I recently became aware of the atrocities that are being committed by the Canadian Commercial Seal Hunt. LUSH, an awesome company that stands by their principles, is campaigning to stop this mass slaughter of these seals and they need our help!

About the Canadian Commercial Seal Hunt (from the LUSH website):
This year alone more than 338,200 seals will be killed (many of which are only a couple of weeks old), in the largest mass slaughter of marine mammals in the world. Governments around the globe, including the US, have spoken out against Canada's seal hunt. The seal hunt is essentially government sanctioned cruelty to animals. Recent polls show that nearly 69% of Canadians and nearly 80% of Americans are opposed to the seal hunt. Yet, the government continues to spend millions of Canadian taxpayers dollars to help support it.

Facts about the Canadian Commercial Seal Hunt (from the LUSH website):

• LUSH is not campaigning against the sealers themselves or aboriginals who depend upon it for their livelihood and survival. We are against the inhumane way the seals are killed for limited commercial gain.
• The slaughter of seals is cruel: A post mortem survey has shown that 42% of seal pups are skinned alive (about 95% of the seals slaughtered are babies less than 4 weeks old).
• It is a threat to the survival of the species and the fragile balance of the North Atlantic ecosystem: In the last four years alone, over a million harp seals have been killed.
• The survival of cod is not threatened by seals: After decades of mismanagement and the resulting collapse of the East Coast cod industry, the Canadian government has declared war on the seals in hopes that massive seal kills will bring back the cod and keep their disgruntled fishermen working. In fact, cod is not a major food source of the harp and hood seal.
• The majority of Canadians and millions of people around the world are opposing Canada's Commercial Seal Hunt.

How We Can Help:

1. Sign the online petition. This is the easiest way to help-it just takes a few seconds!
2. Stop by your local LUSH store and sign the postcard.
3. Purchase either the First Swim Bubble Bar (100% of the proceeds go to Sea Shephard) or the Charity Pot Body Lotion (100% of the proceeds goes directly into a charitable fund to support animal rights, environmental protection and humanitarian concerns).

For additional information, please visit:
www.lushusa.com
www.seashepherd.org
www.ifaw.org