2005 News

2005 News Articles

December 20, 2005
Hope For The Seals: Canadian Seafood Boycott Ends Year With Growing Momentum

November 30, 2005
Sir Paul and Heather McCartney Call on Canadian PM to End Seal Slaughter

November 22, 2005
Hope For Anti-Sealers, Canadian Minister Forced To Resign

November 15, 2005
Call for End of Canada's Commercial Seal Hunt

November 15, 2005
Gucci under fire as MPs back call for sealskin ban

October 26, 2005
The HSUS Asks Gucci Not to Sell Slaughtered Seal Skin

September 20, 2005
69% of Canadian Voters Oppose Commercial Seal Hunt

June 12, 2005
Brigitte Bardot renews attack on seal hunt

June 11, 2005
The Cassandra Principle and the Demise of the Cod

June 9, 2005
Canada’s Global Reputation is Fading Fast Amidst Scandal, Environmental Destruction, and Cruelty

June 1, 2005
The HSUS Calls Canada's Seal Hunt "Illegal, Inhumane, and Inexcusable"

May 30, 2005
DFO abusing science to sell seal hunt, groups charge

May 26, 2005
Canadian Biostitutes Lay Groundwork for Slaughter of Seals

May 13, 2005
J’Accuse – The Hypocrisy of the Canadian Government

May 12, 2005
Senator George Allen Urges Protection for Canada's Seals

April 26, 2005
Tales from the Crypt – Welcome to the Beaches of Newfoundland

April 21, 2005
Canada kills 250,000 seal pups in annual hunt

April 19, 2005
259,965 Seals Slaughtered in Canada Over One Week - Larger Vessels Exceed Their Quota By 10,000

April 18, 2005
A Sea of Blood as the Government of Canada Tallies the Dead and the Dollars

April 18, 2005
Seal hunt halted for pelt count

April 17, 2005
Canadian Fisheries Minister Geoff Regan Throws a Boomerang

April 16, 2005
Storms Disrupts Seal Slaughter – Now Boycott Must End it Permanently

April 16, 2005
Shepherds to the Seals – The 2005 Seal Campaign

April 15, 2005
Storm Surfing Off Newfoundland Looking for Icebergs

April 14, 2005
Hurricane Force Winds to Prevent Sealers from Killing for the Third Day

April 14, 2005
Blue Rage – Riding the Tempest for the Baby Seals

April 13, 2005
Winds of Mercy Spare the Seals for a Second Day

April 13, 2005
Reflections on Being Human – An Apology from the Front Lines

April 12, 2005
A Wonderful, Glorious Opening Day for the Newfoundland Seal Slaughter

April 11, 2005
Sea Shepherd Voyages Through the Sea of Death

April 11, 2005
Farley Mowat Arrives on the Seal Killing Grounds – Seal Slaughter Has Been Postponed

April 9, 2005
Sea Shepherd Returns to the Slaughter - Round Two of the 2005 Seal Wars

April 9, 2005
Captain Watson Counterpoints Sealers' Media Blitz

April 9, 2005
A Canadian and an American Perspective on the Seal Slaughter

April 9, 2005
Sea Shepherd Returns to the Slaughter - Round Two of the 2005 Seal Wars

April 7, 2005
A Primer on Death Threats for Captain Genge

April 6, 2005
River of Blood

April 6, 2005
Sadistic Sealing Captain Whines about Harassment

April 5, 2005
Refocus Seal Intervention Where It Belongs: Government Subsidies

April 4, 2005
Gulf seal hunt closes

April 1, 2005
In the Aftermath of the Storm May the Curse be Lifted

April 1, 2005
IFAW Seal hunt observers attacked on ice by sealers

April 1, 2005
NZer Among 11 Arrested In Seal Hunt Protest

April 1, 2005
INSIGHTS: Sea Shepherd Seal Hunt Protesters Beaten, Arrested

April 1, 2005
Carnage on ice

April 1, 2005
The Parade of Seal Killing Fools

March 31 2005
Protest against seal-clubbing begins

March 31, 2005
The Humane Society International (HSI) has called on Australians to boycott Canadian seafood in protest at its seal hunting season

March 31, 2005
Seal hunt protesters arrested on Gulf ice floes

March 31, 2005
Killing in the name of fashion

March 31, 2005
A Truly Wonderful Perfect Storm

March 31, 2005
Sea Shepherd Crewmembers Assaulted By Sealers

March 31, 2005
320,000 will die in Canada's biggest seal cull for more than 50 years

March 31, 2005
Attack of the Hak-a-Piks

March 30, 2005
Bad weather plagues seal hunt

March 30, 2005
Cull of 300,000 baby seals begins.

March 30, 2005
Mother Nature's Fury Means a Relatively Good Day for the Baby Seals

March 30, 2005
Coast Guard Move - Update

March 30, 2005
Canadian seal pup hunt begins

March 30, 2005
The Sea Shepherds Happily Ride Out the Storm

March 29, 2005
The HSUS Issues Statement Following Start of 2005 Canadian Seal Hunt

March 29, 2005
Bad weather hampers opening of seal hunt

March 29, 2005
Canadian Sealers Hunt Animals, Officials Hunt Conservationists

March 29, 2005
Coast Guard Icebreaker Amundsen Attempts Ramming of the Farley Mowat

March 29, 2005
Thousands to Be Part of Canada Seal Hunt

March 29, 2005
24 Hours in the Killing Fields

March 29, 2005
Contentious Seal Hunt Begins

March 28, 2005
Response to Kelly Toughill of the Toronto Star

March 28, 2005
Scapegoats of the Deep

March 27, 2005
Largest seal cull in half a century reaches bloody climax

March 24, 2005
Canada Begins Annual Seal Cull Amid Call to Boycott its Seafood

March 24, 2005
Capt. Paul Watson Answers 11 Common Questions on the Seal Hunt

March 23 2006
Bardot slams 'slaughter' of seal pups

March 23, 2006
Canada hunters head for seal cull

March 23, 2005
Canadian Fisheries Minister Goes on the Defensive

March 22, 2005
IFAW - Mexican Senate recommends banning importation of seal products

March 18, 2005
Make this year's seal hunt the last

March 17, 2005
United Kingdom Member of Parliament Against Seal Hunt

March 16, 2005
Seal hunt worries tourist industry

March 16, 2005
Worldwide protests target Canada's seal hunt

March 15, 2005
International protesters target seal hunt

March 14, 2005
Seal hunt off to a slow start

March 14, 2005
Seal Slaughter Delayed Until March 29th

March 10, 2005
Protect Seals - Boycott Canadian Seafood!

March 8, 2005
The HSUS Urges Canadian Government to Stop the Seal Slaughter or Face Boycott

March 8, 2005
Will These Baby Seals Survive the Cruelty of the Canadian Seal Hunt?

January 21, 2005
Opposition to the Seal Hunt Is Not Limited to Tree-huggers

January 4, 2005
Shots fired during seal hunt clash

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317,672 harp seals killed and landed in Canada in 2005

259,965 Seals Slaughtered in Canada Over One Week - Larger Vessels Exceed Their Quota By 10,000

IFAW Seal hunt observers attacked on ice by sealers

320,000 will die in Canada's biggest seal cull for more than 50 years