We learned this fine tradition from our First nations peoples, and we want to carry on this fine tradition in their honor.

The Newfoundland seal hunt became an annually recorded event starting in 1723. By the late 1800s, sealing had become the second most important industry in Newfoundland, second only to cod fishing. In 2007 the commercial seal hunt dividend contributed about $16 million to the Newfoundland GDP, a staple for the country Commercial sealing in Australasia appears to be on the rise and markets are demanding fur more that ever.

Gail Shea Minister of Fisheries and Oceans was pied on Monday morning to protest the seal hunt. Gail Shea is doing all she can to open new markets since the EU ban, she just got back from China where she was peddling seal penises, seal pepperoni and baby seal fur. One person from her delegation commented that "The Chinese will eat anything", she commented that it was nice not having to deal with protests.

Update: Daniel has been out on bail since February 8th and is on house arrest. He is on electronic monitoring and is allowed outside of his apartment two hours a week to check in with his pre-trial officer. He is in New York City, eagerly working on his legal defense and the WomensLaw.org website and spending time with family and friends. He is extremely grateful of all the support he has received from the community.

WASHINGTON-Later this week, Heather and Paul McCartney will join The Humane Society of the United States on the ice floes off the East Coast of Canada to observe newborn harp seal pups just weeks before they will be clubbed and shot to death for their fur.

An Open Letter from Captain Paul Watson

On Board the Farley Mowat

05/04/2005

BIG VICTORY FOR SHAC

 
It remains to be seen if activists involved in other causes will truly understand the indictment of the SHAC 7 in its broadest social and historical context, thereby showing solidarity with the myriad of SHACtivists and other direct action militants on the front lines of protest, making sure that their voices are anything but a whisper. Meanwhile, the animal liberation cause continues to grow throughout the world, establishing itself as both an heir of the great human liberation movements and a transcendent force that carries the fight for rights, justice, and equality toward its logical fulfillment. The struggle for “civilization

 
Richard Pryor comes out in support of the Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty campaign: www.shacamerica.net.

The Liberterre collective and Earth First! Montreal are hosting Quebec’s first-ever radical ecology festival from March 26 to 27, 2004 ..

Exposing the cruelty of the Canadian fur industry, focusing on the problem of fur trim, and announcing the second annual Design Against Fur poster design contest for students who want to use their creativity to end cruelty.

An interview with indigenous traditionalist and Animal Liberation Front activist Rod Coronado.