Put Your Keyboard to Work for the Seals

Hon. Derek Klazen - Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources
Hon. Sylvia Makgone - Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources
Mrs. Annely Haiphene - Executive Director, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources
Hon. Hage Geingob - President
Hon. Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila - Prime Minister
Hon. Immanuel Ngatjizeko - Minister of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development
Hon. Minister Pohamba Shifeta - Minister of Environment and Tourism

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Dear [Decision Maker]

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I am shocked that the Namibian government is promoting the brutal, senseless slaughter of Cape fur seal pups and bulls. The pups are so young, they are still nursing. They are separated from their mothers and killed in front of each other and near their mothers. This cruelty is completely unacceptable. I have seen the sickening images and videos of this horrifying massacre and have forwarded this information to everyone I know. I have read that the bulls are killed for their genitalia, which is unconscionable. Cape fur seals have suffered several mass die-offs over the past decade, including very recently. This is in part due to Namibia's reckless over-fishing. The oceans are in peril, and fishermen around the world are having a harder time catching fish not because of seals, whose populations are quite stable, returning to normal or in decline, but because of over-fishing, illegal fishing (even beyond the excessive quotas), and destructive fishing practices that damage fish habitat and breeding grounds and create huge amounts of by-catch. These problems must be addressed by Namibia if Namibia wants to protect fisheries. Killing seals will not yield the desired results. South Africa stopped killing seals years ago. Its fisheries have not suffered due to the continued presence of Cape fur seals. Namibia must now follow suit and ban this violent practice. As a caring person, I will boycott tourism in Namibia and products from Namibia, especially Namibia's hake. I will also tell everyone I know to do the same.

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