thanxHow come seal hunting in canada is not banned?
It's sort of like a tradition. A terrible tradition though! I hate it, I have a shirt that says ';Club sandwiches, not seals.'; The poor seals. :(How come seal hunting in canada is not banned?
An uninformed answer. A tradition? Hardly. Ecotourism? That type of ecotourism is for the rich and famous. The cost of a vessel properly equipped runs several hundred thousand dollars, plus several thousand dollars per day in operating costs. Not viable.
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Because of the rights of the natives to live off them. Methods might be regulated, but difficult to enforce.
Send the sealers money to live and I'm sure they'll stop
I'm a Canadian. I disagree with previous answerers who comment on the role of Aboriginal people in the seal hunt. The commerical seal hunt is carried out by non-natives in our maritime provinces--many of whom would otherwise be unemployed. It has nothing to do with Aboriginal people at all. We each have an individual opinion about the special rights and privileges that Aboriginal people have, but that is not the topic of this question.
There is a strong body of opinion that the seal hunt ought to be stopped, and as a matter of fact I disagree with seal hunting too. Having said that...
...the animals are not beaten to death. They are clubbed, once, and they die instantly. Please do not be naive. What do you think happens in a slaughterhouse? Think about that, the next time you enjoy a hamburger or bacon and eggs or KFC.
By the way, is your nationality other than Canadian?
As a Canadian, I take issue with your quotation marks around the word ';civilized'; in connection with MY country and MY home. I know that many Americans would take issue with a question like ';How can a 'civilized' country like the US allow capital punishment'. You will gain no support for a position, in support of which you obviously have very strong feelings, by insulting OUR home or the activities of OUR citizens.
I remember, some years ago, one of the Kennedy kids came up to Canada and starting slamming us for clear-cutting. Even people who opposed clear-cutting stated that he should mind his own business and go home.
A few years ago, some anti-abortion Christians came to our nationaal capital from someplace in the US. They publicly poured blood over a Canadian flag, and burned it. They were allowed to do so, under the guise of ';free speech';. If I had my way, I would have handcuffed them, driven them to the border, and told them that if they ever set foot in Canada again they would be sent to jail.
I guess you're not going to give me ';best answer'; for this one, huh?
By the way, I apologize if you are Canadian. We can criticize OUR country. Foreigners can't.
They are actually not beaten to death. That is a bit of a myth perpetuated by the PETA.
They are often harpooned. Which probably does not make a difference to you, however there is a bit of a difference between being beaten and harpooned.
That aside. The seal hunt is legal just a big game hunting (moose, deer, elk) small game (Pheasant duck) and fishing. This is because it is a highly regulated industry, whereby tags are issued to control the amount of animals being hunted, as well as size restrictions to ensure that only mature animals are hunted.
Seals are an integral part of indigenous culture, their pelts are used to make clothing and shoes. The meat and blubber is eaten, and sometimes they are sold to make seal oil (which can be count in high end supplement stores).
The only reason why the seal hunt is such a big deal is because they are cute. I don't really see people out there protesting the fact that we boil lobster and crab alive for consumption (which seems to be a somewhat unethical process) I also do not see many out there jumping in front of a hunting rifle to stop a hunter from shooting a moose. Nor have I ever heard of anybody protesting a slaughter house (possibly becuase the smell is so putrid that you would have to be insane to go within 100m of one) However every Tom dick and harry sees fit to jump on an ice floe and champion for the seal.
I respect your right to condemn the seal hunt.I also respect the right of the people who make a living, and have history and tradition based in the seal hunt. I myself am a don't consume or wear animals.
I just kindly as that you condemn if for the right reasons, not some spin you read on PETA.org.
That would be our charming, gentle 'First Nations' people showing us all how to respect nature and the Great Earth Mother. Canada - the latest country to join the community of the Third World: http://www.bccondos.ca/forums/viewtopic.鈥?/a> It starts on the west coast but it goes madly off in all directions.
Because seals are pests.
Oh, what, you've never lived beside a pack of seals? You've never seen, first-hand the environmental problems? Your city has never called a seal-cull because seals were literally attacking small boats and living under bridges?
I have. You obviously have no experience in this.
Oh, and if the US is oh-so-civilized, why do you still have death by hanging?
How much research have you done in regard to the seal hunt? If you go this web page, there are links to other forums at the bottom of the page, which give links to both pro and con sides the seal hunt. You will find more information about the seal hunt, that may give you a more informed point of view.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_huntin鈥?/a>
p.s. smedrik....you got it right the first time. In addition, the same European countries who ban Canadian products, i.e. fur, are the same countries who were prominant in stripping the Grand Banks of their fish stocks, with illegal fishing gear (1995 - Spain, caught by Canadian Fisheries personnel with illegal fishing nets with an mesh that was banned).
that clubbing baby seals thing is a myth! It was a reuse put on by the PETA org, to try and ban seal hunting by the indigenous people of the north. They dont kill the babies.
the people that hunt them are generally poor and need the seasonal hunt to supplement their income.they are also not native, it is a matter of the fishermen getting enough money to support themselves, not a cultural thing for the native people . the seals are only beaten to death if the harpoon doesn't kill them, and it is usually one blow to the head and they die. truth is most animals in slaughterhouses are treated worse, people just think the seals are cute, so they don't deserve to be hunted. it also doesn't help that news of the hunt is sensationalized by PETA.
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