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BOYCOTT CANADA!

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A large growing number of other anti-seal hunt groups, is launching a strategic boycott of exports from Atlantic Canada.

Those who kill the seals and their related industries are our targets. That's why our MAIN BOYCOTT TARGET is: Seafood from Atlantic Canada.

Not only are many fishermen also sealers, but one of the largest seal processors, Atlantic Marine Products, is owned by the Barry Group (headquartered in Newfoundland), one of the largest seafood processors and exporters in Canada. The Barry Group sells mostly cold-water shrimp, lobsters, snow crabs, herring, and mackerel.

Add to this the fact that the Canadian Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has said that they will not stop the seal killing until the fishery corporations demand it! That means those few fish companies that support these massacres will have to reverse their position and/ or all the others will have to speak out against the seal killing. The Canadian seafood boycott will encourage both these actions.

1) Seafood from Atlantic Canada:
Seafood from Atlantic Canada is our primary focus, especially seafood from Newfoundland. Our main targets are:

snow crab scallops mackerel turbot

lobster  mussels herring sardines

cold-water shrimp cod prawns flatfishes

These can be dried, salted, smoked, canned, fresh or frozen. They are sold in grocery stores where they SHOULD (according to US law) be labeled as coming from Canada, except if they already cooked. They are also sold in restaurants and cafeterias. If any seafood you intend to purchase is not labeled with the country of origin, please ask the manager.

In addition, we urge you to BOYCOTT CANADIAN SALMON, (mostly a Pacific species), since we need all Canadian seafood companies to pressure their MP's and DFO representatives to stop the seal kill.

So, if you eat seafood at restaurants or cafeterias, be sure to ask where it's from... and BOYCOTT CANADIAN!

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One major seafood restaurant chain we urge you to be aware of is the Darden Group's RED LOBSTER. (another large chain of their restaurants is the Olive Garden)

After sending them multiple letters, several seal activists received confirmation that indeed they are using Canadian seafood.

In fact, they issued us a letter with their "official stand" regarding the seal hunt, and, needless to say, it's pretty sad. It appears they not only admit to using Canadian seafood, but they have also fallen for the classic Governmental propaganda about the cod fish to seal relationship.

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THE SEAFOOD IS OUT OF THE BAG!
Major environmental players (finally) make the announcement...

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One of the major points we'd like to emphasize in regards to this boycott is the importance for ANYBODY INVOLVED IN OPPOSING the annual seal killing to realize how closely tied the fish and seafood industry is to the seal product industry. This is precisely the reason why a targeted boycott for seafood can be effective!

Some major brands and companies to boycott are:
Acadian, Atlantic Pearl, Bay Shore, Blue Royal, Breakwater, Brunswick, Cape Cod, Canadian Cove, Century Seafoods, Classic (from Beothic), Clearwater, Deep Sea, Doyle, Fisherman's Finest, Fishery Products International (FPI), Fogo Island, Harbour View, Highliner Foods, Island Pride, Luxury (from Beothic), Northland, Notre Dame Seafoods, Ocean Choice, Ocean Elite, Ocean Leader, Ocean Queen, Ocean Select, Oram's Choice, Quinland, Quin-Sea, Sea Best (from Beaver Street Co.), Seafreez, Sea Fresh, St. Paul's, World Catch, Violet brand

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IF YOU REPRESENT ONE OF THESE BRANDS WE ARE BOYCOTTING AND WANT TO GET OFF THIS LIST, we can help you...

It's easy to GET OFF OUR BOYCOTT TARGET LIST! All we ask is that you write a letter to both the DFO and your local politician in charge, stating that you OPPOSE the seal hunt and are concerned about your company's well being, (and the future of all Canadian fishermen), if the boycott continues.
If you do that, we will be happy to not only take you OFF the above boycott list, but will highlight your company's corrected position on opposing the seal hunt, thereby improving your public image!

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Information on specific companies involved:
Another large fish processor is Independent Fish Harvesters, Inc., owned by a group of fishermen. This company, located in Brigus, sells frozen cooked snow crabs mostly to the Carolinas, Florida, and the West Coast of the U.S. They sell to such distributors as Beaver Street (Jacksonville, FL), which markets snow crabs under the label "Sea Best" and World Catch (Seattle, WA), which sells snow crabs in 2 lb. boxes. They also sell to grocers such as Publix, which sell them under their own store brands. Sometimes they also sell to Singleton, a subsidiary of ConAgra based in Florida.

Another large seafood processor is Fishery Products International. They sell cooked, frozen cold-water shrimp, sometimes breaded. They are sold frozen in 1, 2, or 5 lb. bags and labeled FPI. In addition to exporting to the U.S., they sell these shrimp in the U.K. at such stores as Marks and Spence.

Another company called Notre Dame Seafoods, Inc., located in Twillingate (tel. 709-884-1260) sells cold-water shrimp to a distributor with offices in Los Angeles and Seattle, Washington. They intend to increase distribution to the U.S. next year. Check for Notre Dame Seafoods or NDS on shrimp packages.

One grocer that buys Atlantic Canadian seafood is Publix Supermarket. The packages are labeled "from Canada," and, in the fresh fish department, country of origin labels are supposed to be on all products. Please look for this Canadian seafood in YOUR local supermarket and let us know what you find. We'll then add these other supermarkets to this page.


2) Nutritional supplements:
The following products are made from murdered baby seals:

Terra Nova, Canomega, and Omegavite.

These are all omega-3 fatty acid capsules...

Although these particular seal products are ILLEGAL in the USA, international seal protectors should be sure to AVOID them.


And, we bet you guessed we were going to tell you this:

There are many excellent ALTERNATIVES to baby seal oil as a nutritional supplement.

Here are 2 ideas:
1) flax seed oil, which is sold in capsule form and a liquid that can be added directly to food (sold in natural food stores, the natural food sections of major groceries, and in the pharmacy area of WalMart).
2) hemp seed oil, with a nutty flavor, sold in liquid form. This is harder to find but is available on the internet. Also available are packages of ground hemp seeds and various products made from hemp seeds. This may come as a disappointment to some, but you can't get high from hemp seeds :}


3) Seal Pelts:
Seal pelts are ILLEGAL in the US, but seal loving Americans should certainly boycott fashion houses that sell them including:

Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Birger Christensen, New Vogue, and Vogue Furriers.


Besides participating in the boycott yourself, you can help by:
* Informing everyone you know about the boycott.
* Helping us design leaflets, brochures, ads, and other media to spread the word about the   boycott.
* Sending us names of sympathetic reporters, talk show hosts, news anchors, etc. in your   neighborhood and/ or being a local spokesperson for Harpseals.org.
* Distributing leaflets about the boycott in your community.
* Sending donations and/or raising funds for Harpseals.org to print leaflets and purchase   billboards, radio, and television commercials and spread the boycott across the country.