Nov19
Sparky the Giant Seal Unveiled
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When PETA's giant dinosaur attacked D.C., residents were shaking in their boots. But at the unveiling of our latest enormous animal, a 12-meter-tall baby seal named Sparky, Halifax residents let out a collective "Aww!"
As a crowd gathered to watch the Olympic torch pass through Halifax—they weren't able to miss Sparky, who was right on the heels of the torch:
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We've teamed up with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) to inflate Sparky and put him on a mission to educate Canadians about the annual seal slaughter. Sparky is set to visit each city that the torch travels to until it reaches the final Vancouver Olympics destination.
Once residents recover from cute overload, Sparky and our crew will be enlisting them to call on their representatives in Parliament to support legislation to end the slaughter. As the Vancouver Olympic Games approach, all eyes are on Canada—and now is the time to put an end to this cruel industry.
Posted by Liz Graffeo
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END THE SLAUGHTER CANADA!!!
Posted by: Rad_Rosa89 | November 19, 2009 05:39 PM
Is Sparky visiting NC????? He's adorable!Those people who thought of that idea are GENIUS!
Posted by: Leah | November 19, 2009 08:17 PM
GO TEAM SPARKY!
Sparky is so cute!
Posted by: Shari | November 20, 2009 01:10 AM
End it now Canada!!! It's barbaric and absolutely cruel and sadistic. You should be ashamed of yourselves - Canadian Gov.!!!!!
Posted by: carla | November 20, 2009 09:35 AM
Stop- the grotesque massacres
leave the seals alone
Posted by: Randi Jackson | November 21, 2009 08:37 AM
Maybe we should start pressuring Newfoundlanders too. When I was there a couple months ago, we walked into a t-shirt store and hanging there was one of those little infant t's, the kind with the bottom that snaps to the front over the diaper. Printed onto the front of it was the words, "I club baby seals". The word club was indicated with the image for the playing card (like the clover shape). It would seem that that province is pretty callous. I apologize to any Newfoundlanders who are against this slaughter, but this is just the impression that I have from media and a visit to St. Johns.
Posted by: Debrah | November 21, 2009 07:18 PM
A huge thank you to PETA and IFAW for coming to Halifax last week! It was fantastic meeting up with everyone and I'm glad that my group - Atlantic Canadian Anti-Sealing Coalition - was able to take part in the demo. Best of luck on your travels across Canada with Sparky!
Posted by: Bridget Curran | November 23, 2009 12:41 PM
Lets go clubbin!!
Posted by: TM | November 24, 2009 09:49 AM