Keep anti-seal-hunters out of Canada. Boycott those who are
boycotting seal products: For example: Someone who’s name
rhymes with “call mcfartsee.”
He is WRONG for doing so, and you are WRONG for going
along with him.
Do this if you actually care about your fellow Canadians of the
northern region, and know that it’s wrong to boycott the seal
hunt. Why? I’ll tell you why:
1. Seal hunting is needed, because seals are over eating
the fish. On top of that, you can use the sea pelts to
make a wide range of products, and there is another
source of meat that you get from the seals.
(“Oh, we know that already,” is what you say. Well, there’s more)
2. Communities in Nunavut and Newfoundland depend
on sealing and fishing. You ban seal hunting, those
communities die. You put animals on top of your
fellow man, your fellow countryman, even. A lady
from Nunavut talked about this on CBC Radio on the
day that the vote in Europe to ban seal products was taken.
3. It is not as “barbaric” as you would assume. In fact, the
method that is used to hunt seals is less barbaric than the method that was used many years ago. They suffer less.
4. They are not just fisherman looking to get “richer”
when they are in the off-season for fishing. If you
listen to CBC Radio, (the same program, same day, mentioned in reason 2 ) a man from Newfoundland, a seasoned sealer of nearly six decades even said so himself. It is not a get rich easy scheme. He and other top notch sealers are not rich. He said so
that $25,000 in a year was a GOOD year for him for sealing.
He said that he will never salute the maple leaf flag. He is
ashamed of Canada for protesting against the seal hunt, and
would be even more ashamed if Stephen Harper didn’t do
something to keep Europeans from banning seal products. He
said that his Newfoundland flag was raised upside-down that
day, to show the distress.
Therefore, show that you care about ALL of your
countrymen, by boycotting the one who’s name rhymes with
“call mcfartsee,” for boycotting seal products, being a killer of Northern Canadian rural communities. Do this by protesting his
“coming to Halifax”. He and others who are boycotting seal
products should be banned from Canada, for being too ignorant
too consider the Canadian communities that will fall apart if the seal product ban goes through. Putting animals above your
fellow man, your fellow countryman, for that matter. When my
forefathers were forced into this country, I thought that they
were being forced into a good country that looks out for one
another. If this is untrue, then that adds to the list of many
reasons why this “nation” is a mistake.
I have already written a letter to the editor, but this is much too
important to wait for it to be published. It must be known by
everybody.
—Somebody Who Is Right.
This article appears in May 21-27, 2009.
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Mr.McCartney is somewhat like you, entitled to his opinion be it right or be it wrong.
The seal clubbing is another issue that won’t go away, like the Sydney tar ponds, bilingualism, Halifax harbour clean up, Brian Mulroney aka lying fuck,bus rants, bad break ups, bike riding wee wees and all the other annoying issues that make you glad you drink cold beer, barbecue a steak and say “fuck them all” Here endeth the first lesson
Booo the seal hunt! Save the seals!!!!
Oh and by the way, since most of our population over-eats maybe we should have a “Fat Person Hunt”. Does that make sense to you?
Duin, do bheil a Sassenach.
I’m a girl, thanks!
I’m with killing seals.
I’d do it myself if only I could find a club….
and a seal.
In case you couldn’t tell, I was being sarcastic.
What’s it matter if they club a couple seals now and then?
But, seriously, OP does make a good point about the
Northern Canadian region. What kind of Canadians
would we be if we didn’t consider the people who
would suffer over this. The “nation where we look out
for one another bit” would actually give us something
to boast about, because it is not a trait that all nations
possess. Let’s admit it, Canada doesn’t have much to
boast about besides being the second largest land
mass (SECOND, woo-hoo!), and the fact that our
health care is covered by our taxes, which isn’t all so
original. Now, how Canadian would it be if we didn’t
slander Paul McCartney for boycotting seal products,
when it is such an important industry in a part of our
nation? It would make me, for one, think that we
didn’t care about the people in the north. They’re
not trying to wipe out the seals, they’re just trying to
control them. I don’t think that this post was read
through thoroughly, and actually thought about by
many to be taken seriously.
Seriously?…
that was towards Anton, in case you were wondering.
People who are for the seal hunt only read articles that support the hunting of seals, and people who are against the seal hunt only read facts published by extremely biased environmental groups. No one questions why the estimates of one group differ vastly from the estimates of the other. I’m sure somewhere in the middle lies the true figures, but until the true impact (or lack thereof) of the hunt on seal population is accurately determined by a credible unbiased source I don’t think any government (EU) should set laws based on emotional arguments.
Personally, I support the hunt, but then again I am from Newfoundland and I’ve visited small fishing villages and seen some of the homes fishermen live in and I can assure you they are the furthest thing from “living large”.
Oh, and I laughed at the comment about turning the flag upside down since both flags, the republic flag and the post-confederation flag, have a horizontal line of symmetry and would look the same if flipped over.
this was for a cause???
I just wanted to murder a cute animal.
c’mere sealy sealy sealy….
*THWACK*
You ain’t pretty no more.
Yes, seriously. Only a small percentage of seals are killed. I understand there are concerns over the way they are killed, but assuming the hunters opted for a method deemed more humane, would there be any reason to put an end to something that holds both a cultural and financial significance?
Why isn’t there a save the cows, chickens or turkeys organization. I am sure they are treated just as poorly. Is it because they aren’t as cute? I bet most of the “save the seals” people go home and BBQ up a big steak without a care in the world about how we treat the cows in the slaughter farms.I just don’t get it.
I have my seal pelts on order. There’ll be a nice, handmade hat and mittens going with me on my Christmas vacation to England.
I think Bruce Mackinnon got it right: https://zone.artizans.com/product.htm?pid=…
It’s called PETA, Kirbul
When in doubt, white people blame the animals or another race of people.
Quite honestly, I’m surprised that white fishermen don’t blame the Aboriginals for living in the same area for thousands of generations and being able to fish whenever they wished.
Weren’t the seals always there too? Yeah, they were. I just get a kick out of how its “the seals” who are reducing the stocks along the banks and shores.
If you don’t want to club a seal, don’t club a seal.
Ban clubs!
can I have your seal then? I likes it
saving animals is NOT about putting animals before people, it is about saving BALANCE… if the ecosystem is off balance, OUR LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM is F’d. WE are part of the ecosystem.
Preventing the extinction of a speicies (not NOT hunting, but BALANCED hunting moderation) is important to ensure the overall diversity of our overall ecosystem… in order to saving PEOPLE’s ability to survive long term.
Everyone’s gotta stop with their short-term thinking, right quick.
Should we ban hunting all the animals? I’d get pretty hungry pretty quick…
What makes seals so special that they’re the only animal people protest the killing of?
What do they taste like?
Its very interesting reading all of the different opinions abut the seal hunt. Its interesting to hear all about the “cute” seal that are being clubbed to death, poor babies, its interesting to hear people talk about balance.
Heres the real scoop from some one who has been involved in the hunt since I have been a little girl growing up in a small outport community in Newfoundland where all my family hunts.
First of all, very few people club seals anymore. Seals are very fast on the ice and are much easier to get when they are shot. Most of what you see and think are clubs are actually the sealers gaffing the animals after they are dead to drag them back to the boat.
As for your “cute” seals, I would love to see an activist in a room with an adult harp seal, i bet they would not think the animal would be so “cute” when they get out. The seals are actually quite agressive and dangerous. And the baby issue, if a sealers is caught killing a white coat – or a baby seal for you people who don’t know the lingo – there are hugh fines, the sealer can loose his boat, his guns and even the vehicle he used to get to the boat. It is not worth the risk to kill a white coat. Also by killing baby seals its endangering the future of the seal hunt, which is an important income supplement for the fishermen.
As for the balance issue, does the governent not issue hunting licenses to help control the deer, moose and other populations. It works the same for the seals. No one is blaming the seals for deleting fishing stocks, but they do eat an excessive amount of shell and other fish. There were in excess of 2.2 million seals this year in the gulf. A full grown harp seal will consume up to one ton of fish and shell fish per day. Though they are not the reason for depletion, an excessive amount of seals will harm the stocks that Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and PEI are trying so desperalty trying to rebuild.
To add to all of this the seal fishery is a very big part of the culture and history of Newfoundland. As the fish stocks deplete many of our families are moving away for work, a way of life is being filed away on the endangered list.
This may mean nothing to people who have no history there, but for those of us who do, this is a sad time.
You are right, people have there own opinions based on what they believe, I believe that everyone has a right to there own opinion and I would not force mine on anyone, so please feel free to continue to voice how you feel but educate yourself. When you speak openly about something you know nothing about you sound like an ass.
nevermind: fish.
Hi, OP, Here. The environmental issues, I threw in
there, because I knew they would be brought up
anyway. I am not for hunting the seals to an extent
that the ecosystem could be compromised, but I am
for it to be allowed to a certain extent. I am not for
banning it altogether.
The main idea of the thread was the fact that the
anti-seal hunt zealots started protesting without
even considering the communities that would suffer
as the result of this, without providing a solution to
that issue beforehand.
If they introduced new industries that could function
in those areas, and so that those communities would
be stable before banning the seal hunt, then that
would be a better way. Nunavut and Newfoundland
are part of Canada, too. One thing that makes a
nation strong is the unity of it’s people. To consider
all regions of your nation. When “call mcfartney”
announced that he is boycotting seal products, he
didn’t stop to think about the communities that would
suffer as the result of it.
He should have come up with a charity, a lobbying of
introducing new industries to these people which
would not require them to leave their homes, and
would promise stability. That is the solution.
The boycotting of him would be a patriotic statement,
that Canadians are a nation of unity in all parts, and
Canadians would defend each other; when somebody makes such a statement that encourages the destruction of one region’s financial stability. That is
all that I have to say for now.
More seal eyelid bras. Go Jann Arden, you’re my heroine.
Short term thinking? Who cares, kill every goddammed seal in the world, the ecosystem will adjust.
seal meat contains vitamin c, in the north it is hard to grow vegetables and fruit, very hard, seal meat provides all nutrients needed.
🙂
Whenever people blame seals for the diminishing supply stocks, I ask them if they remember that Canadian Heritage commercial where the fish is slowing down the boats.
At the end, there’s some asshole blessing himself in front of the king saying that there’s enough fish in the new world to last “until the end of time.”
Yet, its still the seals’ fault…