Firstly. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society have done it again – teaming up with Lush to raise funds for the ‘End Canada’s License to Kill‘ campaign. This time get yourselves in store to purchase a First Swim bubble bar or Sea Shepherd Charity Pot to show your support. The commercial hunt brutally claims the lives of over 250,000 seals each Spring, making it the largest mass slaughter of marine animals in the world. And many baby seals are slaughtered so young they haven’t even had a chance to go into the water, hence the name First Swim.

The facts:

• The slaughter of seals is incredibly cruel (a post mortem survey has shown that 42% of these babies are skinned alive);
• It is a threat to the survival of the species;
• It is a threat to the survival of cod;
• It is a slaughter done mainly for unessential, vanity, and luxury items, and therefore, is unnecessary;
• It is unethical to slaughter newborn seal pups (About 95% of the seals to be slaughtered are babies less than four weeks old.

Secondly, if you’re interested in what Captain Paul Watson has to say he’s going to be at the London Dive Show March 28th-29th giving a short seminar from 3:15pm in the North Gallery 16/17. There will also be a Sea Shepherd stand at the event (554) to raise awareness and generate interest. Annoyingly I have a prior arrangement so if anyone does get to go please please please get in touch and let me know how it went.

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