Seal hunt in Canada

The other day when I went back to the 'homepage' on my computer which is http://www.ninemsn.com.au/ it has a picture of a beautiful baby seal. But the story didn't seem so beautiful, apparently it is baby seal clubbing time in Canada. Doesn't that make you sick to think about it. But what kind of people or men go out and club these little things to death, then go home, kiss the wife as nothing has happened. Are they really 'killers' in disguise???

When you think about some of the awful things we do to animials, some justify it as 'we have to eat', and I know how some in the world think about how the aussies 'mulesing the sheep' to keep the blowflys away from them, how awful that seems, but sometimes we have to do unhumane things to be humane. The same could be said about the clubbing of baby seals. Do you really want to wear that seal fur coat or those Prada shoes?

Could these people go out and club their own babies, then skin them, sometimes alive. Well you would have to wonder.

If you feel strongly about this issue of killing baby seals you can go to the websites below and see what they do with the skins.

Do we ever think that the cow, pig or sheep that is sent off to be killed just so we can eat meat is a nice way for them to die, and you know I really think they know what is going to happen to them. You just have to look at them in the trucks or even if lucky enough look into there eyes, and you will see that they do know their outcome. (no I am not vegetarian - I like to eat all types of meat/seafood etc). How would we feel if that was us - we would shit ourselves.

But hey, the kill must be fun, as these people just keep on returning each year to club these baby seals. Maybe we should campaign them to knit instead, that might not work as do we really think these men would feel like men if they were knitting instead of clubbing seals.

Which ever way we look at it, we justify it by saying we do it do survive, and we are carnivores after all.

I shall get off my soap box now and I am going to check out the websites below and see what they say.

'Please visit Canadian Seal Hunt to learn about how companies like Costco sell seal oil capsules. Also learn about these companies who manufacture products from dead baby seals: Prada, Pajar, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Birger Christensen, Versace, and Vogue Furriers. Also learn about why you should boycott these sea food restaurants Red Lobster, & Long John's Silvers.'

Is there a reason why these baby seals have to be killed, are they a pest in the ice area????

I will have to look into this more and decide then, but at the moment I am feeling pretty disgusted about what is happening.