Canada trades in seal fur for cat and dog fur
Chinese beating dog Photo: Sirius Global Animal Organization
The Canadian government’s recent seal product shilling trip to China makes it clear it intends to continue wasting our tax dollars on a small industry that is economically unimportant and unpopular with the vast majority of Canadians.
The Canadian government has stated China is the perfect market, alluding to that country’s appalling lack of animal welfare standards, including the routine skinning alive of cats and dogs for their fur. The Canadian government recently refused to ban trade in Chinese cat and dog fur, despite requests to do so by many Canadian citizens. Clearly, the Canadian government hopes to trade fur derived from inhumanely slaughtered Chinese cats and dogs for fur derived from inhumanely slaughtered Canadian seal pups.
Canadians beating seal pups Photo: HSI/Canada
World markets to seal products are closing, and China will not prove the flourishing market government claims. The Canadian government should stop its political posturing and address issues of concern to ALL Canadians, rather than continuing to use our tax dollars to buy votes of Atlantic fishermen. It is time for government to implement a license buyback program to relegate the cruel commercial seal slaughter to the history books and to create a brighter future for those involved in that outdated and unwanted industry.
Hey,
I have to say this shit is really sick. As if you guys can’t think of an other way to make money! Why do you have to kill poor inocent little creatures that have no way to communicate with us! This is cruel and I know that I am not the only person that feels this way about this subject. II have signed petitions for this cause and i will continue to do so untill these unhumane things stop!
Stupid stupid stupid