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The Numbers Behind Canada’s Commercial SEAL SLAUGHTER

MORE SENSELESS CRUELTY: THAN2MILLION In Canada’s commercial seal hunt, pups as young as % 12 days old are shot or clubbed to death for their KILLED 98 fur. Studies show that 82 percent of seals aren’t IN THE LAST killed with the first shot, and as many as two-thirds YOUNGER may still be conscious when skinned. 10 THAN 3 YEARS MONTHS OLD

SEALING ACCOUNTS FOR LESS THAN .00005% OF CANADA’S $1.8 TRILLION GDP. NO ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION: SEALING Sealing revenues are a small fraction of the millions .00005% of taxpayer funds the Canadian government spends OTHER to prop up the industry. For the few thousand fisher- 99.99995% men who participate in the hunt, an average of less than 5 percent of their incomes comes from killing seals. A DYING INDUSTRY: Since The HSUS and International PELT PRICES KILL TOTAL renewed the Protect Seals campaign in 2004, global 32 demand for sealskins has plummeted and kills have dropped to a fraction of government quotas. We’re COUNTRIES HAVE BANNED SEAL 2012 now pushing for a government buyout of the in- PRODUCT TRADE SINCE 2006 dustry. Learn how you can help end the hunt for 65,235* good at hsi.org/protectseals.

Russia, Nearly 6,000 Protect Seals Kazakhstan, businesses and and Belarus 750,000 people launches Canadian HSI helps seafood boycott; ban harp seal have joined the 450,000 stop China Mexico, Croatia, seafood boycott slaughter footage U.S. Congress EU bans seal seal meat Belgium, and the 400,000 is shown around urges Canada products; deal Netherlands ban the world to end Russia ends 350,000 seal product trade the hunt its seal hunt 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 GOVERNMENT QUOTA ACTUAL KILL NUMBERS 100,000 50,000 0 2005 2006-2007** 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

*2012 kill number as of press time. **2006-2007 numbers were combined for space and represent an average.

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and piglets tossed through the air. An ear- CRATE EXPECTATIONS lier video released in late 2010 focused on Food companies heed call to buck confinement the misery of gestation crates at a factory owned by , ulti- Burger King, Safeway, Denny’s. In the mately pressuring the world’s largest space of a few weeks this spring, three producer to renew its crate-free pledge. giants of the U.S. food industry said The market shares of the recent crate- they would phase out their purchases of free converts could drive major reform in gestation-crate pork. The announcements the supply chain. Burger King purchases followed a similar succession earlier this tens of millions of pounds of pork each year by McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Hormel year, Safeway is the nation’s second largest Foods, and mega food service providers grocery chain, and the Denny’s chain Compass Group and Bon Appétit. encompasses more than 1,600 restaurants. “The writing is on the wall,” says HSUS Still to come: an announcement from

food policy director Matt Prescott: The HSUS THE Canadian-based Tim Hortons; this spring, crates—metal enclosures too small for sows An HSUS investigation into Wyoming Premium the popular café and bakery chain called showed mother languishing in gestation crates to turn around—are on the way out. and being beaten by workers. on pork producers to have clear plans, by Prescott has spent the last decade year’s end, for ending their use building relationships within the food industry change through undercover videos of crates. “This is a step in the right direc- industry, advising companies on how to such as one released in May that exposed tion,” says Prescott. “We are now urging improve welfare in their supply Tyson supplier Wyoming Premium Farms; Tim Hortons to create plans for its own chains. The HSUS has also pushed for footage showed mother pigs being beaten supply chain.” — Karen E. Lange The Liking on the Wall call for entries! In addition to its gestation crate announcement, Burger King rocked the food industry with a second major policy change in late AUDUBON April. The HSUS’s Facebook post about the MAGAZINE decision was the most popular in the page’s PHOTOGRAPHY history, with more than 18,000 likes. AWA R D S BREAKING NEWS: Burger King has commit- ted to use ONLY cage-free eggs at all their In association with NATURE’S BEST US locations. ‘Like’ if you are happy about PHOTOGRAPHY this great news for ! Deborah Robbins Millman I just watched Enter: May 16 - Sept. 5, 2012 Wayne make the announcement on Morning audubonmagazinephotoawards.org Joe—great news! Emily Harrington I was happy to wake up to this and reposted on my wall so others OFFICIAL PRINTER SPONSOR LEAD FINANCIAL SPONSOR OFFICIAL LENS SPONSOR can support BK’s decision! Well done HSUS! R Claire Anzalone Hip Hip Hurray, Thumbs Up, High Five to The HSUS and the

Guided Vacations Since 1952 Burger King Corporation. Let’s just hope com this announcement encourages all fast No purchase necessary. Contest begins 05/16/12 and ends 09/05/12. Must be at least 13 years of age and a legal resident food chains to follow suit by supporting of the U.S. or Canada (excluding Quebec) to enter. Entrants under the age of majority must get permission from their parent and demanding humane farming practices. or legal guardian to enter the Contest and provide payment information. See Official Rules for complete details and how to Lisa Aiello Kadlec Can I like this more enter without paying the entry fee. Void where prohibited. than once?!

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fence at the pipe inflow prevents debris from accumulating and keeps the bea- vers from fixing the “leak.” 3 A stake

system prevents disturbance from the Go with the Flow water current and beaver activity. 4 A HSUS experts solve camp’s dam problem cinderblock weight anchors the pipe to the pond floor. 5 The pipe outflow is placed high enough above the waterline It was 2011 when the real trouble newly installed bridge, washing away the that the beavers can’t access it in an at- tempt to dam the flow. started. A family of beavers had dammed a camp’s only access road. The stagnant water creek running through Camp Selah became a mosquito breeding ground, says Ministries’ 37-acre retreat in Sutherlin, Va. the Rev. Sallye Hardy, camp board chairman. Whenever it rained, the beaver pond over- People offered advice: Destroy the dam. kill them. “But everyone said no matter what flowed into a nearby culvert and over a Trap and relocate the beavers. Or worse yet, you do, they are going to come back.” And none of the propositions stayed true to the camp’s humane stewardship ideals. In early 2012, Hardy was put in touch Promote humanity toward animals. with The HSUS’s Stephanie Boyles Griffin, READ HUMANE™ who has helped install humane water con- trol devices at 26 sites in Virginia’s coastal Penguin Group (USA) joins plains. Within two months, she and other WKH¿JKWDJDLQVWDQLPDOFUXHOW\ HSUS experts were on their way to Sutherlin. with a $25,000* donation to The The installation worked perfectly, even +XPDQH6RFLHW\RIWKH8QLWHG after it rained heavily. Camp volunteers 6WDWHV¶$QLPDO5HVFXH7HDP have since built an observation deck at the pond’s edge. “It’s a place where children 7KHVHVSHFLDOWLWOHVVWDUULQJRXUIXUU\IULHQGV can sit and watch the beaver lodge,” says DUHDYDLODEOHRQOLQHDW Hardy, who admires the animals’ dedica- penguin.com/readhumane tion to their families. “They are just 5HJDUGOHVVRIVDOHV A Penguin Group (USA) Company — Ruthanne Johnson amazing creatures.” HSUS THE PAGE: OPPOSITE HSUS. LIEBERMAN/THE SHAINA PAGE: THIS

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OF Harmed and Dangerous SIGNS THE TIMES A hawk was left to die in a dumpster. A horse was shot five times in the face before by ARNA COHEN finally dying. Bears suffered in extreme tempera- An unusual store popped up at tures without water, and days-old tiger cubs New Jersey’s Freehold Raceway screamed in distress as they were passed around

Mall in April. The “goods” are to public patrons. puppies and kittens, but this is no pet shop: These ugly moments and many more came It’s the Homeward Bound Adoption Center, to light during The HSUS’s undercover investiga- a satellite of the Monmouth County SPCA tion into the G.W. Exotic Animal Memorial Park in in Eatontown, N.J. The space was formerly Wynnewood, Okla. Harboring hundreds of animals, the roadside zoo deliberately breeds occupied by a pet store that sold puppies, tiger clubs to interact with customers in “play cages” and settings such as shopping malls. but mall owner Macerich Company struck The investigation revealed the deaths of five adult tigers, plus repeated punching and a blow against puppy mills last October by whipping of cubs as part of their “training.” (The USDA is looking into the deaths of 23 banning the sale of live animals at its cubs during a 13-month span in 2009–2010.) Glaring public safety concerns were also 70-plus malls nationwide. The company is uncovered; a young child was attacked and other customers were injured while interact- offering the valuable retail spaces to animal ing with cubs. “This investigation proves that unqualified people and facilities should not shelters to help boost adoptions and be breeding and harboring these very deadly predators,” says Mary Beth Sweetland, reduce euthanasia. HSUS senior director of investigations. HSUS attorneys have filed legal complaints with state and federal authorities and are The U.S. Bureau of Land asking the USDA to ban public contact with tiger cubs. — Michael Sharp Management agreed to evaluate a proposal by philanthropist and wild horse advocate Madeleine Pickens to establish an eco-sanctuary for 900 mustangs in Nevada. If approved, the sanctuary would serve as one alternative to the agency’s current management program of roundups and long-term holding facilities. The plan calls for combining 530,000 acres of public-use land with 14,000 acres owned by Pickens’ nonprofit organization, Saving America’s Mustangs, to create a nonreproductive refuge. Pickens says the plan will save taxpayers money, as the sanctuary will be cheaper to run than the holding facilities. a humane retirement plan The L’Oreal Group is providing $1.2 million for the Environmental Protection Agency to test the A charitable gift annuity with The HSUS effectiveness of its nonanimal chemical allows you to make a donation for animals evaluation tool, Toxicity Forecaster now, in return for income for life. Part of your donation is tax-deductible, and some (ToxCast), on substances used in cosmetics. of your income could be tax-free. The tool could ultimately save time and taxpayer money; the EPA says that from To learn more, call 1-800-808-7858 or 2007 to 2009, 500 different rapid, auto- email [email protected]. mated tests screened 300-plus industrial CGA rates are determined by age and set by the ACGA. Please chemicals; it took 30 years and $2 billion note: The HSUS does not offer gift annuities for residents of Alabama, Arkansas, Hawaii, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. to screen the same number of chemicals using traditional animal toxicity tests.

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