American animal rights’ organization PETA, is hoping to draw attention to the annual Canadian seal hunt by linking it to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.
The Vancouver 2010 Campaign to Help End the Canadian Seal Slaughter is using the extra attention focused on Canada during Olympic preparations to highlight the annual seal hunt. However, Olympic campaigns are normally not that successful due to the vested financial interest of the host country in making a profit from the Olympics.
PETA explains that during Canada's annual sea hunt, tens of thousands of baby seals are killed for their skin. The seals, many of whom are only weeks old when they are killed, have their skulls smashed in or are shot at point-blank range by ‘hunters’, many of whom have no hunting skills and often do not make a swift kill.
PETA is asking individuals to write to the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee and to help put a stop to the seal hunt.
Visit: http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/
Comments (74)
^oh really?? wow gee. i guess everything is perfect now. We have someone with vested interest in the seal hunt telling us it's ok... grow up guy, just the fact you saying they are stupid videos shows how much you really know.
written by Cobra , December 01, 2009
written by Cobra , December 01, 2009
...canada has already lost so much of its fishing exports because the gov. chooses to subsidize this...i wonder what the idiotic canadian gov. will do now...since EU has now banned seal products
written by mn , January 07, 2010
written by mn , January 07, 2010
Peta, what a joke, money grabbers. What's with our government? It's time they stopped these animal rights groups from going to our seal hunt. STOP issuing permits for them to be out there, and if they do go, arrest them and give them a $100,000 fine individually. I am a sealer and proud of it. I have been involved in the hunt for 35 years, and have went through some rough times but I've overcome it and went on.The hunt has been a part of my livelihood and my culture all these years and I will continue to hunt because I am a Newfoundlander with a lot of back bone. It's time we all took a stand for what we believe in.
written by Bob , January 09, 2010
written by Bob , January 09, 2010
I am so sick of these animal rights people trying to ruin the lives of any person who make their living from the land, and also all the people whom agree with them and give them your money. For one thing for the most part all people whom agree just think, where do your lively hood come from, i bet in some form it comes from our land. If your in business you kill our beautiful trees to get your paper(does not reproduce naturally), if you drive truck, make trucks, or got any type of vehicle, you use oil which is not a renewable resource, Do you take Vitimans? they have animal biproducts, I bet all you fancy people out there have lots of leather shoes, belts, wallets,etc. but what? its not seal! who gives a hoot? not i, seals are overpopulating our oceans and if you cannot stand up for your country and help save it , you should stay quit because i bet all you do is not acceptable by all. Thank You, Seal Hunt Supporter....
written by seal hunters wife , January 12, 2010
written by seal hunters wife , January 12, 2010
You are all sick and twisted....and to the hunter's wife, especially coming from a woman, who is supposed to have motherly instincts and be a warm and friendly human being.... seal hunting is inhumane and disgusting. I am sure you are a redneck however with no class and no shame. To try and compare it to killing a tree that does not feel anything is truly showing IGNORANCE. You dont have a clue. and if you did your research you would see that seals are not overpopulating our oceans at the moment it is quite the opposite. However, humans are clearly overpopulating our earth in China, India, etc. but we are not going to begin clubbing our children to death. Many countries have banned this practice, so you do the math... clearly there are far more normal people out there who are against it than those twisted ppl out there who support it. It is wrong, disgusting, inhumane and you truly have to been a gross, unclassy, dirty twisted and sick person to support something as sick as this.
written by Jessica , January 12, 2010
written by Jessica , January 12, 2010
I am not a PETA member nor do I agree with some of the outrageaous things that they do. However, I do believe in their cause as they are fighting hard and strong for those who cannot fight for themselves. As strange as PETA is, PETA has true and real motives, which shows integrity. PETA believes in what it stands for and for that, I agree with them. End the Seal Hunt. It is sickening.
written by joe , January 12, 2010
written by joe , January 12, 2010
I have to laugh at those of you against the seal hunt who say that those for it are ignorant and know nothing.
For one, the seals are overpopulating the area in which they live. They are nowhere near extinction. The approximate population of the seals is well over 6 million and reportedly growing. The cod population, however, is dropping rapidly. This is their main food source.
Secondly, seals are not merely used for their pelts. They are used for food and their liver oil, which is rich in Omega 3, and I believe iron as well.
And to Jessica, what good comes from name calling? Does it make you feel better about yourself? Calling people rednecks because you disagree with something they believe in is quite ridiculous. Having a different opinion does not make somebody a lesser being than you.
All of this is coming from somebody who is not entirely for the practice. It is imperfect despite the length of time is has been practiced, but it is not what groups like PETA and the like make it out to be. The men and women who hunt the seals are not rich by any means and they have families to support like anybody else. Jobs are not plentiful here and many of this province's population make their living off the land. This practice is an example of that.
Also, it is not fair to judge all of the people in this province for the practice. I don't hear the kind of hate speech towards Australians for the kangaroo cull that they practice that I do towards the people of Newfoundland.
written by Cassandra , January 16, 2010
For one, the seals are overpopulating the area in which they live. They are nowhere near extinction. The approximate population of the seals is well over 6 million and reportedly growing. The cod population, however, is dropping rapidly. This is their main food source.
Secondly, seals are not merely used for their pelts. They are used for food and their liver oil, which is rich in Omega 3, and I believe iron as well.
And to Jessica, what good comes from name calling? Does it make you feel better about yourself? Calling people rednecks because you disagree with something they believe in is quite ridiculous. Having a different opinion does not make somebody a lesser being than you.
All of this is coming from somebody who is not entirely for the practice. It is imperfect despite the length of time is has been practiced, but it is not what groups like PETA and the like make it out to be. The men and women who hunt the seals are not rich by any means and they have families to support like anybody else. Jobs are not plentiful here and many of this province's population make their living off the land. This practice is an example of that.
Also, it is not fair to judge all of the people in this province for the practice. I don't hear the kind of hate speech towards Australians for the kangaroo cull that they practice that I do towards the people of Newfoundland.
written by Cassandra , January 16, 2010
why dont all of you animal rights activists wake up and realize that you've been had by all these money grabbing organizations.all you ignorant people out there may not beleive this but the seal hunt is the most money i've made for a couple days work in my life, and i hope it continues for many years to come.
written by boyd , January 17, 2010
written by boyd , January 17, 2010
Beating animals to death with a stick is repugnant work - glad you get paid well for it - that should make up for all the bad karma you are going to get.
written by Tina , January 17, 2010
written by Tina , January 17, 2010
seals abound in the canadian arctic. they are and will continue to be hunted on a sustainable basis for generations to come, both for the excellent food they provide and also for skins that can be turned into elegant and functional garments for people far and wide. sealing is a model of sustainable use of a renewable resource.
in the inuit way of seeing the world, each living thing has a soul and a spirit that endures even after life has left the body. the inuit hunter is grateful for the food, clothing and other necessities these creatures provide. he seeks to protect their spirits so that others will come and the hunt can be renewed. special rituals are observed to show respect for the soul of a fallen animal. in one important ritual, the hunter places fresh water, obtained from melted snow, in the mouth of a slain seal to help slake its thirst. the concern is to show kindness to the soul of the animal whose body is about to be put to use by humans. inuit seal hunters use a rifle shot to the head or the thrust of a harpoon, causing instant death and sparing the animal from agony.
hunters are well aware of the dangers arising from reckless killing of animals. this can bring future retaliation in the form of famine. they know they must live in harmony with nature and take no more than is needed.
the hunting of seals and other wildlife in nunavut is carefully monitored by the nunavut wildlife management board, all catches are recorded and numbers are tallied for each community.
p.s. seals are not endangered, the fund-raising drives of anti-sealing groups proved so lucrative that their campaigns persisted long after their factual basis was shown to be weak, and that is seals are not endangered.
written by somefacts , January 23, 2010
in the inuit way of seeing the world, each living thing has a soul and a spirit that endures even after life has left the body. the inuit hunter is grateful for the food, clothing and other necessities these creatures provide. he seeks to protect their spirits so that others will come and the hunt can be renewed. special rituals are observed to show respect for the soul of a fallen animal. in one important ritual, the hunter places fresh water, obtained from melted snow, in the mouth of a slain seal to help slake its thirst. the concern is to show kindness to the soul of the animal whose body is about to be put to use by humans. inuit seal hunters use a rifle shot to the head or the thrust of a harpoon, causing instant death and sparing the animal from agony.
hunters are well aware of the dangers arising from reckless killing of animals. this can bring future retaliation in the form of famine. they know they must live in harmony with nature and take no more than is needed.
the hunting of seals and other wildlife in nunavut is carefully monitored by the nunavut wildlife management board, all catches are recorded and numbers are tallied for each community.
p.s. seals are not endangered, the fund-raising drives of anti-sealing groups proved so lucrative that their campaigns persisted long after their factual basis was shown to be weak, and that is seals are not endangered.
written by somefacts , January 23, 2010
Does PETA provide an address where we can send them the hundreds of thousands of seals that would otherwise starve to death if not culled? If PETA is so hip on the idea of saving these animals (and not allowing human populations to sustain their livelihood by these hunts), they should provide a "home" for them.
written by OhObviously , January 26, 2010
written by OhObviously , January 26, 2010
Whether or not you have anything against Peta doesn't matter. What matters is that these seals are being beaten and killed for "sport"! We're all living beings and we all can feel emotions and pain and therefore, we should all try to spare the pain of others, not be the cause. Human beings claim to be the superior race yet they don't seem to understand that those with the most power and influence have a responsibility to protect those weaker than themselves. Humans are clearly the ones who should be bludgeoned for being a disgrace. If beating helpless beings is such a sport who wants to join me on the maternity ward and bring this fight to the newborns?!
written by PeopleAreIgnorant , January 31, 2010
written by PeopleAreIgnorant , January 31, 2010
everyone that is for the seal hunt and that works for it are cold hearted and do not have any respect for animals. if you dont know this "is" animal cruelty. so answer this for me - would you go out and beat your pet with a club until it died.
written by seal luvr , February 01, 2010
written by seal luvr , February 01, 2010
Born and raised in Canada, i used to be a believer in making money off the land. As i did crab commercially. After realising how many otters get stuck in our traps and die. I started to really think of the impact we have on animals and how important is it for people to stuff there face with crab?We don't need to eat crab and we don't need to kill baby seals. We need high populations to support the food chain as seals are an important part of the north. As a matter of fact the seals numbers haven't been properly assesed. Being we live in Canada the answer was easy for me. I found another job. If you live in an area with no work move to an area with more opportunity. Its the best thing you can do for your kids, or do you want them to just hang out all year waiting for the hunt ! What an exciting challenging life, give them more than what we had! We do so because we do as the people did before us.! Does it mean they were right? We used to log old growth to the last tree around the cod well.... enough said bout that , salmon dissapperaring off Vancouver island and on and on. We have a new attitude now! let's do some good and change our evil ways.The rest of the world is laughing at us.
written by kyle st-aubin , February 03, 2010
written by kyle st-aubin , February 03, 2010
PETA has no right to tell canadians what to do, dont like the hunt then dont watch go save A deer in texas or something.
written by Renji , February 03, 2010
written by Renji , February 03, 2010
No Man takes life in that way, that is no Man. No Living Soul deserves such treatment
.I will fight til my death for the humane treatment of animals. It Is Not about not eating meat. No Man needs to be tought how to treat an animal he takes energy from. He just Feels~~
written by Gentleman , February 04, 2010
.I will fight til my death for the humane treatment of animals. It Is Not about not eating meat. No Man needs to be tought how to treat an animal he takes energy from. He just Feels~~
written by Gentleman , February 04, 2010
I think that if Canadians (myself being one of them), can only get work by killing a quarter of a million seals a year and by fishing, then i would much rather be a country going into poverty. The seals are alive when they are skinned and the first strike almost never kills them. It is one of the most inhumane ways to kill them. If the Canadian government will not stop the seal hunt, then i would hope that we could be decent enough to kill them in a more humane way.
written by Matthew sibbald , February 06, 2010
written by Matthew sibbald , February 06, 2010
Hunting innocent seals for the profit of money is WRONG and anyone who objects to it knows that. Anyone writing illiterate, pathetic comments about how hunting seals is ok should be embarrased. We are no longer living in the caveman ages so stop hunting for the profit of money.
written by Gitti , February 16, 2010
written by Gitti , February 16, 2010
Recently a petition came to my school asking teenagers for signatures for this cause. It's easy for PETA to make monsters of anyone who kills animals, but I am angered by the way they've attacked Canada and made them out to look like some horrid ghouls. While sealing is dirty business and questionable, I do believe that it serves a purpose in both the ecosystem and economy. I've done my research unlike most people who just spout off about how cruel it is; perhaps we as Americans should look to our own society and realize how messed up that is too.
PETA and likewise organizations, I feel, exploit the cuteness of animals as well as human empathy -- they give no real information. Half of my high school is running about, sobbing that Canada is trying to add seal bashing to the Olympics. That statement is ridiculous at best -- it's not like deer hunting, kangaroo culling, or any like that is added. But still, a misguided youth reads skin deep into what these organizations say and this is where their power lies!
And finally, I will say that if we are to stop seal hunting, wouldn't it be just as fair for the Canadian Government to come back and demand other countries stop the harvesting of animals for profit? People need these animals to make a living and to suggest just packing up and moving is an unrealistic goal. It would be an easy life if everyone was a computer programmer or something, holed up in an office, staring bleakly at a screen. But not everyone chooses this life, sometimes they cannot. Certainly, bashing a baby seal's skull open has an emotional toll on a person, but these men and women need to get dirty in order to provide food and shelter for their own families.
People will try and find fault in my writing, but I hope at least a fraction of this has reached someone!
written by AmericanTeenageGirl , February 18, 2010
PETA and likewise organizations, I feel, exploit the cuteness of animals as well as human empathy -- they give no real information. Half of my high school is running about, sobbing that Canada is trying to add seal bashing to the Olympics. That statement is ridiculous at best -- it's not like deer hunting, kangaroo culling, or any like that is added. But still, a misguided youth reads skin deep into what these organizations say and this is where their power lies!
And finally, I will say that if we are to stop seal hunting, wouldn't it be just as fair for the Canadian Government to come back and demand other countries stop the harvesting of animals for profit? People need these animals to make a living and to suggest just packing up and moving is an unrealistic goal. It would be an easy life if everyone was a computer programmer or something, holed up in an office, staring bleakly at a screen. But not everyone chooses this life, sometimes they cannot. Certainly, bashing a baby seal's skull open has an emotional toll on a person, but these men and women need to get dirty in order to provide food and shelter for their own families.
People will try and find fault in my writing, but I hope at least a fraction of this has reached someone!
written by AmericanTeenageGirl , February 18, 2010
i think seal hunting is wrong, and i dont care what anyone says. i dont want to say anything bad about the people that do participate, but i'm just wanting to speak out for the poor baby seals that can't speak up for themselves. thank you for everyone that is helping to speak up for them.
written by shuki22 , February 18, 2010
written by shuki22 , February 18, 2010
I'm Ticked that only Canadians support this "sport'. Killing animals is all bad, People should only eat Cow, Pig, Chicken, & maybe duck. The main meat. People dnt need to hunt or eat different animals that aren't sold at super markets. nobody needs to ever eat a Seal, Horse, Deer, and so on.
written by Javier USA 15 yrs. old , February 19, 2010
written by Javier USA 15 yrs. old , February 19, 2010
There's a difference between killing HELPLESS animals (That have more right to live then us)
While Canada and other horrid countries kill animals 4 thrill, fun, and clothing.
written by Javier USA 15 yrs. old , February 19, 2010
While Canada and other horrid countries kill animals 4 thrill, fun, and clothing.
written by Javier USA 15 yrs. old , February 19, 2010
The point is not whether you are a supporter of PETA. The point is not whether Canadians need to seal hunt to sustain themselves and the economy. The ways in which this practice is done is inhumane and disgusting. Whether or not you believe seals should be hunted (which i do not) we all should agree that the way they are hunted and clubbed until death (the ones who are lucky) before being skinned and butchered is wrong. If the killing of all these seals is deemed necessary by Canadians, then they should find humane ways to do it, at the very least. I don't see how anyone in their right mind can watch a club or hook slam down on a defenseless seals head and not feel that it is wrong. It breaks my heart and shows that these people don't have much of one. Now they blame it on the overpopulation of seals. I'm sure the tigers and polar bears and many other species becomining extinct were once thought overpopulated, too. Humans destroy, not animals. I think the hunt is a disgrace and I do not support anything to do with Canada or these Olympic games.
written by emily, usa , February 19, 2010
written by emily, usa , February 19, 2010
I think is not about the hunting, its more about the way that hunters do.
I was so sad when I saw the videos, its ok to control the overpopulation, but I dont like the way you do (at least the way that one that is showed in the website) If some hunters have a video of how is the hunting would be nice for the people who doesnt know to watch that you dont hurt animals.
I dont find anything funny hurting animals on that way. If people lives from seals, you can do as the beef producers do.
written by Ivonne , February 20, 2010
I was so sad when I saw the videos, its ok to control the overpopulation, but I dont like the way you do (at least the way that one that is showed in the website) If some hunters have a video of how is the hunting would be nice for the people who doesnt know to watch that you dont hurt animals.
I dont find anything funny hurting animals on that way. If people lives from seals, you can do as the beef producers do.
written by Ivonne , February 20, 2010
Sealers are mindless, bloodthirsty morons and should be beaten over the head with their own clubs! Every time I see the Canadian flag it reminds me of a blood pool on the ice. Will you starve, have nothing to wear if sealing is banned? NO YOU WON'T! SHAME ON YOU SEALERS AND SHAME ON YOU CANADA!
written by Fiverdog , February 20, 2010
written by Fiverdog , February 20, 2010
Everyone who is bashing animal rights activists knows deep down that this is wrong. You tell us to grow up? When you are old, ugly, and dying, maybe then you'll realize that there is more to life than money...and to the scumbag who's upset about people losing their jobs, maybe they shouldn't have dropped out of High Scool :) Losers.
written by Sarah , February 21, 2010
written by Sarah , February 21, 2010
Hmmm i read alot about what a brutal act this seal hunt is...I read about it being a brutal "sport" I see it as a harvest of any other kind. Next time you go buy a chicken, a cut of beef or lamb, think about the way its done...
written by Alex , February 23, 2010
written by Alex , February 23, 2010
Does the Canadian Government Subsidize the Seal Hunt?
Yes. According to reports from the Canadian Institute for Business and the Environment, more than $20 million in subsidies were provided to the sealing industry between 1995 and 2001. Those subsidies came from entities such as the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Human Resources Development Council, and Canada Economic Development–Quebec. These subsidies take a variety of forms, including funding the salaries for seal processing plant workers, market research and development trips, and capital acquisitions for processing plants. In 2004, more than $400,000 was provided by the Canadian government to companies for the development of seal products, and as recently as April 2007, the Canadian Coast Guard—at the taxpayer's expense—broke through the ice for the sealing vessels as it does each year. In 2007, the Canadian Coast Guard estimates that it spent an additional $3.5 million rescuing sealing vessels.
Moreover, Canada's commercial seal hunt is also indirectly subsidized by the Norwegian government. A Norwegian company purchases close to 80% of the sealskins produced in Canada in any given year through its Canadian subsidiary. These skins are shipped in an unprocessed state directly to Norway, where they are tanned and re-exported. The Norwegian government provides significant financial assistance to this company each year.
written by Luis , February 23, 2010
Yes. According to reports from the Canadian Institute for Business and the Environment, more than $20 million in subsidies were provided to the sealing industry between 1995 and 2001. Those subsidies came from entities such as the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Human Resources Development Council, and Canada Economic Development–Quebec. These subsidies take a variety of forms, including funding the salaries for seal processing plant workers, market research and development trips, and capital acquisitions for processing plants. In 2004, more than $400,000 was provided by the Canadian government to companies for the development of seal products, and as recently as April 2007, the Canadian Coast Guard—at the taxpayer's expense—broke through the ice for the sealing vessels as it does each year. In 2007, the Canadian Coast Guard estimates that it spent an additional $3.5 million rescuing sealing vessels.
Moreover, Canada's commercial seal hunt is also indirectly subsidized by the Norwegian government. A Norwegian company purchases close to 80% of the sealskins produced in Canada in any given year through its Canadian subsidiary. These skins are shipped in an unprocessed state directly to Norway, where they are tanned and re-exported. The Norwegian government provides significant financial assistance to this company each year.
written by Luis , February 23, 2010
Hope all you sealers meet your fate, trust me you will go back to school and go get a real education, losers
written by Seal Savor , February 24, 2010
written by Seal Savor , February 24, 2010
So I'm reading how the killing of seals is not strictly for their pelts but for food, etc. Then explain to me the bloody carcasses left on the ice - skinned baby seals with bashed in skulls. Or the seal hunters throwing the carcasses off their boat after they are skinned. REALLY....SERIOUSLY...keep talking - I'm sick and tired of hearing all the bs - it's brutal and inhumane...end of story...it needs to stop.
written by Stop the seal hunt, Tampa, FL , February 28, 2010
written by Stop the seal hunt, Tampa, FL , February 28, 2010
Fisrt of all, I will admit that I am not educated in the seal hunt, so I will not sit here and spit out facts about something im not sure of. But I do have to say that it is obvious that these poor animals are beaten to death. I will respect the fact that people are making a living off the animals, but if the "sport" will not be brought to an end, then it needs to be changed. The animals should be shot in the head, instant and painless death. But then Im assuming that the expense of weapons and ammunition would take away from the "profit". If you cant afford to kill humanely, then don't do it. The main reason I am commenting is because I have noticed some of the commenters are from countries other then Canada and I would hate for people like myself, who are lovers and protectors of animals to been seen as animal beaters. The reason I say this is because of an earlier comment that said " SHAME ON YOU CANADA" This "sport" takes place in one part of the country, this isn't a country wide or olympic sport. I am against the meaningless death of animals, and i am NOT for the seal hunt what so ever, but how many cows, chickens, and pigs, ect, are raised and killed so humans can be satisfied. People need to take that into consideration as well, I haven't seen to many people trying to stop the slaughter of them. I understand population control, but then maybe OUR population should be controlled. Again this is only my opinion, I am not attacking the people involved in the sport, just putting my thoughts out there.
IF ANY animals "need" to be killed, do it humanely. Imagine yourself in the position of that animal..you might see it differently...
written by AnimalHelper, Canada , March 01, 2010
IF ANY animals "need" to be killed, do it humanely. Imagine yourself in the position of that animal..you might see it differently...
written by AnimalHelper, Canada , March 01, 2010
seal hunters are all stupid losers with no respect for the environment...it makes me sick the way you club innocent animals to death. if a seal clubbed a human baby to death we would kill the seal and all of its colony, but when humans kill thousands of baby seals we do nothing but shake our heads disaprovingly. can't you find something better to do for a living? and if you can't, move somewhere else. how is sealing different to whaling? whaling is bad enough, but with seal hunting in there we will wipe out all of our marine mammmals. please-stop this awful, twisted slaughter of innocent creatures.
written by PETA pan , March 02, 2010
written by PETA pan , March 02, 2010
Considering that it is considered a crime just to WITNESS the slaughter of a seal without a permit speaks for itself. We finally got the EU to ban the import of seal products, with an exception for traditional Inuit hunts. Maybe with the lack of one their primary markets and enough economic pressure (BOYCOTT CANADIAN SEAFOOD!) we can end this sick hunt forever.
written by YayForEU , March 03, 2010
written by YayForEU , March 03, 2010
After reading through the comments, anyone can see the ignorance and immaturity of the people leaving the anti-sealing remarks! Although I have no connection with the Seal Hunt, I am a Newfoundland and would like to pass on some FACTS about it!
WE DO NOT CLUB WHITE COATS! IT IS ILLEGAL TO HUNT THEM! WHAT WOULD BE THE POINT-AS THERE IS NO MARKET! THE SEALS ARE NOT CLUBBED, THEY ARE HUNTED WITH HIGH-POWERED RIFLES, SO DEATH IS INSTANTANIOUS! The Dept of Fisheries & Oceans do not subsidized the Seal Hunt! As for the Coast Guard, they are paid the same whether they get an emergency call or not, so what's your point? You suggest, if we can't get another kind of employment, move to another place! Suppose we told all mainlanders that you have to get another job because we don’t agree with anyone driving an hour to and from work each day (that’s 500 hours of extra fuel consumption every year), 500 HOURS FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE IN ALL YOUR BIG CITIES!, Many have to travel even further! That’s an awful lot of pollution and we all know how unhealthy that is for the environment and animal welfare! Well right here in my community, most workers only have 5-15 minutes to get to work! That's a lot less pollution than in the big cities now isn't it? Suppose we had your attitude and lack of tolerance for a different kind of culture? Maybe for the good of the planet, (which including those cute little whitecoats) you guys should move to a location closer to your work! If you can't find a job closer than 5-15 minutes, than move! When it's thrown back at you, it's not that easy, is it? After working hard for years to build a life, buy a home and raise a family, no one wants to uproot and move from the community they love! Just in case you haven't noticed, for years Newfoundlanders have been moving away from their homeland to find employment, so much so, we are losing most of our young people! We’ve lost the majority of our youth, now you want to take away our way of life and part of a culture that is older than Canada itself! Remember, the spotlight may be on a certain part of our culture today, but it may be your turn tomorrow!
These groups like Peta, are known for their "all talk and no action" policy, (they talk only when they can incite emotion to raise money from young gullible teens and poor old seniors)! They act a few times a year on a few "Pet Project", unfortunately one happens to be the Seal Hunt! And it's no coincidence they use the whitecoat, (which is not even hunted and definitely not endangered)! They know this is a lie, but year after year they use the same old photos and slanderous remarks about us! To incite hatred in Canada is illegal, isn’t it! Shame on them! To gain perspective, maybe we should bring a cow out on the ice and slaughter it the way it's usually done. Then compare this to the quick and humane death of a seal shot in the head! Which life would you choose, a cow raised all it's life in captivity or a seal wild and free right until the end? Harvesting of any animal is never pretty, especially carried out in the open and on a white backdrop. But we are a gentle people, and humane harvesting is very important for all of us! PLEASE, before you take a stand on the Seal Hunt (or any argument) be open-minded and for God sake, do some INDEPENDANT RESEARCH! Instead of just going along with a group whose main agenda is FUNDRAISING, think for yourself! And while you’re researching the Seal Hunt, do yourself a favour and research PETA'S background.
written by eydie , March 04, 2010
WE DO NOT CLUB WHITE COATS! IT IS ILLEGAL TO HUNT THEM! WHAT WOULD BE THE POINT-AS THERE IS NO MARKET! THE SEALS ARE NOT CLUBBED, THEY ARE HUNTED WITH HIGH-POWERED RIFLES, SO DEATH IS INSTANTANIOUS! The Dept of Fisheries & Oceans do not subsidized the Seal Hunt! As for the Coast Guard, they are paid the same whether they get an emergency call or not, so what's your point? You suggest, if we can't get another kind of employment, move to another place! Suppose we told all mainlanders that you have to get another job because we don’t agree with anyone driving an hour to and from work each day (that’s 500 hours of extra fuel consumption every year), 500 HOURS FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE IN ALL YOUR BIG CITIES!, Many have to travel even further! That’s an awful lot of pollution and we all know how unhealthy that is for the environment and animal welfare! Well right here in my community, most workers only have 5-15 minutes to get to work! That's a lot less pollution than in the big cities now isn't it? Suppose we had your attitude and lack of tolerance for a different kind of culture? Maybe for the good of the planet, (which including those cute little whitecoats) you guys should move to a location closer to your work! If you can't find a job closer than 5-15 minutes, than move! When it's thrown back at you, it's not that easy, is it? After working hard for years to build a life, buy a home and raise a family, no one wants to uproot and move from the community they love! Just in case you haven't noticed, for years Newfoundlanders have been moving away from their homeland to find employment, so much so, we are losing most of our young people! We’ve lost the majority of our youth, now you want to take away our way of life and part of a culture that is older than Canada itself! Remember, the spotlight may be on a certain part of our culture today, but it may be your turn tomorrow!
These groups like Peta, are known for their "all talk and no action" policy, (they talk only when they can incite emotion to raise money from young gullible teens and poor old seniors)! They act a few times a year on a few "Pet Project", unfortunately one happens to be the Seal Hunt! And it's no coincidence they use the whitecoat, (which is not even hunted and definitely not endangered)! They know this is a lie, but year after year they use the same old photos and slanderous remarks about us! To incite hatred in Canada is illegal, isn’t it! Shame on them! To gain perspective, maybe we should bring a cow out on the ice and slaughter it the way it's usually done. Then compare this to the quick and humane death of a seal shot in the head! Which life would you choose, a cow raised all it's life in captivity or a seal wild and free right until the end? Harvesting of any animal is never pretty, especially carried out in the open and on a white backdrop. But we are a gentle people, and humane harvesting is very important for all of us! PLEASE, before you take a stand on the Seal Hunt (or any argument) be open-minded and for God sake, do some INDEPENDANT RESEARCH! Instead of just going along with a group whose main agenda is FUNDRAISING, think for yourself! And while you’re researching the Seal Hunt, do yourself a favour and research PETA'S background.
written by eydie , March 04, 2010
Considering the EU banned the import of seal products, the U.S. has banned the practice and imports for over 30 years, and recently Russian Vladamir Putin condemned the practice as a bloody trade that should have been banned years ago and subsequently banned it in Russia, I think the jury is in.
written by YayForEU , March 04, 2010
written by YayForEU , March 04, 2010
Just a few videos showing the "bad stuff"? ("bad stuff" = seals being skinned alive, terrified, and in pain.)
What, a few videos are not enough to show the brutality of this archaic practice?
Wake up. It's time to look for a real job, like the rest of us, where you spend time serving and caring for others, rather than just worrying about yourself.
written by Egohunter , March 11, 2010
What, a few videos are not enough to show the brutality of this archaic practice?
Wake up. It's time to look for a real job, like the rest of us, where you spend time serving and caring for others, rather than just worrying about yourself.
written by Egohunter , March 11, 2010
I can't believe the amount of petty verbal abuse from people who know nothing about which they speak.
Seal hunting is not a sport. It's a business, it's a living, it prevents families from starving their kids and themselves. It's like any other hunt. We kill millions of chickens every day, we kill all kinds of animals for food and clothing. Guess what, seals are just another animal. But because seals are cuter than some animals it's a problem. But a cute face doesn't put food on the table or clothes on ones back. I apologize if all you regular folk out there with your "real job's" are offended but that's life.
If you really wanna stop something that is cruel and barbaric, support the end of the genocide in darfur.
written by Morerightthanyou , March 11, 2010
Seal hunting is not a sport. It's a business, it's a living, it prevents families from starving their kids and themselves. It's like any other hunt. We kill millions of chickens every day, we kill all kinds of animals for food and clothing. Guess what, seals are just another animal. But because seals are cuter than some animals it's a problem. But a cute face doesn't put food on the table or clothes on ones back. I apologize if all you regular folk out there with your "real job's" are offended but that's life.
If you really wanna stop something that is cruel and barbaric, support the end of the genocide in darfur.
written by Morerightthanyou , March 11, 2010
The seal hunt is WRONG and it must end!!!!!!!!!!! NOW!!!!!! People that can look in that poor animal eyes and then beat it to death are sic people!!!!!!! HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF THAT WAS U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You wouldnt feel to good would you? No i didnt think so!!!!! Stop the killing of poor seals that dont deserve this, it is not right no matter how much you think it is right it isnt!!!! how do that make u feel now!!! i refuse to eat meat and i havent because it is wrong for us humans to think that we have the right to kill animals for the profit of eating them!!!! we do not own them we then have no right to treat them like there any less then us. animals should have the same rights has humans because they have feelings, they feel you beating the heads in , they feel the bullet that shatters through their heads has they look at u wondering what r u doing? wat have i done to deserve this? they have familys they have wives, husbands, childeren, aunts, uncles, brothers, and sisters how would u feel if ur child was killed and u dont knw y wat if ur child was killed in front of u?? wat would u do then huh? tats wat i though too u wouldnt be able to handle it would u how do u think they feel????!!!!!!! u dont care cause all u want is ur blood money and to act like it is all ok wen it isnt. Wen an human is killed u call the police wen an animal is killed no one is called stop the killing of all oceanic and land mammals for the profit of fur, skin, and food!!!!!!!!!!!!
written by Annabella , March 12, 2010
written by Annabella , March 12, 2010
stop and think you stupid murders if god wanted us to wear fur we would have been born with it!!! stop coming up with excuses to kill seals!!! grow up and get a real job!! canada go to hell!
written by krystal hinkle lee , March 12, 2010
written by krystal hinkle lee , March 12, 2010
I have read through all the comments, and have noticed a common theme. The anti sealing side show's its disregard for the laws that govern any kind of commercial slaughter, of which the EU also abides by. they just show their emotional slander.
The pro sealing side use the laws that govern commercial slaughters for their reasoning and give examples. whether it's a mechanical piston spike or a spike attached to a club, the skull gets crushed. And in a slaughter house the animal that is being lined up and forced into an apparatus that hold its head in place for that spike is squirming frantically for its life. IS THAT HUMANE???
written by holly , March 14, 2010
The pro sealing side use the laws that govern commercial slaughters for their reasoning and give examples. whether it's a mechanical piston spike or a spike attached to a club, the skull gets crushed. And in a slaughter house the animal that is being lined up and forced into an apparatus that hold its head in place for that spike is squirming frantically for its life. IS THAT HUMANE???
written by holly , March 14, 2010
This is a disgusting "sport"- it makes me ashamed of being a Canadian. :
A lot of the Anti-Seal hunting people here don't seem to be putting much info in their comments, and it's making the Pro-Seal hunting people look more intelligent, so rather then beginning some emotional comment I think I should add some information. For the people that say that the seals are eating all the cod, it's bull. The fisheries catch all the cod, and since there's not much left, they blame it on the seals to cover up for themselves. People automatically assume that the seals are "overpopulated" but they fail to do any research. Did you know Canadian scientists only check the seal population every 5 years? They completely ignore that some seals could have died to smaller hunts, or climate change, etc. Also, the people who make a living off killing seals, can screw themselves. Find a better way to make a life- hundreds of lives don't deserve to die so you can make something as plentiful as money (barely anyone actually even wears fur nowadays). Money really is the root of all evil in many cases. It doesn't help that clubbers decide to kill the seals in very inhumane ways- and even baby seals! For god sakes, that's no different then brutally murdering a toddler. Humans are very selfish creatures and I don't think they realize that other species can actually feel things. Humans have a social order unlike animals, they have no excuse for being uncompassionate towards animals. The amount of animals people kill a year is completely ridiculous. No animal on earth even kills probably 1/5 of how much people do yearly. They're also very overpopulated- yet, they don't have to get clubbed for that.
written by C.M. Gibson , March 15, 2010
A lot of the Anti-Seal hunting people here don't seem to be putting much info in their comments, and it's making the Pro-Seal hunting people look more intelligent, so rather then beginning some emotional comment I think I should add some information. For the people that say that the seals are eating all the cod, it's bull. The fisheries catch all the cod, and since there's not much left, they blame it on the seals to cover up for themselves. People automatically assume that the seals are "overpopulated" but they fail to do any research. Did you know Canadian scientists only check the seal population every 5 years? They completely ignore that some seals could have died to smaller hunts, or climate change, etc. Also, the people who make a living off killing seals, can screw themselves. Find a better way to make a life- hundreds of lives don't deserve to die so you can make something as plentiful as money (barely anyone actually even wears fur nowadays). Money really is the root of all evil in many cases. It doesn't help that clubbers decide to kill the seals in very inhumane ways- and even baby seals! For god sakes, that's no different then brutally murdering a toddler. Humans are very selfish creatures and I don't think they realize that other species can actually feel things. Humans have a social order unlike animals, they have no excuse for being uncompassionate towards animals. The amount of animals people kill a year is completely ridiculous. No animal on earth even kills probably 1/5 of how much people do yearly. They're also very overpopulated- yet, they don't have to get clubbed for that.
written by C.M. Gibson , March 15, 2010
All I can say is shame on all of you who support such a horrible slaughter of the seals. Just because it was ok back 100 years ago doesn't make it right. We have evolved, we are supposed to treat animals humanly .. This hunt in far from humane. Big hunters out there with their guns, hakipiks and knives, beating helpless pups to death, then skinning them alive....sorry, the videos show the truth. There is no need for seal skins, that's why the UK banned all seal products, no one wants them anymore..get over it. Find another job and quit making excuses for your cruel and barbaric annual hunt. You say they are used for more than their skins, then why do the hunter leave their bloody bodies all over the ice or throw tham from the ship?. It clearly shows them gutting them, and only taking the skins. Most of them are still alive, which is so sad. Yoiu hunter's don;t even care...some of you laugh as they squirm, dying on the ice.What..do you think we all just fell off the turnip truck?
Ghandi said it all..."You can tell the greatness of a nation by the way it treats it's animals"
Well, all I can say is you have to answer to a higher power on judgment day!!!
BTW..Farm animals are also brutally slaughtered and this needs to stop!.
written by Cynthia , March 15, 2010
Ghandi said it all..."You can tell the greatness of a nation by the way it treats it's animals"
Well, all I can say is you have to answer to a higher power on judgment day!!!
BTW..Farm animals are also brutally slaughtered and this needs to stop!.
written by Cynthia , March 15, 2010
To all you humans who think seals arde overpopulating the oceans And feel that we should club their pups... Maybe your babies should be the ones who are getting smashed in the heads. Humans HAVE overpopulated the earth and are destroying it and it's inhabitants. We are eating the oceans clean, we are polluting it's waters and its soil. I think I will make a trip to the north east coast of Canada with my club and kill some baby humans. Just to lower our over-populated population some. Maybe give the seals a chance.
written by Dave , March 16, 2010
written by Dave , March 16, 2010
Hey morerightthanyou, your baby with it's cute little face should have his/her skull smashed in. Just another cute animal indeed. probably the tastiest meat as well. oh and a hunt is NOT the same as factory farming . GET IT RIGHT!!!!
written by Dave , March 16, 2010
written by Dave , March 16, 2010
I have a couple questions to the sealers out there.... How long is the seal hunt? What do you do while you're not hunting seals? You must have other work during the off seasons, why not do that all year round?
written by Dave , March 16, 2010
written by Dave , March 16, 2010
I hope to see all you seal clubbers die on the ice. That would be awesome.
written by Harper , March 16, 2010
written by Harper , March 16, 2010
Hunting somthing helpless is not hunting....It is murder! Animals feel, think, love and bring great joy to our lives. Murdering Seals isnt any diffrent than someone killing your own helpless and defensless children! I myself will never visit Canada, that is unless they open season on SEAL HUNTERS! For this event I would bring my entire family!
written by Kimberly Copeland , March 26, 2010
written by Kimberly Copeland , March 26, 2010
To the hunters wife...Shame on you!. Do you not have a soul? It's clear that this is NOT a humane hunt by any means. The hunters in the videos look like they are enjoying themselves while they are beating these young seal pups. Then, they slice them open while they are still moving. The pain they endure must be unbearable..it breaks my heart!!!! I guess the faster they work the more $ they make. Here again, it's all about greed..who care's about the life of a baby seal. Who cares their short-lived life on this earth is ended with cruelty, terror, and pain beyond our most horrible nightmare. Who cares that their skins are used to make products that most people , who have a heart, would not even think of wearing. And no..I do not wear leather, or fur, or eat meat. I believe that we are supposed to be care-givers of animals. We are the superior beings...they need us to take care of them and protect them. Just like us who are mothers. We are supposed to nurture, not murder. So again, if you think this type of slaughter is ok, because it's your "culture" I think it's time to make a change. And you being a mom, I thought you'd be more compassionate. Image being near your month old baby, and a hunter is beating him, and skinning him alive, he's screaming, and you cannot help. How would you feel????
It's sad how our society has become so detached from the suffering of all animals!
written by Cynthia , March 26, 2010
It's sad how our society has become so detached from the suffering of all animals!
written by Cynthia , March 26, 2010
there are other jobs you can do without killing puppy seals their ar other ways you have to kwon that every life on earth is important there is a balance if you kill the seals you borke the balance in the end it would affect you, we humans can't live only of money
written by estefania , March 26, 2010
written by estefania , March 26, 2010
COOOL! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK GUYS!
written by Nick , April 01, 2010
written by Nick , April 01, 2010
Interesting. Seems there's some things that no one has really brought up. At all.
There's a huge difference between:
1) Hunting seals for their fur
2) Hunting seals for their fur AND meat
The first point: Hunting an animal strictly for its fur, without using all of the animal after the kill for its meat, bones, ect., is terribly 'wrong'. The second point: if you're hunting seals for everything they have (fur, meat, bones, ect.), and then consuming the products yourself, or selling them for a profit, is a way to make a living. It's no different than farming.
There are thousands of seals killed each year, out of millions. That doesn't mean that the seal is endangered at all, in fact, they are of 'Least Concern' according to the WWF. The type of seal that hunters kill up North is the harp seal, of which not even the native Inuit or residents there find the meat very appealing at all. I guess it all comes down to a person's morals, but then if they are so concerned about the animal being killed, shouldn't you be more concerned about the polar bears who lie in wait on a seal's airhole, waiting for it to pop up so it can snag it and kill it, without the animal knowing what hit it? It's sort of the same thing, like humans killing a defenceless seal. Except you could argue that it would be the 'polar bear's nature'.
My argument for this one would be, instead of arguing about the amount of killings that happen (I would suggest that you all look into factory farming instead, to find out where your food REALLY comes from- from meat, to veggies), I am arguing that the industry isn't really viable for the Canadian economy anymore. Seal hunting, which takes place for around 6 months a year contributes to less than .5% of the total Canadian economy. Most hunters who seal hunt do not make enough money during that time that they have to take second or third jobs anyways, and the industry for seal meat and seal fur is lacking, thanks to many people protesting against the use of animal fur on clothing, bedding, ect.
The final point: there isn't really an industry for seal hunting. Canada needs to look at better alternatives, or better yet, the hunters themselves need to find better alternatives. It really doesn't contribute to the economy, and there really is no need for it. At all. Doesn't matter if the animal isn't endangered or not.
written by Darwin , August 19, 2010
There's a huge difference between:
1) Hunting seals for their fur
2) Hunting seals for their fur AND meat
The first point: Hunting an animal strictly for its fur, without using all of the animal after the kill for its meat, bones, ect., is terribly 'wrong'. The second point: if you're hunting seals for everything they have (fur, meat, bones, ect.), and then consuming the products yourself, or selling them for a profit, is a way to make a living. It's no different than farming.
There are thousands of seals killed each year, out of millions. That doesn't mean that the seal is endangered at all, in fact, they are of 'Least Concern' according to the WWF. The type of seal that hunters kill up North is the harp seal, of which not even the native Inuit or residents there find the meat very appealing at all. I guess it all comes down to a person's morals, but then if they are so concerned about the animal being killed, shouldn't you be more concerned about the polar bears who lie in wait on a seal's airhole, waiting for it to pop up so it can snag it and kill it, without the animal knowing what hit it? It's sort of the same thing, like humans killing a defenceless seal. Except you could argue that it would be the 'polar bear's nature'.
My argument for this one would be, instead of arguing about the amount of killings that happen (I would suggest that you all look into factory farming instead, to find out where your food REALLY comes from- from meat, to veggies), I am arguing that the industry isn't really viable for the Canadian economy anymore. Seal hunting, which takes place for around 6 months a year contributes to less than .5% of the total Canadian economy. Most hunters who seal hunt do not make enough money during that time that they have to take second or third jobs anyways, and the industry for seal meat and seal fur is lacking, thanks to many people protesting against the use of animal fur on clothing, bedding, ect.
The final point: there isn't really an industry for seal hunting. Canada needs to look at better alternatives, or better yet, the hunters themselves need to find better alternatives. It really doesn't contribute to the economy, and there really is no need for it. At all. Doesn't matter if the animal isn't endangered or not.
written by Darwin , August 19, 2010
One supporter of hunting said PETA should provide a "home" for the seals if they care so much..
ARE U NOT GETIING IT "HUNTERS"?.... Your intruding the seals natural habitat and murdering them. And so what if the seals are overpopulating the oceans...Shall we all start killing one another off because there are too many of us in the world? And I dont believe for 1 second that this is about money. Get a Job, get 2 jobs. Dont use "hunting" as an excuse.
written by Lauren G , August 20, 2010
ARE U NOT GETIING IT "HUNTERS"?.... Your intruding the seals natural habitat and murdering them. And so what if the seals are overpopulating the oceans...Shall we all start killing one another off because there are too many of us in the world? And I dont believe for 1 second that this is about money. Get a Job, get 2 jobs. Dont use "hunting" as an excuse.
written by Lauren G , August 20, 2010
the people who kill seals are sick s**ts! i h8 them! honestly they are BABY SEALS for christs sake! what sick people would do this!
written by abbie brown , September 09, 2010
written by abbie brown , September 09, 2010
What I see is the hunters have more valid points then the protesters. The hunters are using more vocab and better grammer then the protesters. If you wish to protest, get a more valid reason then just saying there cute and they shouldn't do it, it doesn't seem like a very well arguement to me. It is population control, and the population has increased in the past 30 years and is as high as it has ever been.
written by Rick E , October 05, 2010
written by Rick E , October 05, 2010
I wish that the people who can not spell, read or have any common sense would have the decency to put their comments elsewhere. No one is forcing me to read this, but the ignorance and plain lack of knowledge of some of the comments on here is really ridiculous.
First of all, killing seal pups is illegal in Canada. Comparing sealing to killing babies is like comparing oranges to apples.
Secondly, I've seen some people say that the methods they use to kill the seals are inhumane. Well, what do you suggest? Lethal injections? Hanging? The electric chair?
Anyways, I believe that all the city slickers on here who believe that they wouldn't kill an animal if their survival depended on it should grow up.
written by Carla , October 20, 2010
First of all, killing seal pups is illegal in Canada. Comparing sealing to killing babies is like comparing oranges to apples.
Secondly, I've seen some people say that the methods they use to kill the seals are inhumane. Well, what do you suggest? Lethal injections? Hanging? The electric chair?
Anyways, I believe that all the city slickers on here who believe that they wouldn't kill an animal if their survival depended on it should grow up.
written by Carla , October 20, 2010
Hey Kimberly Copeland and "SHAME ON YOU CANADA" Seal Hunting is only carried out in 4 of the 11 provinces/territories in Canada. Probably more than 70% of us have never even seen a real-live seal in our lives or live at least a thousand kilometres away from where the hunts take place. PETA is a sensationalist organization that draws people who are very gullible and misinformed.
written by Carla , October 20, 2010
written by Carla , October 20, 2010
Bottom line here ppl...the slaughter of 300,000 seals endorsed EVERY YEAR by the Canadian governement is an out-of-date practise. You cannot argue it is done to protect the fish stocks (the argument from the 1970's) or to help the local economy/employ hundreds of seasonal workers. China slaughters hundreds of thousands of cats and dogs every year, clubbing them, skinning them alive, for food products and the fur industry. And in the same vein the vast majority of Western countries protest against such barbaric practises. Its really no different. Go watch a video on YouTube on China dog markets and tell me that too is acceptable.
Seal slaughter on this scale and with this methodology is a cruel and outdated practise. Grow some balls Mr Harper and bring your country into the 21st century.
written by Rob , October 27, 2010
Seal slaughter on this scale and with this methodology is a cruel and outdated practise. Grow some balls Mr Harper and bring your country into the 21st century.
written by Rob , October 27, 2010
Ohh i guess you people would shut up if i were to hit you with a pickaxe, drag you by the eye and skin you alive? Well okay lets not make it soo cruel... How about breaking your skull first, leaving your blood to oooze out slowly onto the ice, and after making sure you are dead, i would then skin you...Ripping off your skin, exposing all you organs... Oh gosh, this sounds so exciting...
written by Jun , November 21, 2010
written by Jun , November 21, 2010
THE INTERNET IS FULL OF FALSE INFORMATION OUTLETS. To seek official facts, information and data collections you must go beyond google's top ten hits. Any joe shmoe can make their own website, or comment on an article with their made up facts, then YOU see the comment, then you assume its true, then you form opinions based on false sources and thus 99% of us have no idea what we are talking about - that goes for seal hunters and anti seal hunt commenters alike. In this commentary, some have argued that the seal hunters arguments are more fact based then emotional based and thus are better more "politically correct" statements then those fighting for wild life preservation.
Look Deeper.
Anti-seal-hunt commenters are just as fact based and politically correct as the hunters, yet add emotional tone to their arguments BECAUSE THEY CAN (and because they actually have them in comparison). In what possible way could a seal hunter accurately and successfully add emotional debate to his argument when he is defending the clubbing and live skinning of an animal. Not to mention that they enjoy themselves while doing it. Yes thats right, we have your smiles and laughs on camera.
The-anti-seal-hunt protestors in this debate take a massive one up on the seal hunters by providing valid fact combined with emotion, ethical duty of an evolved human society, and thought out analogies. While hunters on the other hand provide the most redneck, elementary, ignorant analogies combined with blind and false facts from false information outlets and excuses for their hunt. EXCUSES. The fact that they need excuses say it all. For every excuse there is an ALTERNATIVE HUMANE OPTION.
Is the seal hunt the world's only inhumane practice? absolutely not! Is the seal hunt Canada's only inhumane practice? absolutely not! Is the seal hunt Canada's only violation of the ethical treatment of animals in a developed society? absolutely not! Is it one of them? Damn right it is. In a developed nation we have every possible alternative in the world to make money in a humane way, that even benefits biodiversity, wildlife preservation, and ecosystem health. To say that hunting seals for fur (and f**k off who ever says they use the meat and oils to, thats a strait lie, go watch yourself on youtube bashing seals skinning them live and throwing their carcass overboard to float the st. laurence) to provide income to support your family so you don't starve is certainly true. to say that its inhumane and an easy alternative for that profit can be pursued is also true. YOU HAVE THE CHOICE TO DO SOMETHING UNETHICAL OR ETHICAL. From my experience with humans, granting them the freedom to choose between unethical and ethical is a complete failure. That is why were gonna make it law baby. NO SEAL HUNTING.
Im 18 and i can tell you that when youth hear things like this they are OUTRAGED. its only a matter of their exposure to this issue before we stop it. I will keep exposing you, we all will. you should be in policed medical institutions. And hey that way you can get fed for free! don't even have to look for an alternative job!
over 90 percent of the worlds fisheries are over fished and starving from commercial fishing industries and all the in-laders who dine weekly at their soho sushi joints and geographically should not be eating fish and are the main if not only contribution to this devastating disaster. Do ya really think now its the seals eating the cod?
written by Alexis , November 22, 2010
Look Deeper.
Anti-seal-hunt commenters are just as fact based and politically correct as the hunters, yet add emotional tone to their arguments BECAUSE THEY CAN (and because they actually have them in comparison). In what possible way could a seal hunter accurately and successfully add emotional debate to his argument when he is defending the clubbing and live skinning of an animal. Not to mention that they enjoy themselves while doing it. Yes thats right, we have your smiles and laughs on camera.
The-anti-seal-hunt protestors in this debate take a massive one up on the seal hunters by providing valid fact combined with emotion, ethical duty of an evolved human society, and thought out analogies. While hunters on the other hand provide the most redneck, elementary, ignorant analogies combined with blind and false facts from false information outlets and excuses for their hunt. EXCUSES. The fact that they need excuses say it all. For every excuse there is an ALTERNATIVE HUMANE OPTION.
Is the seal hunt the world's only inhumane practice? absolutely not! Is the seal hunt Canada's only inhumane practice? absolutely not! Is the seal hunt Canada's only violation of the ethical treatment of animals in a developed society? absolutely not! Is it one of them? Damn right it is. In a developed nation we have every possible alternative in the world to make money in a humane way, that even benefits biodiversity, wildlife preservation, and ecosystem health. To say that hunting seals for fur (and f**k off who ever says they use the meat and oils to, thats a strait lie, go watch yourself on youtube bashing seals skinning them live and throwing their carcass overboard to float the st. laurence) to provide income to support your family so you don't starve is certainly true. to say that its inhumane and an easy alternative for that profit can be pursued is also true. YOU HAVE THE CHOICE TO DO SOMETHING UNETHICAL OR ETHICAL. From my experience with humans, granting them the freedom to choose between unethical and ethical is a complete failure. That is why were gonna make it law baby. NO SEAL HUNTING.
Im 18 and i can tell you that when youth hear things like this they are OUTRAGED. its only a matter of their exposure to this issue before we stop it. I will keep exposing you, we all will. you should be in policed medical institutions. And hey that way you can get fed for free! don't even have to look for an alternative job!
over 90 percent of the worlds fisheries are over fished and starving from commercial fishing industries and all the in-laders who dine weekly at their soho sushi joints and geographically should not be eating fish and are the main if not only contribution to this devastating disaster. Do ya really think now its the seals eating the cod?
written by Alexis , November 22, 2010
Both sides have a valid point...
The seal hunters need to keep the seal population in check.
However the protesters are just as right, the way you kill the seals is sick, the human race is overpopulating the planet but your not going to go around clubbing them are you? There are much more human ways to doing this.
Bottom line, I am a 13 year old kid and I know this is wrong and I am trying to do something about it. So all you whining protesters should get off your butt and do something rather than complaining.
written by grade 8 student , December 02, 2010
The seal hunters need to keep the seal population in check.
However the protesters are just as right, the way you kill the seals is sick, the human race is overpopulating the planet but your not going to go around clubbing them are you? There are much more human ways to doing this.
Bottom line, I am a 13 year old kid and I know this is wrong and I am trying to do something about it. So all you whining protesters should get off your butt and do something rather than complaining.
written by grade 8 student , December 02, 2010
Guys you do know that not all Canadians are murderers. I don't a lot of people that actually know about the seal hunt, you can't paint all Canadians with the same brush.
written by THE NOW ENRAGED GRADE 8 STUDENT , January 10, 2011
written by THE NOW ENRAGED GRADE 8 STUDENT , January 10, 2011
Okay, I do think that the seal hunt is wrong but not because they are killing them but the way that they kill them. I am a canadian and I think that all of you snobby americans should stop blaming all of the canadians for the seal hunt! I'm protesting and I'm canadian! But, think about it this way, you kill cows pigs turkeys and chickens for meat in VERY inhumane ways. I suggest you watch the movie "Food Inc." and see how brutally you are killing those animals.
I find all hunting sick, having been vegetarian for almost a year and a half. All killing of animals is horrible in my point of view. The world would be a better place if everyone were vegetarians.
written by canadian , January 14, 2011
I find all hunting sick, having been vegetarian for almost a year and a half. All killing of animals is horrible in my point of view. The world would be a better place if everyone were vegetarians.
written by canadian , January 14, 2011
Who wants to be veggie,,in the cold north ,,i like to see you people come and try to eat in jan feb...seal hunt is not wrong at all we live with it any animal that we we kill to eat is not wrong,you guys kill poor pigs and cows and hook up fish with a sharp hooks and let them go ,its hurts to them too i will not stop eating seal meat or caribou ,or fish. who wants to eat veggies?
written by Joshua curley arviat nunavut , January 25, 2011
written by Joshua curley arviat nunavut , January 25, 2011
seal hunting is soooo mean
it shouldn't be done the animals have rights to live it should be banned forever and be illegal
to use it for coats is madness.
written by ghrst , January 27, 2011
it shouldn't be done the animals have rights to live it should be banned forever and be illegal
to use it for coats is madness.
written by ghrst , January 27, 2011
Gutless cowards I believe is the correct expression. What kind of MAN smacks a baby on the head and rips its skin off whilst it writhes in agony ? Then kicks the mother in the face. And yes I have seen actual footage of this as Sea shepherd intervened. It is no more culture than the Japanese whaling lie. Thanks sscs for smashing those parasites out of our southern whale sanctuary! Im aussie and the culling of roos is completely different to your so called hunt. As in the entire animal is used for consumption not just the skin. It is also not skinned alive! And to the excuse that its a job GET ANOTHER JOB or is your life that pathetic and you are that insecure you have to head out with your weak buddies clubbing new borns? Ive also seen many a doco on modern slaughter houses and the way they were killed actually surprised me of how humanely and quickly it took place. Europe has boycotted it and the rest of the world will follow of that im certain. One would suggest you direct your energies into educating yourself as your fisheries are in a state of collapse due to your corrupt marine biologists lying about everlasting fish stocks. Seals are also not responsible for the decline of fish stock, it is humans for profit. I also know not all Canadians think the same and urge you harass your government to stop this atrocity, we are in 2011 after all.
written by Jai , February 21, 2011
written by Jai , February 21, 2011
all right since some people really are not getting the picture some fun facts for you...
Sealers don't use about 80% of the seal they just massacred they only want the pelt but the kicker is that seal pelt costs have gone down drastically in the past few years, i think it would be wise for you sealers to re-train and find a more suitable job...or hobby as you seem to enjoy murdering innocent babies.
another thing for all you protesters. this whole seal hunt its bigger than just animal cruelty... if seals disappears the whole biodiversity of the area will become unstable, every animal on this planet is part of a eco system. when you take an animal away from the eco system it would cause something like a chain reaction, another thing all the worlds ecosystems are connected somehow, so what do you think is going to happen if a species disappears, then an eco system, then several eco systems... think about it
written by Grade 8 student , February 24, 2011
Sealers don't use about 80% of the seal they just massacred they only want the pelt but the kicker is that seal pelt costs have gone down drastically in the past few years, i think it would be wise for you sealers to re-train and find a more suitable job...or hobby as you seem to enjoy murdering innocent babies.
another thing for all you protesters. this whole seal hunt its bigger than just animal cruelty... if seals disappears the whole biodiversity of the area will become unstable, every animal on this planet is part of a eco system. when you take an animal away from the eco system it would cause something like a chain reaction, another thing all the worlds ecosystems are connected somehow, so what do you think is going to happen if a species disappears, then an eco system, then several eco systems... think about it
written by Grade 8 student , February 24, 2011
Ok look i understand what you all are saying. People need to kill them for food ok I get that but the way you are killing them is really bad i'm a 13 year old and i' ve read every single one of these messages now people that kill them for food and money at least they have a reason not like some people that just go to kill thats all just kill ok thouges are the people we are hating not the people that need to that don't get to choose i'm not saying i like the idea of killing them with a stick it's really cruiel and i hate it but i can't tell people to stop because it's wrong or the way they do it is wrong because first, they don't have a choice second, i'm 13 and i can get both sides. It's wrong yes but people should only be able to kill for food ok only for food not for the FUN of it.
written by Chantal , February 25, 2011
written by Chantal , February 25, 2011
Another thing I want to point out people say there is a lot a seals but think about it the ice is melting and they are drowning plus polar bears eat them and so do Killer Whales, some Sea Lions and Sharks. ok so people who believe that there is a lot your wrong I know i'm 13 but trust me I no what i'm talking about i've studied this stuff for a long time ok.
written by Chantal , February 25, 2011
written by Chantal , February 25, 2011
The issue being communicated here is animal cruelty. It can be defined as the infliction of suffering or harm upon animals, other than humans, for purposes other than self-defense. More narrowly, it can be viewed as harm for specific gain, such as killing animals for food or fur use. Many different viewpoints are held by various countries and cultures throughout the world. A persons experiences form the basis for their belief , their environment and lifestyle will determine their opinion. When applied to the matter of seal hunting the cruelty is obvious and no different to ending the life of any animal regardless of its population size. Nature has a balance, it is the evolution of the human race that has destroyed that balance. As the history of the universe shows mother nature will correct her balance in time. On a spiritual level karma will be ever present. Somewhere down deep when a person commits an act of cruelty they do reflect on it. Some feel regret and sorrow, others merely a passing thought. Karma is the natural law that governs the price one pays for their actions.
I would ask everyone to remember simply ....we too are animals.
written by Karma , March 05, 2011
I would ask everyone to remember simply ....we too are animals.
written by Karma , March 05, 2011
All of you who argue for seal hunting should be ashamed.
written by save the world. , April 30, 2011
written by save the world. , April 30, 2011
Seal hunting is a necessary practice
written by Darren , May 11, 2011
written by Darren , May 11, 2011
this is just DISGUSTING. i've done plenty of research on animals cruelty, and BY-FAR this is the worst i have heard. i understand you need money,. okay get a job? not that hard. you think your "PROUD"... noooooo. you shoudnt be. its inhuman and just plain nasty. maybe try getting a nice job?
written by Nessie , May 25, 2011
written by Nessie , May 25, 2011
Seal hunting is not a necessary practice, its completely optional, and i suggest you retrain for a different job!
written by grade 8 student , May 30, 2011
written by grade 8 student , May 30, 2011
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