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60,000 Canadian Seal Pups Saved

Written by PETA

Posted 04-25-2007

I just wanted to give you a quick update on the sealers trapped in the ice in Newfoundland.

Well, it turns out that there are still hundreds of hunters trapped, and now they’re starting to run out of food, water and fuel. The Canadian coast guard is working hard to rescue them before it’s too late. Now I don’t wish suffering on anyone, not even callous hunters who cruelly kill baby seals who are too young to even swim or get away, but the good news here is that since so many hunters have been stuck for so long, it looks like they’re going to come up around 60,000 seal pups short of their quota this year, which means that a whole bunch more of these cute little dudes will actually get to grow up . . . and that, of course, is a very good thing!

Is it me or is the karmic irony in this story almost too much to handle? Check out this ABC News piece for the full report.

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leather, fur, wool, seal slaughter, seals, In, lennon, sealers, trapped, ice

Recent Comments

Kathy Garrey commented:

Apr 27, 2007 4:24 PM

They shouldn't be out there in the first place. Now the Canadian Government has to risk the lives of the Coast Guard personnel spend many dollars saving those sorry heartless greedy pathetic killers. I despise and condemn their actions. And I hope the boats sink. Wouldn't that be ironic if the seals who escaped slaughter had them for dinner?
Maya commented:

Apr 27, 2007 2:21 PM

To the people here wishing sealers harm have you ever touched the corpse of a family member? I'm sorry if you have but if you haven't you should wait until that moment then see if you still would wish it on the families waiting for their loved ones to come home. You who wish harm on the sealers have a difficult choice to make do you want to continue spewing your emotions onto a website or do you want to save animals? You can't have both. To save the seals you need a ton of public support. Fighting the Canadian government and a way of life will be very very hard. To recruit people you must have dignity and you must show respect at all costs. The NRDC collected 500000 signatures to get the Bush administration to protect polar bears. They have the support money and respect of millions of people in Canada and the U.S. They brought the U.S. government to court over this and won. To achieve animal rights you can't just have the support of a few fanatics. Let's work for the animals first and let out our overflowing emotions somewhere else like on watercolor paper or in a song.
Kathy Garrey commented:

Apr 27, 2007 11:12 AM

This is god getting back at them plain simple. I do not and will never feel bad for them. To be honest I hope they dont make it back!
Jen commented:

Apr 27, 2007 1:53 AM

Hi Kelly The reason why I think the Canadian government allows the seal hunt is that i'm sorry to say we have too many old farts in high places. Especially in the Atlantic provinces. They are to hell bent on the "good old days" they refuse to move forward. During the election i asked all those who were running for office about amending laws to protect animals and environmental changes their eyes glazed over. Its very frustrating.
Canaduck commented:

Apr 26, 2007 10:22 PM

Fun quote from a seal hunter from Paul Watson's Myspace blog "Desmond Adams was quoted today in the Newfoundland media as saying 'we all go out for the love of it rather than the money which isn't there anymore.'" Nice huh?
Philip commented:

Apr 26, 2007 10:09 PM

If these hunters were running around New Orleans bludgeoning puppies and kittens for their coats I doubt very much there would be any sympathy for hunters trapped in Hurricane Katrina flood waters. I hope they all die out there.
Courtney commented:

Apr 26, 2007 9:00 PM

As a Canadian I find it repulsive that seal hunting is even legal let alone considered "sport". I remember there was a time when they showed us a clip promoting our country and they actually showed a snippet of a seal getting clubbed. It was later scraped because people were complaining that it made us look awful that we would condone such violenceand it does Yet hopefully the sealers will have time to REALLY think things over and maybe consider that karma DOES have a funny way of biting you in the frostbitten ass. I hope then men come home alive safe and full of regret for making such a stupid endeavour in the first place. And please they do it for the fur and the money I'm sick of hearing this crap about tradition and food supply because really only the Inuits WHO DO NOT RESIDE primarily in the East but in provinces such as Nunvut rely on seals for nourishment and warmth not to mention that they use every part of the seal ie NOT FUR PROFIT I wish our country would ban it all together but I wish Harper wasnt a Bush loving scummy conservative either so hopefully one day both cruel practices will be out of parliment!!!
SusanT commented:

Apr 26, 2007 2:53 PM

Please fellow animal loversfight the natural reaction to wish death and suffering on these callous men. Although I do not feel sympathy or pity for them I don't wish them to die rather I pray with all my heart that while out on that desolate cold sea of ice they were moved to reflect on what they inflict on helpless defenseless beings. All the protests in the world could not equal the kind of lifechanging impact of coming to the realization that they are now nearly as helpless and defenseless as the seals they hunt. Let us all lift up our thoughts to the Universe and ask that all experience a profound change of heart. Nothing is so powerful as the deliberate putting forth of positive loving energy. I'm grateful that so many seals will live.
Nancy commented:

Apr 26, 2007 1:52 PM

I'm sure most of us cannot stand the thought of any animal suffering including human ones regardless of the suffering they may have inflicted. But I'm having trouble wrapping my head around the idea that the sealers' presumed economicemployment status should release them from accountability for their actions. Since when is poverty a reasonable excuse for violence and murder? If bludgeoning other sentient beings is your chief source of income which according to most news reports this is not your problems run far deeper than your empty pockets. Of course if all the reports are false and these people really are in dire financial straits the Canadian government should be helping them find legitimate work... not subsidizing mass murder. Where is the dilemma here?
Adam commented:

Apr 26, 2007 12:53 PM

This is great. I wish all the boats were disabled.I could care less for the lives of the sealers the earth doesnt need their kind. More food for the Polar Bears. I think we owe the bears at least that...

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