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Dead Naked Seal People

Written by PETA

Posted 02-27-2007

Nothing says "Stop the bloody seal hunt" like a pile of dead, naked seal people outside your front door. We're hoping that the Canadian Prime Minister got that message loud and clear last week when these brave souls stripped off, covered themselves in fake blood, and held a “die-in” outside his office to symbolize the bloody seal-killing that happens every year on the ice floes off Newfoundland. Canada, I really do love you guys: the hockey, the maple syrup, the kickass national anthem—all that great stuff—but WTF with the baby-seal bludgeoning? Seriously: worst idea for a national tradition ever.

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leather, fur, naked, wool, Canada, seal slaughter, committed, lennon, streamliner

Recent Comments

Diana BArrowcliff commented:

Feb 28, 2007 3:33 PM

Just to get the facts straight here. If you remember last year about the cosmetic lady who was willing to pay $16 million dollars to the sealers so they would not kill the bay seals. Well they all turned it down so obviously it is not for the money!
Nancy commented:

Feb 28, 2007 1:04 PM

Who are these psychopaths who need only a paycheck to look a sentient being in the eyes and crush its skull?!? I don't care how hard up these people may be for work government sponsored murder is still murder. And brutally coldblooded murder at that. In a civilized country people this barbaric would not be permitted to walk the streets. If this were truly a matter of culling the herds that could be done far more efficiently and humanely by sharpshooters. Of course that would eliminate the opportunity to cash in on the fashion industry's sick obsession with fur... fur with no pesky bullet holes to lessen its value or betray the murder that took place in order to trim the coat collar of some amoral cretin. "Merci mille fois" to these protesters for laying bare the grizzly reality of Canada's slaughter for profit.
Michele commented:

Feb 28, 2007 12:57 PM

I am a Canadian who is generally very proud of my country for many reasons including its tolerance for example allowing samesex marriages however I am not proud of the fact that my government continues to allow the seal hunt to go on year after year. I really would like to highlight the fact that a vast majority of Canadians do not support the seal hunt. I think it's like the British fox hunting of the past where it is so entrenched in "tradition" that it will not be easy to stop right away. What probably makes it even more difficult is that for many people in the Atlantic provinces it is unfortunately their livelihood the government will have to come up with a transition plan so that once the killing stops and I do believe we will achieve that eventually these former hunters will still be able to support their families financially until they can receive whatever educationtraining they need to change "careers". In the meantime people from Canada and from around the world will have to keep pressuring the Canadian government to stop this cruel practice. It does not matter whether they are condoning the killing of 12 day old seals or older ones it is just as despicable either way.
jana slivka commented:

Feb 28, 2007 10:04 AM

It is really very unfortunate that the nation so big democratic tolerant allows such a cruelty just to please someone who has $$$$$.May I remind you that money does not buy all the happiness and satisfaction in the world. HUMANITY DOES!!!!!
Allen commented:

Feb 28, 2007 9:32 AM

Actually the seals are done molting when they are only 12 days old and then it is legal for sealers to bludgeon them to death. They haven't even taken their first swim when they are cruelly killed. I'd say a 12 day old seal who hasn't gone for a swim yet or eaten a solid meal is still a baby.
Brenda Smith commented:

Feb 28, 2007 8:41 AM

I don't care if it's baby seals or adult seals that are being bludgeoned to death the point is that no animal or living being should die in this manner. I'm ashamed to call myself Canadian when this issue rears it's ugly head. I suppose the only reason why we don't beat deer to death is that we can't catch them! The government needs to take this seriously.
Elizabeth commented:

Feb 28, 2007 8:30 AM

That being said Laura they ARE baby seals. They are only two weeks old when they begin molting their whitecoats. Many of them have not swam or eaten solid food yet they are still solely dependent on their mothers they have no way of escaping those murderers. And the government allows them to be killed at just the first sign of molting which can be as early as 10 days old.
Petra commented:

Feb 28, 2007 8:11 AM

Well actually they are baby seals. Some of them are 2 weeks old in fact some of them have opened their eyes for the first time. That is the reason why they kill them because their fur is still in its primitive stages.
Curtis commented:

Feb 28, 2007 2:56 AM

Whether it's legal or not baby seal slaughter happens. I've seen several videos of that happening to babies. And the camera doesn't lie.
Laura commented:

Feb 27, 2007 5:59 PM

Well technically it's not the baby seals they're bludgeoning since they have to wait until the seals are done molting legally to kill them. httpwww.canlii.orgcaregusor9356sec27.html Not that it makes it any more right! Believe me I hatehatehate that seals die this way. No one should be beating another living thing no matter how old but we might as well get our facts straight.

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