|
|
Article: Whole Foods Market Joins Humane Society of the United States' Canadian Seafood Boycott to Save the Seals.
- Article from:
- PR Newswire
- Article date:
- May 4, 2005
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2005 PR Newswire Association LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Consumers Urged 'Don't Buy While Seals Die'
WASHINGTON, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) announced yesterday that Whole Foods Market, Inc. has joined the list of companies who have responded to The HSUS' call for a boycott of seafood from Canada until that country's annual slaughter of hundreds of thousands of seals is permanently halted.
The hunt is undeniably cruel -- baby and juvenile seals are clubbed or shot to death primarily for their pelts -- many are skinned while still alive and conscious. The U.S. has long banned imports of seal products, but the market for seal pelts in Europe provides an incentive for ...