Decades of silent protests to protect the world's endangered marine life is probably not enough to shield the underwater world from threats of slaughter and maltreatments. The usual targets are our beloved marine mammals – dolphins, whales, seals, manatees, sea otters, polar bears – with population decreasing as time goes by.

What is marine slaughter?

Marine slaughter is a well known economic business opportunity extensively practiced in some parts of the world like Japan and Canada. Japan, for one, was known for its annual "drive fishery" in the coastal waters off the Izu peninsula, 125 miles south of Tokyo. For a typical drive fishery, they hunt hundreds of whales and dolphins with nothing to spare for butchering. And in one of the distressing search hunts conducted in 1997, the killing was caught in camera by marine activists, The Dolphin and Whale Action Network (DWAN) which led to media exposure thereafter.

In Canada, however, research has shown that the local commercial seal hunt is the largest mass slaughter of marine mammals in the world with over 320,000 seals in March and April last year.

Exactly what condition is the threat now?
1 The way of killing can go as far as skinning the seals alive which proves that clamor for support is awfully required for the amount of action can be analyzed as inhumane and desperate.
2 The recent cases largely result to threats to survival of the species.
3 The problem isn't the concept of slaughtering itself-- but the reasons why this has to be committed, which is to satisfy the insatiable demand for the production of vanity or luxury items—all of which fall under the line of nonsense purpose.
4 About 95% of newborn seal pups who are babies less than four weeks old are also being targeted. The way sealing is conducted without concern, preparation or study of adverse effects has gone overboard.

With all the advocacies supported by concerned agencies, the Canadian government has kept quiet and insensitive. Pursuing an investigation to make the hunters pay for the consequences is a difficult undertaking.

How to get their attention?

To catch the attention of the "bigger" officials, individuals around the world are requested to refrain from buying Canadian seafood from restaurants until the slaughter of harp seals are put to an end.

Donations of any kind are also appreciated for the preparation of campaigns to totally promote a radical end to mammal slaughter and provide environmental alertness among citizens around the globe.