From Defenders of Wildlife

Lynx are one of the rarest big cats in the country -- and northeastern Washington is one of the few places where they can still be found.  Now lynx need your help to make it in the Northwest.

What: Public Meeting to Protect Lynx Habitat
When: Wednesday, April 16th from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Where: Oxford Suites in the Valley
15015 East Indiana Avenue
Spokane, WA  

I hope you’ll join us in speaking out to protect lynx and the habitat they need to survive in Washington -- and to spread out into their historic range in western Idaho. 

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Over the past few weeks, the world has watched in horror as Canadian sealers brandished clubs and
rifles, brutally slaughtering thousands of defenseless pups, most only a few weeks old. As you read this today, the commercial seal hunt has moved farther north where the killings will resume -- with sealers allowed to kill 275,000 seals this year.

The European Environment Commissioner has announced a plan to ban the trade in all seal products originating from inhumane hunts. This builds upon the
historic declaration by the European parliament in 2006. If an EU-wide ban is enacted, the fashion houses serving the main markets for seal skins today -- China and Russia -- would be forced to stop, and millions of baby seals would be saved from cruel slaughter. In the meantime, many nations have either banned seal product trade or announced their intentions to do so. They include: Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Croatia, Austria, Slovenia, Panama, Mexico, and the
United States. Just the potential for an EU ban on seal products has saved thousands of seals already. Prices paid for seal skins this year have declined so much that most sealers have chosen to
stay home.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

This is a critical time for our campaign, and we need your help
to keep the world's attention focused on ending the seal hunt!
Here are a few more things that you can do:

:: Spread the word about the seal hunt by posting our web badges or banners to your Facebook page or favorite blogs. Click here:
https://community.hsus.org/ct/M1aZIeF12XHz/

:: Get even more creative by downloading desktop wallpaper and other cool stuff here to spread the word online. Click here:
https://community.hsus.org/ct/MdaZIeF12XHS/