New Zealand seals clubbed to death in breeding colony (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

Twenty-three seals, including eight pups, have been clubbed to death at the Ohau Point seal colony near Kaikoura on New Zealand's southern island.

The seals were killed over separate days, at least a week ago, the country's department of conservation said.

Department staff described the attackers as cowardly and callous.

Fur seals are protected in New Zealand and anyone caught harming them faces six months in jail and heavy fines.

"This is a callous and cowardly attack on seals, especially newborn pups, unable to defend themselves against someone striking them with a bat or similar club-like object," said the DOC regional manager Dave Hayes.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11923909

[Angry Dragon]

1. K&R

[MountainLaurel]

2. I've been there -- this is horrifying

Such a deliberate and heinous act. And to have come back on separate days?

[Nihil]

3. Testing the water?

> Such a deliberate and heinous act. And to have come back on separate days?

Maybe checking to see how closely monitored the colony is/was before taking
more action?

I rarely use the word "hate" as it is such a negative emotion but behaviour
like this justifies it - I truly hate the scum who do things like that.

:grr: