Red Lobster

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A friend on another board wrote a snail mail to Red Lobster and got this form letter in response. Any ideas on how to counter it?

Dear --

Thank you for contacting Red Lobster. Comments from our guests are taken very seriously, and your feedback will be used to help us improve.

We appreciate you sharing your thoughts with us and for giving us an opportunity to respond. We respect your feelings about the seal harvest and we respect the humane society of the United States.

However we believe it is inappropriate to boycott Canadian seafood. That would harm tens of thousands of innocent people who make their living in the Canadian seafood industry and having nothing to do with the Newfoundlands seal harvest.

For generations red lobster has worked to ensure the sustainability of marine life and promoted humane harvesting practices. We believe that it is important to be good stewards of the world's resources and that sustainable seafood helps ensure long term success in feeding a growing world population.

In regards to the newfoundland seal harvest, even if the Canadian government correctly believes that it needs to thin out the seal population in order to avoid outstripping their food supply, we have concerns about some of the harvesting practices. Therefore we are reaching out to the Canadian department of fisheries and oceans to help influence and effect positive change. We have invited any interested organisations or companies to join us in this effort.

Thank you again for taking the time to contact us with your concerns. We understand your convictions and hope that in the future we may welcome you back to one of our restaurants.

Sincerely

Red Lobster

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1. HSUS Red Lobster protests

This weekend, Saturday June 25th in 27 states, 72 cities. Eight cities in Ontario, Canada.

Locations at link below.

http://hsus.org/marine_mammals/protect_seals/why_a_boycott_of_canadian_seafood/red_lobster_day_of_action_schedule.html

Local organizers will provide the signs and leaflets.