‘tea to the “patel *, », provided” “it happens.’ You try to , get the .
S with o club band a a sherp knife, - seel on. the thead,. ‘the | “duh” ]
freezes. in your ir hands, you:

and when: they” have. com- ; pee,
leted their slaughter they miss, aim again, ut
a. at ir slaugh 4 not too well. The thing (the.

1 9 id off and sent home._ =
” “are paid ° "- Whitecoat (pup) sate wail yo

— ———— a: ing. You: hit it. again —
laugh seals. ‘ehass ‘e Once the patch i is jotated — — - Ofthe $12 million realized “maybe - three,
Well, the tor of the is t over “by helicopter — the sealers | by the slaughterers, about $2 _ You're sure it’s'de
for this year. The Greenpeacers did what they -. swarm over the ice. ‘The baby . million. stays in. Canada’ as tum, it, -open
could. They didn’t save many seals, but they © Seals: beg ‘not: a: Shoat of a. wages. and: services. The ger skin‘ —_
chance. They are club over: iggest market for the white’ it rolls its eyes. and: scream
succeeded in their main, objective— -to focus: the | -the ‘head, and then: ‘skinned: fur is Japan, where the white®. its head off. Yes, it
attention ‘of the people of Canada and the United - while on twitching. "None is. sealskin coats’ are a very ‘big. to. me, and mo
tates ann insanity ¢ that | occurs off : Spares oo - ‘” Status symbol s are: I'm not hap
: { Newfo diand. the: ~ used to satisfy the, fashion’ _ happen ed
coast of Newfoun “were . - 20,000,000. migrket. ao

The regulation of the seal slaughter is isa a joke. 0 Our Fisheries
Branch is completely sold out to the sealing interests. There
were 20 million seals at the turn of the century. There are less
than a smillion 1 now — and they a are being slaughtered every "

They. are » being. slaughtered ‘because white seal pup coats”
are big in the Japanese fashion market as a status symbol,
and” they- are being slaughtered. by Norwegian. sealing
interest, in Canadian waters.

a | wrote the following i in this space i in. November. I think it
puts the matter in Perspective, and we are reprinting tH.

| parents blanket acres of ice.
‘Smaller. patches are not
: ignored, but the main drive

., ,By late February or early.
March the female harp seals
have completed their period
of gestation and the annual
spring birthing occurs. The
harp seals shun land for this
occasion, and so they locate
— or try to locate — ice floes -
where they may gather and ©
‘produce their young in
relative safety. The seals

' congregate in what the
sealers call ‘patches’...they —
are ‘gregarious as men.

there i is the greatest Profit. ;
The. time. available * ‘for
‘ slaughtering the infant seals
is limited. Soon after they _

they. change. colour, develop .
hair coat. Then the mature.

later, so do the youngsters. ck

It is the aim of every .

sealing captain to locate the.
“main patch’’. where: thou-

sands of: whitecoats. and their’ “seals: They. are defer

As” is often. the -casé,. a
‘natural disaster—in this in-
stance a massive earthquake
_and. a_ series. of | lesser ;
ones—has brought a prev- |
‘ ‘jously little known |. Third.

World country into Canadian _

news media: prominence. =o

_ would appreciate : an oppor-

a City} inthe countryside there
was only one doctor for every
23, 000 people. ;

tunity ~ to . Provide some Indian ‘population of Guat- |
. background ..» ‘information -emala for many. years. After:
about | Guatemala.’ and — this latest disaster has faded

OXFAM’s . presence. “there from |
before, during and after the
first. tand worst quake on Feb.

“ public ..

Even" ‘pefore this ‘atest

‘is “for the biggest—where —

Norwegian. seal hunters. |
at ‘this camp for two

reach ‘a profitable weight ee
spots. and a dingier, white —

‘seals leave, and a few days .

‘During this - century. we. S. “aver:
have killed 95 per cent of the: from

rates wene ‘among. the high-. ul
_est.in the hemisphere.. Most: —
OF “the. country’s -physicians’
“were located. in- Guatemala -

very close: Without: adequate :
OXFAM. has been . “ipps: im
orting ‘long-term. develop- ;
ment projects amiong ‘the:

attention,
‘OXFAM will still be. ‘there. -
supporting the fight ‘against
the’ persistent ‘conditions | of -
” poverty—hunger,.” malnutti-:

“blow. the: infant. mortality’, tion, disease, poor. ‘housing, :

=. re
Anverteina Maneger ur

_~

o days daring blizzard —

» Rex” “Weyter; cour: “roving”
se -teporter, found these. quotes...
is One is’ from” a Norwegian.”

are" ‘Norwegian

fishermen. who

"Dear Sit» wo oe

ons Thank God for’ ‘the ‘Seal

Now the, OXFAM team-i is. Protection » Act-~and . the.
appealing urgently for funds... Canadian. government which. -
. for ‘the’ purchase: of -200,000- enforces’ itt.
sheets of. corrugated i iron. for’:
_, Toofing.: The rainy season. is -

‘Isn't it: comforting to. know .
that ‘Brian “Davies. -isn’t -
shelfter, the death. ays allowed to disturb’ the. seals?

increase: furthe

nation to

Please. make glow to realize that the seals
-_ OXFAM- Canada" (Guate- ». willbe kept ‘‘safe’’ so: that
‘mala), “c/o% ‘OXFAM, “Box. Canadian” and . Norwegian
12000, Vancouver: V6B: 4T3. “sealers may ‘bash thelr brains
All’: donors «: will” feceive . out?” ~
official tax recelpts. a ae
eae Now, realy
‘Grant Rowan .
“Regional Director

OXFAM-Canada We

; Parliament Build

ings, ves :

*. business. I don’t like it at all.
It’s the most. perverted | trade. |.
T’ve ever been in. I need the!

‘money, ‘but they can’t. make :
cme like what I'm doing. “Why.
don’t I quit? I will. This is my :
last trip. This trip.one of my -

killed her.”

_ can-write the Department of. “|
- the Environment (lots of luck

*:. am oppositionmember he‘is'a
2 very: determined. and organ:
1 ized man. er

“Doesn’tit ‘give youn’ ‘warm |

“op » West Vancouver -

Provinee of Stee Columba /fequests ‘that

“Another: ‘ ‘It’s a. , miserable |

money. : They. pay: me- the

shipmates deliberately -].-
blinded_a mother seal with .|:.
his gaff. 3 ‘He thought. it’ was |

great fun to watch “her °
stumble-blindly on the i ice. oI .

You, can help. Donations
can be sent to the Green | y
_ peace. Foundation  , 2007' |
| West, 4th; Vancouver. . You -

there!).. Or. you: can make =
your. feelings known to your’ | |
member of. ‘parliament, : ‘Ron.
-Huntingtcén. Although he is:

a "But he can't do 0 everything :
alone. we

‘The rationale’ escapes me.:
‘it sounds suspiciously. like;
‘“the condemned man ate a
hearty ‘meal. MR

.No wonder thet ‘Canadians -
‘havea reputation as being -
the most barbaric nation on :
_ the planet. aor a

Wake: up, “Canadal, Let's a
“clean up the act” in’ our ce
attitude to. animals. Your «
letter will help. ohn

Geraldine O'Neil _
1389 Inglewood Ave., |

vg the. Chamber herfo

ment: ‘declare ‘t
“* an. “essential. wervies vite;
~ that: the: : govern

., legislate: the rail

Manegose on
North Naicouver = Chase of
° Commerce —

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