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April 27, 1998 Young seals killed for sex potionKudos to Paul Watson and his Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Veteran seal hunt opponent, Watson, took a ship to the scene of the hunt for the first time since 1983 -- when Canada briefly jailed him and for a time seized his ship the Sea Shepherd II. His ship this time was the 657-ton Sea Shepherd III with an ice-breaking hull and a crew of celebrities including: Pierce Brosnan, William Shatner, Brigitte Bardot, Linda Blair and Jackie Chan. Watson called for Canada to cease subsidizing the international sex potion trade based on animal parts. Young seals are slaughtered by the thousands for their penises.Information obtained from the Animal People newspaper.
Join the write causeEach year billions of animals are abused and deprived of their rights. Don't let them suffer in silence. Join the "WRITE CAUSE" and add your voice to those who speak out for animals. For nearly nine years we have been writing letters on behalf of animals and their rights. Your membership includes: a monthly newsletter, two personalized letters a month with addressed envelopes. Send $48 (individual - one year), $80 (couple - one year), $28 (individual - six months) or $45 (couple - six months) to: The Write Cause, PO Box 2524, Petaluma, CA 94953-2524. 707-769-0116. Outside US, $60 (individual - one year) $99 (couple - one year). Give her a hand, and a voice!
Strength in Numbers ConferenceOn May 14-15, the Second International Companion Animal Welfare Conference will focus on working toward a world in which no healthy companion animal is destroyed for want of a caring home with responsible owners. Entitled "Strength in Numbers," the conference is dedicated to developing and promoting educational programs to encourage understanding, appreciation, and care of companion animals; assisting animal welfare organizations in strengthening their projects; providing a platform for the interchange of ideas that impact on companion animals; and through "strength in numbers" making the world a better place for companion animals. Workshops on: population control, publicity, fund-raising, education, setting up and running a shelter, legislation, and more.Organized by the National Canine Defence League of the UK and the North Shore Animal League in the US. Held at the International Centre for Family Studies, Bratislava, Slovakia. In the US, contact The Pet Savers Foundation, 516-944-3738. Outside the US, contact the NCDL/NSALI, +44-171-837-0006.
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