Anti-seal hunt seafood boycott called 'phoney'

[ConcernedCanuk]

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Anti-seal hunt seafood boycott called 'phoney'

Last Updated Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:59:12 EST

"The public is being fooled. The boycott is phoney. It is not as advertised," said David Martosko, research director for the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Consumer Freedom.

A boat carrying seal hunters, bottom, is approached by protesters in inflatable vessels. (CP file photo)

The centre, which lobbies for the food industry, contacted about a third of the nearly 300 companies listed as participating in the boycott organized by the Humane Society of the United States.

Martosko said 62 per cent of the companies contacted were unaware they had been listed as cancelling purchases of Canadian seafood to push for the annual seal hunt off Newfoundland, Quebec and the Maritimes to be banned.

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The group also found more than 45 per cent of the restaurants on the society's list have never served Canadian products.

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Interesting, to say the least.

[MisterP]

1. whaddya expect? it's the Center for Consumer Freedom