Boycott Costco to Save Seals
- by: Cynthia Hodges
- recipient: James Sinegal, President, Costco
Costco supports killing seals by selling seal oil capsules in its Canadian stores. Costco promised to stop in March 2006, but then reneged on that promise. Please boycott Costco to put pressure on them to stop selling the capsules. The only way to end the cruel slaughter is to financially hurt the killers and their supporters.
If there is any doubt about the cruelty inflicted upon the helpless seals, here is an account from a participant:
"One beater among the pile lifted its head and started to scratch his way around, his eyeballs two swirling pools of blood. His lower jaw was hanging down from his mouth by a thread of skin. “Darrell, kill that, will you?!” Gerard said.
Grabbing the hakipik, he did not kill it immediately. Instead he pressed the wooden handle up against the top teeth of the suffering creature. “Bite that if you can.” The poor thing had no bottom teeth and all it could do was crawl around in the swath.”
- Newfoundland Sealer Mickey Dwyer from his book, Over the Side Mickey
http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_060408_1.html
To stop the slaughter, the marketplace for seal products must be destroyed. Costco is providing a marketplace and supports this cruelty by selling seal oil capsules in its Canadian stores. Costco promised in March to stop selling them, but then reneged on its promise. http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_060405_1.html
If enough people boycott Costco, then hopefully it will get out of the baby seal killing industry.
Join the Costco boycott & help save seals. Let Costco know that you are boycotting them because you disagree with their support of the slaughter: https://www.costco.com/CustomerService/EmailUs.aspx?secure=1
You may contact influential people at Costco directly as well:
Thank you for your compassion in helping the seals.
* Please note that any comments advocating cruelty to animals will be deleted.
If there is any doubt about the cruelty inflicted upon the helpless seals, here is an account from a participant:
"One beater among the pile lifted its head and started to scratch his way around, his eyeballs two swirling pools of blood. His lower jaw was hanging down from his mouth by a thread of skin. “Darrell, kill that, will you?!” Gerard said.
Grabbing the hakipik, he did not kill it immediately. Instead he pressed the wooden handle up against the top teeth of the suffering creature. “Bite that if you can.” The poor thing had no bottom teeth and all it could do was crawl around in the swath.”
- Newfoundland Sealer Mickey Dwyer from his book, Over the Side Mickey
http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_060408_1.html
To stop the slaughter, the marketplace for seal products must be destroyed. Costco is providing a marketplace and supports this cruelty by selling seal oil capsules in its Canadian stores. Costco promised in March to stop selling them, but then reneged on its promise. http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_060405_1.html
If enough people boycott Costco, then hopefully it will get out of the baby seal killing industry.
Join the Costco boycott & help save seals. Let Costco know that you are boycotting them because you disagree with their support of the slaughter: https://www.costco.com/CustomerService/EmailUs.aspx?secure=1
You may contact influential people at Costco directly as well:
James Sinegal, CEO
Costco Wholesale Corporation
999 Lake Drive
Issaquah, WA 98027
Email: jsinegal@costco.com
Tel: 800-774-2678 (and Press 6) or 425-313-8163
Fax: 425-313-8103
Richard Duffy
Assistant Vice President - Canada
Costco Wholesale
45940 Horseshoe Drive
Sterling, VA 20166
(703)406-6924
(703)406-6857 Fax
richard.duffy@costco.com or rduffy@costco.com
To see his email promise to Sea Shepherd, go here http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_060405_1.html
Karen Paulsell
Administrative Assistant to Jim Sinegal
Direct phone: 425-313-8565
Fax: 425-313-8103
Email: kpaulsell@costco.com
Two contacts best used by anyone who holds shares in Costco or who is thinking about purchasing shares:Sharon Rugh
Executive Assistant to Richard Galanti
Direct phone: 425-313-8256
Fax: 425-313-6593
Email: srugh@costco.com
Canadian Senior Executives – Costco’s top decision-makers in Canada (the ones who ultimately pushed to restock the shelves with seal oil caps):
Louise Wendling
Senior Vice President of Costco Canada
Direct phone: 613-221-2000 ext. 2020
Fax: 613-221-2001
Email: louise.wendling@costco.com
Pierre Riel
Senior VP and General Manager for Eastern Canada
Direct phone: 613-221-2000 ext. 2003
Fax: 613-221-2001
Email: pierre.riel@costco.com
Pharmaceuticals – Two individuals in Canada in charge of Costco’s pharmaceutical division which handles the seal oil product:Reza Farmand
Director of Pharmacy
Direct phone: 613-221-2313
Fax: 613-221-2001
Email: reza.farmand@costco.com
Thank you for your compassion in helping the seals.
* Please note that any comments advocating cruelty to animals will be deleted.
Every year, Canada kills 325,000+ baby seals. The pups are killed in about the cruelest ways imaginable. One account from a participant:
"One beater among the pile lifted its head and started to scratch his way around, his eyeballs two swirling pools of blood. His lower jaw was hanging down from his mouth by a thread of skin. “Darrell, kill that, will you?!” Gerard said.
Grabbing the hakipik, he did not kill it immediately. Instead he pressed the wooden handle up against the top teeth of the suffering creature. “Bite that if you can.” The poor thing had no bottom teeth and all it could do was crawl around in the swath.”
- Newfoundland Sealer Mickey Dwyer from his book, Over the Side Mickey
http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_060408_1.html
To stop the slaughter, the marketplace for seal products must be destroyed. Costco is providing a marketplace and supports this cruelty by selling seal oil capsules in its Canadian stores. Costco promised in March to stop selling them, but then reneged on its promise. http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_060405_1.html
If enough people boycott Costco, then hopefully it will get out of the baby seal killing industry.
Join the Costco boycott & help save seals. Let Costco know that you are boycotting them because you disagree with their support of the slaughter: https://www.costco.com/CustomerService/EmailUs.aspx?secure=1
Thank you for your compassion in helping the seals.
"One beater among the pile lifted its head and started to scratch his way around, his eyeballs two swirling pools of blood. His lower jaw was hanging down from his mouth by a thread of skin. “Darrell, kill that, will you?!” Gerard said.
Grabbing the hakipik, he did not kill it immediately. Instead he pressed the wooden handle up against the top teeth of the suffering creature. “Bite that if you can.” The poor thing had no bottom teeth and all it could do was crawl around in the swath.”
- Newfoundland Sealer Mickey Dwyer from his book, Over the Side Mickey
http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_060408_1.html
To stop the slaughter, the marketplace for seal products must be destroyed. Costco is providing a marketplace and supports this cruelty by selling seal oil capsules in its Canadian stores. Costco promised in March to stop selling them, but then reneged on its promise. http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_060405_1.html
If enough people boycott Costco, then hopefully it will get out of the baby seal killing industry.
Join the Costco boycott & help save seals. Let Costco know that you are boycotting them because you disagree with their support of the slaughter: https://www.costco.com/CustomerService/EmailUs.aspx?secure=1
Thank you for your compassion in helping the seals.
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