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Aan: secretary@namibia.org.za, namibia@un.int, lmupetami@mweb.com.na, aiyambo@mfmr.gov.na,

Encore une lettre pour la protection des phoques en Namibie.

Please note that I fully endorse Drs. P.M. Donker’s letter.

Yours sincerely,

Dear Mrs Gray or Mrs Vanhees for attention his Excellency the High Commissioner Wilbard Hellao,

Action Against Poisoning fights animal poisoning in particular and supports animal protection efforts in general. We have been informed on the impending seal cull in Namibia, starting on July 1, 2007.

Like us, the Namibian authorities have repeatedly and extensively been informed by Seal Alert S.A. on facts regarding the seal population in that region, so we will not repeat their fact-based arguments. The facts about the ill health and dwindling population of the seals and sealing rights are clear and the arguments against culling are solid.

Given the actual facts and arguments we are saddened by the stubborn Namibian policy to continue the seal culling – against international public opinion - under the pretext that a massive culling will not harm the seal population in Namibia. A pretext based on fabricated evidence as we cannot find any match with the facts.

This policy reflects a rock bottom respect for animal life and international animal protection legislation.

We cannot fathom why the responsible authorities choose to create an image of a destructive and arbitrary administration earning a few dollars on seal genocide. A choice that is extremely harmful to the image of Namibia as a successful emerging tourist destination.

If Namibia executes its culling plan we will not hesitate to mobilize our vast network of animal protection organizations and travel agencies by exposing this destructive behavior.

We call on you to stop the intended Namibian seal culling before it starts on July 1, 2007.

Greetings,

Drs. P. M. Donker

Action Against Poisoning
The Hague - E.U.

marius.donker@gmx.net
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Par Marieke