Petition to the RSPCA: End your support for the killing of Scottish seals!

Here's comments and signatures from the petition: "RSPCA: End your support for the killing of Scottish seals":

 

 

 

"I don't understand how a Society can claim to be preventing cruelty to animals while supporting the killing of them so that humans can take their food." (Roberta Balfour, Malvern)

"The true price of salmon according to the RSPCA is a dead seal. Protect our seals from this needless slaughter." (Ross Flett, Orkney)

"The RSPCA should be protecting seals ... simples .. not business profits ££££££££" (Jackie Legg, Cheshire)

"WTF ... Can't believe an organisation I've supported for more years than i care to remember is part of the problem rather than the solution. What's the point of supporting your wildlife rehabilitation centres nursing seals back to health if you're going to endorse Scottish salmon farmers shooting them?" (Phil Irving, Dereham)

"It is shameful that the RSPCA supports the killing of Scottish seals to placate fish farmers. Clearly the RSPCA has no conscience when it comes to wildlife and not even a nodding acquaintance with the important role seals play in the marine ecosystem. You must withdraw your support immediately." (Bridget Curran, Halifax)

"RSPCA, how is killing our native wildlife for the sake of unnatural fish stocks serving your purpose of preventing cruelty to animals?" (Paula Andrews, Sutton-in-Ashfield)

"The RSPCA should be about protecting seals not killing them. But then there would be no money in that." (Ian Cooke, Crewe)

"Disgusting - they are meant to protect animals, not kill them!" (Ruhee Baltz, Surrey)

"Seals have the right to live - stop killing them and protect them instead!" (Maggie Dunn, Sherborne)

"This is utterly hypocritical.  How on earth can the RSP of CRUELTY TO ANIMALS condone intensive farming of salmon and the shooting of seals?  It's insane." (Duncan Steedman, Broadford)

"Shooting and maiming these seals just to maintain profits of a nasty, harmful and environmentally damaging enterprise. If these farms continue to exist then they should use humane, non-lethal measures to prevent seal incursions - created by the existence of these farms in the first place. Very, very negative for the RSPCA" (David Grimsell, Lampeter)

"I would rather see living seals, than eat farmed salmon. People need educating about farmed salmon, and the effects of it on the wildlife." (Tracy Sanderson, Dovercourt)

"This is one of the reasons why I stopped donating to the RSPCA" (Stephen Dann, Ipswich)

"The RSPCA has lost its credibility as well as its compassion. Shame on them!" (Eleanor Skuse, Beaworthy)

"Enough of animal charities supporting animal abuse." (Barnara Pertin, London)

"This really is a bad decision and I cannot imagine why the RSPCA would have taken it?" (Jill Spicy, Lowestoft)

"I am disgusted that the RSPCA support the slaughter of our beautiful wildlife. I know the greed of the farms makes it attractive to them but why do the RSPCA support the killing???" (Marc Herridge, Orphir)

"It's disgusting! Stop buying Scottish salmon until this is stopped!" (Dawn Stemp, Bracknell)

"Killing seals to support the Farmed Salmon industry is wrong on all counts. It's cruel to farmed salmon and humans don't NEED to eat salmon to survive. Seals DO." (S HayShea, Kirkcaldy)

"If you put a fish farm in the seals environment they are going to try to feed on them. It is the responsibility of the fish farmers to make the pens that the fish are kept in, secure enough to keep the seals out. If you put a chocolate factory in a children's playground, would you support killing the kids who tried to eat it?" (Chris Fryatt, Wimborne Minster)

"RSPCA should not be giving these murderers their blessing." (Steve Trewhella, Wareham)

"Disgusted this is happening to supply the rich in restaurants in London. Farm salmon is not natural. Seals have been living of them for years, stop killing them!!!" (De McMillan, Renfrewshire)

"I am disgusted that seals are being killed in Scotland to preserve fish stocks for human beings! If the RSPCA don't act to stop it I will stop donating until they do!" (Jane Hitchman, Swansea)

"I donate each month to STOP cruelty to animals." (June Levitt, Milton Keynes)

"Ludicrous ludicrous ludicrous! RSPCA do what you're supposed to do and PROTECT the animals. It's their environment not ours." (Vicky Steed, Cambridge)

"Protect what is left of our wild life. Stop the killing for commercial reasons. Disgrace." (Jenny Hooper, Pinner)

"Stop the killing and RSPCA stop supporting the killers." (Virginia Jacques, Attleborough)

"RSPCA the world is watching you. STOP killing Scottish seals." (Liz Tuddenham, Norwich)

"Disgraceful behaviour by an organisation that millions of people rely on to maintain the highest standards of animal welfare." (Blue Planet Society, Bournemouth)

"The RSPCA are selective as to which animals they protect, I've become very disillusioned with them lately!" (Vanessa Lord, Hove)

"You are supposed to protect all animals." (Anne Eales, Chard)

"No more donations to the RSPCA until this is ended!!" (Nick White, Barnstaple)

"You cannot support the killings. The sea is THEIR home. I am disgusted with all the organisations who support salmon farms. They are a blot on what should be a beautiful landscape, infecting, killing & destroying the seas in & around Scotland. Factory farming of this fish is NO different to chickens, calves, lambs. SO why are you supporting these filthy places!!!!!!!?" (Jacqui Jenner, Suffolk)

"The killing of wild animals for profit should not be allowed. RSPCA are a disgrace." (Victor Beattie, Aberdeen)

"These mammals should not be shot in the interest of protecting profits for businesses. Especially when the business is being conducted in the seals natural environment." (Lee Watson, Peterhead)

"Seals should be allowed to occupy their natural habitat without interference." (Bernice Cullimore, Grantham)

"No wonder less and less people donate to you...you fail to protect animals and are actually complicit in animal abuse." (Elizabeth Green, Streetly)

"How can an organisation like the RSPCA support such callous cruelty? Pups starving because their parents have been shot, and for what ? Greedy salmon farmers. Please withdraw your support or I shall withdraw my belief and support for the RSPCA." (John Brownjohn, Netherbury)

"DISGUSTING!!.....I won't be giving money to you to murder innocent animals." (Sharon Goldberg, Somerset)

"Disgraceful. This support for the culling of seals is entirely unacceptable. End this now!" (Sonia Bryan, London)

 

 

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Read more via:

 

• Press Release: "RSPCA Savaged Over Seal Killing in Scotland"
• Letter to Her Majesty the Queen
• Supermarkets: Stop Killing Seals at Salmon Farms!
• "Salmon farmers are shooting seals instead of installing non-lethal deterrents, campaigners say"
• Press Release: "Scottish Salmon Blinded by Seal Killing"
• Sunday Times: "Seal killing slips through the net"
• RSPCA Assured Seal Killers!