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Seal Hunt opponents at Torch ceremony

by Robert Thivierge
Seal Hunt opponents at Torch ceremony
Opponents of the Canadian Seal Hunt used the torch cermony as a way of getting attention for their cause. Unlike the "Olympic Resistance Network", they are not opposed to Olympics per se. It's mainly a means of garnering public attention. I would take a wid guess they had around 20 people when I was there.

PETA lie down for seals in Calgary

by Robert Thivierge
PETA lie down for seals in Calgary
PETA protesters "dressed" as seals and "played dead" along Stephen Avenue Mall in downtown Calgary. They're trying to make a link between the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver with Canada's seal hunt. Of course VANOC has nothing to do with the seal hunt.

PETA seal protest in Calgary

by Robert Thivierge
PETA seal protest in Calgary
PETA protesters "dressed" as seals and "played dead" along Stephen Avenue Mall in downtown Calgary. They're trying to make a link between the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver with Canada's seal hunt. Of course VANOC has nothing to do with the seal hunt.

Playing dead seal for PETA in Calgary

by Robert Thivierge
Playing dead seal for PETA in Calgary
This girl is one of the PETA protesters who "dressed" as seals and "played dead" along Stephen Avenue Mall in downtown Calgary. They're trying to make a link between the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver with Canada's seal hunt. Of course VANOC has nothing to do with the seal hunt.

PETA protest on Stephen Avenue

by Robert Thivierge
PETA protest on Stephen Avenue
PETA protesters "dressed" as seals and "played dead" along Stephen Avenue Mall in downtown Calgary. They're trying to make a link between the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver with Canada's seal hunt. Of course VANOC has nothing to do with the seal hunt

PETA calls for stop to seal hunt

by Robert Thivierge
PETA calls for stop to seal hunt
PETA protesters "dressed" as seals and "played dead" along Stephen Avenue Mall in downtown Calgary. They're trying to make a link between the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver with Canada's seal hunt. Of course VANOC has nothing to do with the seal hunt.

Anti-seal placards on 17th Avenue

by Robert Thivierge
Anti-seal placards on 17th Avenue
This is one of the photos I took at Tomkins Park (17 Avenue and 8 Street SW) in Calgary, Alberta. There were two rallies, that partially overlapped each other. Anti-seal protesters came first, and then the anti-war protesters followed.