The Yearly Harp Seal Slaughter

[GoLeft TV]

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Every year, the Canadian government allows hundreds of thousands of harp seals to be slaughtered by fishermen and hunters, so that they can skin these animals and sell their hides to make hats and coats and even baby booties for wealthy Americans. Not only is this practice incredibly gruesome, but in about half the cases, these animals are actually skinned alive. Mike Papantonio discusses the ongoing fight to end this yearly slaughter with Gail DiDonato , an activist from upstate New York.

[gabby garcia]

1. brutal as well as senseless:

"With the current state of fur markets, there's no place for pelts to go, even
at reduced prices, yet the Canadian government has no problem allowing 280,000
seals to die even if it means the pelts will likely sit in a warehouse for the
foreseeable future."

Recent economic evaluations have indicated that the market for seal fur is
saturated, causing prices to drop by almost half. Processors report that sales
of seal pelts all but stopped at the end of 2007, and in early 2009, still do
not appear to have recovered.

Conservation concerns also surround this year's TAC announcement. The Canadian
government scientists have publicly said that a quota of this size will
deplete the harp seal population by more than 30%. IFAW maintains that the
government's unwillingness to seriously reduce the TAC is not only
irresponsible, but downright reckless given that it is intended to cause the
population to decline.

more here
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS14905+21-Mar-2009+PRN20090321

[Number9Dream]

2. Canadian govt. subsidizes seal slaughter

http://thetyee.ca/Views/2005/04/11/HuntingSeals/

snip> "For political and bureaucratic reasons, the Canadian government directly subsidizes the Harp seal hunt for about $3-4 million annually, including capital costs, infrastructure, subsidized salaries, and other services."

snip> "The DFO allows hunters to kill any seal pup over two-weeks-old, the so-called “raggedy jackets,” and "beaters" sporting a silvery coat flecked with small dark spots. Although a few adult seals are taken, some 90-95% of all the Harp seals taken are still infants, 2-6 weeks old. Killing babies in their nursery feels morally reprehensible, and ecologically dim-witted."

[Dasleeper]

3. Harp Seal Hunt.........

I would like people in Canada to have the same concern for the uncontrolled "Late term abortions" that they do for the Seal Hunt...

[Number9Dream]

4. Really bad analogy

Try finding a thread about abortion. Have a short stay here at DU.

[Dasleeper]

5. Thanx for the welcome.....