaching a seminar that examines the relationship between culture and law and how our attitudes towards animals have formed a lack of legal protection for them. The course explores the reasons animals continue to be viewed as property, and discusses what an alternative would be, whether that would include stewardship, guardianship or something else. Against hunt Deckha said she definitely doesn't support the seal hunt - and doesn't support any industry that depends on the instrumental status of animals. "I don't want to single out the seal hunt as somehow being more exploitative than something like the slaughterhouse," she said. "It's because of my commitment to think about animals in a non- instrumental way, and there are theoretical underpinnings for that position." While making the killings of animals as humane as possible is definitely a priority, Deckha said she's more concerned with how animals are considered property. "It's not so much how they are killed - of course I'm very interested in reducing suffering as much as possible - but it's the fact that they're killed at all," she explained. "Just like in slaughterhouses. What's really problematic for someone like me is that we have slaughterhouses at all."

Pro, anti-seal campaigns step up across Canada Updated Thu. Mar. 15 2007 11:11 PM ET VOIR VIDÉOS À DROITE DE VOTRE ÉCRAN: CTV News: Graham Richardson covers the debate 1:55 Mike Duffy Live: Experts debate the seal hunt 5:29 NTV: Animal groups protest across the world 3:27 CTV Atlantic: Maritimers protest seal hunt 0:26 Mike Duffy Live: Experts debate the seal hunt 5:29 CTV.ca News Staff Demonstrations for and against the annual seal hunt were held in cities across Canada Thursday, the same day the European Parliament called for an EU-wide ban on the import of seal products. Under pressure from the European Parliament, the European Union (EU) has ordered a study to assess the welfare of seals and will be sending an inspection mission to a seal hunt in Canada. Many EU legislators have blasted what they see as inhumane hunting tactics used to kill seal pups for their skins. However, the European Commission said Thursday "there is no scientific evidence'' of serious damage as a result of seal hunting. "There must be a proper impact study before any action can be taken,'' EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas told the European Parliament. "If it is established seals are hunted in an inhuman way, a ban on export and the marketing of seal products will be considered.'' SUITE: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070315/seal_ban_070315/20070315?hub=CTVNewsAt11

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

March 14, 2007 http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2007/14/c2351.html Attention National And Environmental Editors: Cathy Kangas Urges Sealers to Throw Down Their Hakapiks and Ask for a Buy Back of Their Licenses From the Government Cosmetic Company Owner Offers Incentives to Sealers and Alternatives to NEW CANAAN, Conn., March 14 /CNW/ -- Cathy Kangas, who last year offered the Canadian government $16 million to shut down the Canadian seal hunt, will now work directly with the sealers on a new plan for the government to buy back their licenses. The cosmetic industry executive plans to run ads in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Prince Edward Island newspapers outlining the reasons sealers should ask the government for a buyback. "At a time when Prime Minister Harper is offering $172 million to rebuild Afghanistan perhaps he should be looking in his own backyard and provide funding to help sealers before the market for seal products evaporates," Ms. Kangas said. Mrs. Kangas and a group of concerned citizens and organizations say they will provide monetary incentives to support the sealers in conjunction with a government buyback. As a private citizen, she cannot buy back the licenses outright. She is also working with Lenie 't Hart, Executive Director of the Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre in the Netherlands, one of the world's most famous seal sanctuaries. At the present time, Mrs. 't Hart is meeting with sealers and government officials on Prince Edward Island through Friday, March 16th. Mrs. Kangas and Ms. 't Hart believe that seal sanctuaries in Canada can generate income through tourism. As the CEO and founder of PRAI Beauty, a global beauty company sold on home shopping networks and the Internet, Ms. Kangas offered the following rationale for a buyback: * The revenue from the seal hunt is insignificant. The Newfoundland government reported that in 2005 sealing contributed less than 3% of the landed value of the province's fishery and only 0.1% of Newfoundland's GDP according to the Statistic Canada and the Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Agency. * In August 2005, Environics Research conducted a national opinion poll in Canada and found that 78% of Canadians polled felt that clubbing seal pups is inherently cruel. * It is precarious and arduous work, which puts sealers in great danger. They net as low as $1,000 (CAD) to as much as $2,854 for the season based on 2005 figures from Newfoundland. Sealers have the right to more profitable and safer employment alternatives. * Sealers are not being given the true facts. The industry is slowly dying. The European Union will close its market for seal products. The Netherlands and Germany are about to. Mexico, Croatia and Panama have banned seal products. Belgium has banned all seal products and cut off crucial trade routes. The United States has banned seal products since 1972. In Norway, the Reiber Company burned all the pelts held in its warehouse because of lack of demand. In fact, Canada stands out as one of the few nations that continues to allow commercial hunting of marine mammals. * Global warming is already having a dramatic effect on the seal population. Many pups are drowning on melting ice floes. * The boycott of Canadian seafood products is starting to impact Canada's fishing industry. Since 2005 when animal protection groups launched the boycott, more than 330,000 individuals and 2000 businesses in the United States have signed on. The campaign has focused on snow crab, because it accounts for half the value of Newfoundland's fishery and many of the sealers are actually crab fisherman. Since the start of the boycott, exports of snow crabs to the United States have dropped by more than $350 million CDN, representing a 36 percent decline compared to pre-boycott levels. * Bloody images of sealers striking baby seals with their hakapiks are shown around the world and have sent a negative message about Canada and its people. "Now is the time for the Canadian government to take steps to protect the sealers before the industry becomes completely obsolete," commented Mrs. Kangas. "If the government is willing to buy back the sealing licenses, we are willing to supplement the buyback and increase their income. In addition, we will work with local authorities on developing other economically viable businesses in Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, "she added. For further information: Mary Frances Duffy, The Dilenschneider Group, +1-212-922-0900, Cell - +1-917-854-6580