Morrissey's latest world tour will not be making any stops in Canada, NME.com reports.

To protest the country's annual seal hunt, the former Smiths frontman issued a statement explicating the absence of any promotional performances for his newest album "Ringleader of the Tormentors," due out next week.

"I fully realize that the absence of any Morrissey concerts in Canada is unlikely to bring the Canadian economy to its knees, but it is our small protest against this horrific slaughter - which is the largest slaughter of marine animal species found anywhere on the planet," the singer said. "The Canadian Prime Minister says the so-called 'cull' is economically and environmentally justified, but this is untrue."

It has been reported that up to 325,000 young harp seal pups could be killed in the coming weeks, despite international appeals for it to stop.

He continued: "The Canadian Prime Minister also states that the slaughter is necessary because it provides jobs for local communities, but this is an ignorant reason for allowing such barbaric and cruel slaughter of beings that are denied life simply because somebody somewhere might want to wear their skin. Construction of German gas chambers also provided work for someone - this is not a moral or sound reason for allowing suffering."

The cull has been condemned by other celebrities, including Paul McCartney.