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Originally Posted by skier
Aboriginals subsistance hunt these seals, and the commercial hunt is under a quota and strictly legislated.
I don't see the problem. Killing a seal is no different than killing a cow, a chicken, or pig. Why are these animals given so much concern? They are not even close to being endangered, they fuel an economy in a dperessed area, and the legal process for killing these animals is quick and humane.
The only reason people are bleeding heart about this is because they are cute and celebrities like to shout about it.
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1. Aboriginals are the minority of sealers I am sure.
2. The quota is something like 350,000
3. Difference with killing a cow or a pig is that they are actually eaten. Seals are killed rather inhumanely, skinned for their fur, then the carcass is disgarded. They have tried to find a market for seal meat but can not.
4. Newfoundland is not a depressed area, in fact, its economy is going gang busters thanks to off shore oil. In fact, the economy of NFLD grew more last year than any other province, even Albeta.
See for yourself
http://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet...cnw&slug=C2759
5. The reason I shout about this is because they are wild animals being hunted for fur and nothing else and they are not killed in anywhere close to a humane fashion. Plus, they are babies and you don't kill babies. That's just wrong.