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  Somebody's credibility needs a band-aid, STAT!

  It's pretty ironic, Rob, that you don't think Grist has their facts straight when it's actually you who is off in what you are saying.  While in theory it is illegal to kill white coats this does not mean that all of the seal pups who are killed have molted their entire white coat.  In fact, seal pups can legally be killed as soon as they have begun to molt their white fur which is at about 12 days old, and, in previous "hunts" the majority of seals killed were less than two months old.  So, to imagine what a seal pup who's molting its coat looks like, picture a sesame seed bun on any given Monday.  Now, by Thursday, a few of the seeds might have fallen off.  The bun is now three days older and has a small bare patch from the fallen seeds but is still a sesame seed bun, is it not?  My point is that while you cannot legally kill let's say a seal who is 9 days old you can legally kill a seal who is roughly 12 days old.  Do those 3 days make much of a difference?  No, they don't.  And, whether the seal is a baby or an adult, does it really matter?  No, it doesn't.  Let's not let the seal "hunt" debate get tripped up by the age of the seal because that is somewhat irrelevant.  Bottom line is that seals are killed for no good reason.  I have yet to find a bona fide reason for why --instead of just another feckless attempt to justify-- the commercial seal "hunt" is necessary.  Nat, if you think seals are killed just as humanely as "any other wild harvest animals," then you either would agree with me that other animals are also killed in a terribly inhumane way or you have not actually witnessed the seals being slaughtered (which is what the "hunt" truly is).  Some of the seals are not instantly killed and are left to die by slowly choking on their own blood or worse yet, by being skinned alive (there exists irrefutable evidence to prove this).  Nat, if you don't consider that inhumane, I don't know what is.  Regardless of whether the "hunt" is ecologically sound or sustainable (and I don't believe it's either), my question is why kill seals at all?  Grist reports that one Newfoundlander said the locals "need the seal hunt to make ends meet."  This is not true.  Income is always one of the reasons used by sealers and locals to condone the "hunt."  They argue it brings in much-needed monies to them during the off-season ($16M to be exact), yet, when offered more lucrative alternatives (such as a factory to produce synthetic furs or an actual hand-out, which would be on an annual basis), they squawk at the idea.  Last year, Cathy Kangas, the CEO of PRAI Beauty, offered the Canadian Government $16 million dollars to compensate the sealers to not kill seals.  So, how can it then be about the money?  I have and will continue to boycott everything having to do with Canada until the seal slaughter is officially ended.  Oh, and, Rob, thanks for shedding light on the fact that there are other species who also need our help.  I couldn't agree more!  Now run along and get a band-aid for your boo boo.  Maybe one of the sealers can set down their bloody hakapik to blow on it for you.On Drown and Out posted 2 years, 7 months ago 7 Responses