April 8, 2010 Help Us End the Seal Slaughter Dear Friend, I saw the first baby seals killed today off Canada's east coast, and it broke my heart. These seal pups had somehow managed to survive having their ice habitat literally melt out from under them. And still the Canadian government allowed sealers to slaughter them for their fur with clubs and guns. It's even allowing sealers to kill 50,000 more than last year -- 388,200. And if you give now, your donation will be tripled up to $400,000 by the Giant Steps Foundation and other generous donors. That's a little more than $1 for every seal in danger of being hunted down this year. Our donors are willing to turn every dollar you donate into three because they know we can win the battle to save the seals. This support makes it possible for the ProtectSeals team to travel to the remote east coast of Canada -- to photograph, videotape, and report on the cruelty that the sealing industry doesn't want the world to see. We’ve made a real impact on the sealing industry: We’ve convinced individual nations and even the entire European Union to pass bans on the trade of all seal products. Our Canadian seafood boycott has the fishermen who kill seals for a few extra dollars thinking twice. We have never been closer to ending this hunt. Please help us. It’s going to be a long day for all of us here bearing witness to the hunt. It’s a time that I dread all year, but I know that we are making a difference. And with the support of people like you, I know we will finally make this place safe for seals. Please stand with us to end the largest massacre of marine mammals on the planet. Remember, if you give now, your donation will be tripled! There has never been a better time to make a difference. Thank you for standing with us here in spirit, and thank you again for your generous support. Sincerely, Rebecca Aldworth Executive Director Humane Society International/Canada