Each year, hundreds of thousands of seals are clubbed and shot to death in Canada for their fur. This annual commercial seal hunt is the largest slaughter of marine mammals in the world. Join our ProtectSeals campaign in ending this cruel and needless killing for good.
Ninety-seven percent of the seals killed in this hunt are babies under just three months of age, and they are utterly defenseless. Veterinary studies show high levels of cruelty at the slaughter, including wounded seals left to suffer in agony, conscious seals impaled on metal hooks, and live seals cut open.
But we’re winning the battle: Global seal product markets are closing, an international boycott of Canadian seafood is applying financial pressure, and Canadians—even sealers—are calling for a federal buyout of the commercial sealing industry.
Learn how you can be part of our international campaign to save the seals.
Seal Hero Strikes Again
Nine-year-old Martin Welych-Flanagan just won't stop fighting to end Canada's seal hunt.
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November 6, 2009
HSI/Canada and The HSUS Condemn Opening of Wilderness Area to Seal Slaughter
Humane Society International/Canada and The Humane Society of the United States condemns the Nova Scotia legislature's passage of Bill 50 – amendments to the Wilderness Areas Protection Act to allow the commercial slaughter of baby seals on Hay Island for their fur.
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November 6, 2009
HSI Wins Campaign of the Year Award
Humane Society International is the proud recipient of the Campaign of the Year award at the European Public Affairs Awards in Brussels Thursday night. This highly coveted award, which is voted for by the professional lobby community in Brussels, was given to HSI for its high profile and successful lobby campaign to achieve an EU ban on trade in seal products.
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November 2, 2009
HSI/Canada Condemns Canadian Request for WTO Consultations on EU Seal Product Ban
Humane Society International/Canada condemns the Canadian government's reported request for consultations at the World Trade Organization in response to the European Union's ban on seal product trade, stating that the move flies in the face of Canadian values and sound economics.
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October 27, 2009
HSI/Canada Condemns Nova Scotia's Move to Open Wilderness Area to Commercial Seal Slaughter
Humane Society International/Canada condemns the Nova Scotia legislature’s announced proposed revisions to the Wilderness Areas Protection Act that would allow the Minister of Environment to officially authorize the commercial slaughter of baby seals on Hay Island, which is a part of the protected Scaterie Island Wilderness Area.
Our Victories
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June 29, 2009
Settlement Restores Endangered Species Act Protections To Great Lakes Wolves
A coalition of wolf advocates led by The HSUS has reached a settlement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore federal Endangered Species Act protections for wolves in the Great Lakes region.
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May 5, 2009
Victory For Seals!
The European Union has banned the trade in seal products, closing a major market for the fur and saving the lives of untold hundreds of thousands of seals.
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March 2, 2009
Landmark Victory for Seals in European Parliament
The EU's Internal Markets and Consumer Protection Committee voted for a strong seal products ban. The next step is a plenary vote.
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August 6, 2008
The HSUS, HSI Make Progress in Efforts to Protect Sharks
The HSUS and its international arm have been working to protect sharks by ending shark fishing tournaments and reducing the consumption of shark fin soup.