Discusting practice to be occurring in todays world.

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It's a poor pratice but also poor reporting.
That picture is photoshopped.

Much better

poor relative said...


Much better

Pissing myself reli

Seals would be pretty close in intelligence to dogs. Germans call seals seadogs and I think Chinese do too. Its not right to whack a dog or puppy over the head with a club. However people commit far worse acts to dogs.

I agree with what Stribo says, some people have no choice for what they can do for a living. There isn't much out there in the arctic besides ice and baby seals.

Maybe all those complaining should send a cheque to the Canadian government and the money can be disbursed to the seal hunters in lieu of whacking seals to death.

I couldn't do it. Guy in the picture can and does. That's the way it is.

If you're a veggo I'm hearing you. If not just shutup, you're a hypocrite.

Go see how your beef is slaughtered. They know something bad is gonna happen, complete terror for the poor animals, blood, smell of death everywhere.

I'd rather go like the seal - Ooh, nice day. What's that eh? (Canadian seal) Thud.

PS, I like steak.

rattman said...

bit of poetic justice. 3 of the sealers died during the hunt

you may not like the hunt,
but its NOT illegal.
have some respect,
its a tough life there.

I hear what you are saying guys, the same I suppose goes for the traditional Japanese fishing villagers that net dolphins to kill and eat, and the tuna fishermen whom "dispose" of the dolphins in their nets when there are methods to release them, and the whalers. I eat meat and won't change that but am against the seal hunting. Hypocritical - hmmm maybe.

As for the reasons behind the seal culling being because of over fishing by humans - well nature does self correct in the sea to some extent at the top end of the food chain and there would be less seals produced in the wild if they don't have enough prey -it sounds like it is more about protecting the remaining fishing stocks for human consumption as much as possible whilst keeping the fish in existence rather than really protecting the natural fish stocks. It is funny how people use tradition as a reason - change - that is what the world is about especially if the natural world is to survive to a great extent going forward - hell you guys are the first to complain about carbon emmissions, pollution etc etc and how we need to change - maybe here is another case - but no, maybe you think those traditions are more important eh. And to use the excuse that what we do in abbatoirs is more barbaric - maybe it is , but you are old enough to know that using one wrong as an excuse for another is no excuse.

It is all about the balance between the natural world and economics - unfortunately that balance has been too one sided and we are gradually realising the consequences (over fishing etc). One thing to remember we grow (farm) animals for food to feed our ever growing population, the grown for food animals are not wild and wouldn't be in existence otherwise. The question I think comes down to how far we are willing to go in our food and clothing varieties, given what is happening in the natural world.

Anyway, enough from me sorry for another outburst - I need to head out and get a bigger board so I can sail for a change (been 2 months) and get some "serenity"

TonyC said...
Anyway, enough from me sorry for another outburst - I need to head out and get a bigger board so I can sail for a change (been 2 months) and get some "serenity"

Are you hinting at getting a Serenity? Really?

Starboard make some crazy stuff. I'd like to work there. I wonder what a tunnel hull slalom would go like?

Human population has hit critical mass on this planet.We have past the point of no return.Without a major reduction in population there are no solutions to the earths problems.Basicaly we are up to our necks in sh!te....
But then as said in this post nature has a way of looking after it's self....and there won't be a single thing we can do about it when it does.....

Sorry for the doom and gloom...

TonyC said...
I get enough of that all ready, and also when my wife is in the mood

I see what you did there.

harrytesties said...

we farm things for a profit, pure and simple, not to feed masses, pay attention to how much food is thrown away and how food crops are quickly becoming bio-fuel crops...

Sounds too true...

A few years back, US wheat farmers were struggling. The US government reacts and subsidises growing crops for bio-fuel, encouraging many of their farmers to grow bio-fuel crops rather than wheat... The result, we now have shortage of wheat, demand exceeds supply, the wheat price reacts and sky rockets... And bingo, farming wheat is now economically viable for US farmers, who by the way, are no where near as good as our Aussie farmers... Had to chuck that last bit in

harrytesties said...

stribo said...

Human population has hit critical mass on this planet.We have past the point of no return.Without a major reduction in population there are no solutions to the earths problems.Basicaly we are up to our necks in sh!te....
But then as said in this post nature has a way of looking after it's self....and there won't be a single thing we can do about it when it does.....

Sorry for the doom and gloom...

rubbish rubbish rubbish, that is what the 'step on everyone to get what we tell you you need to be happy' mentality peddled to make us all believe there is no other way.... google.. alex jones' endgame... there is enough here on this planet for everyone many times over, what you are being fed is fear and lies...

So Dr Suzuki is wrong then?? and I thought he was a credible scientist...

To the seal clubbers who died in the accident . SUCKED IN.

Sailhack said...

Back to topic.....(sort-of)

Maybe in the near future we'll be 'taking arms' against the seals here! They're fish thieving feral sea-dogs! Smelly, aggressive, nuisances....not to mention - scaring the crap out of me when w/surfing and one pops it head out of the water in front of me! (admittedly it was only 'half' a seal....even scarier!)

But wouldn't you prefer there be seals around for the white pointers to munch on rather than us - although windsurfers would be 3rd/4th in line after surfers, kiters, swimmers etc. Hmm can you train a white pointer to only target kiters? [}:)]

They're not killing baby seals to eat, they're killing them to make fur coats!!! So any comparison to cow killing(again) is codswallop. Just because we are all desensitised to farmyard animal slaughter, dosnt mean we have to accept the generalization of "kill one kill all". Me ? I hate it.