2005-06-13
Go Vegan Texas! on KPFT
Janice Blue
[email protected]
Mon Jun 13 07:33:48 PDT 2005
In Solidarity With Animals
on Today's Show ...
Anthony Marr
wildlife preservationist
traveling the country to help end the Canadian seal massacre
& raise awareness about Japan's dolphin & whale slaughter
"Even though the majority of our Canadian citizens desire an end to
the bloody, despicable seal massacre, our government has refused to stop
it. We�re turning to the American public and merchants to step in with
their power as consumers. Americans can save millions of defenseless seal
pups from this cruel fate by refusing to support the powerful fishing
industry that has our government in its pocket."
--- Anthony Marr, Canadian wildlife preservationist
"As responsible consumers and compassionate world citizens, we can
prevent the inhumane death of hundreds of thousands of seals and dolphins
in two massive hunts currently in progress. Together we can end the
suffering, and create a responsible partnership with animals."
--- Kathy Landry, Marine Mammal Campaign
Coordinator, In Solidarity With Animals
Renowned Canadian wildlife preservationist Anthony Marr, traveling
thecountry to help raise awareness and end the seal massacre in
Canada,brought his one man campaign to Texas this week. He led a
funeralmotorcade procession on Thursday with members of Houston-based In
Solidarity with Animals (ISWA) and Dallas-based Animal Connection of
Texas(ACT) who teamed up with Marr to be sure Houston, Dallas and points
between are aware of the seal hunt, the largest and most egregious
commercial slaughter of marine mammals in the world.
The motorcade from Houston to Dallas marked this year�s baby seal dead
count of nearly 325,000, if the pups were lined up head to toe, their
bodies would span the 270 mile distance along I-45 between these two Texas
cities.
A funeral procession with at least a dozen cars long, adorned with
massive banners, posters and graffiti traveled around Houston and to and
around Dallas Thursday, stopping at the Canadian Consulates in both cities
to tell Canada, �Stop the Massacre of Baby Seals!�
So far this year, the Canadian Government has allowed 317,672 harp
seals to be shot, stabbed, or clubbed to death; nearly one million have
been killed in the past three years. About 99.5 percent of the seals were
less than a month old. A panel of international veterinarians who studied
the commercial seal hunt concluded up to 42 percent of the seals they
examined were likely skinned alive while fully conscious. The last time
this many seals were killed, in the 1950s, the harp seal population was
driven to near-extinction.
Marr, ISWA and ACT have joined a global campaign to end the hunt that
involves groups in 27 countries, including the Humane Society of the
United States and Sea Shepherd, to effect a collective and sustained
boycott of Canadian seafood until the hunt ends.
Whole Foods Market and several other major merchants have already
joined the boycott. Marr has personally met with local merchants and
restaurants on his tour; many have signed a declaration pledging not to
stock, sell or serve Canadian seafood until the Canadian seal hunt is
banned.
Anthony is calling on a boycott of all goods and travel to his country.
While in Houston last week, he also gave a teach at the First Unitarian
Church and showed graphic slides and video of the dophin and whale
massacre in Japan which he witnessed last fall.
He has traveled throughout the world to execute various conservation
projects on Bottlenose dolphins, Harp seals, the Grey whale, Tigers, &
Grizzly bears. He also conducts an extensive educational outreach
programs. His [Tigers Forever] slideshow has been presented to over
150,000 students on three continents.
Michol Rantschler, co director of In Solidarity with Animals (ISWA) and
Kathy Landry, Marine Mammals Coordinator, In Solidarity with Animals, will
co host today's show and Vivian Farrell, founder and president of the
Houston-based International Fund for Horses will share with us some late
breaking great news! about the campaign to end horse slaughter.
Thank you for listening with an open mind and heart this morning to Go
Vegan Texas! on Pacifica Radio/ KPFT.
Janice Blue
Host, Go Vegan Texas!
Every Monday at 11am (CDT)
On Pacifica Radio
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Contact Info on Today's Guests/Co Hosts:
Anthony Marr
http://www.hope-care.org/
http://www.protectseals.com/
The Heal Our Planet Earth Global Environmental Organization, of which
he is the founder and President, is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Michol Rantshler
co director, In Soldarity with Animals.com
Kathy Landry,
Marine Mammals Coordinator, In Solidarity with Animals
http://www.insolidaritywithanimals.com/
Return to Terminate the Canadian Seal Massacre
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