Oh, Canada! Enough already!

**Ninong** · 03-26-2008, 10:38 AM

It's that time of year again!

Hundreds of thousands of seal pups will be clubbed to death in Canada over the next few days despite protests.

Watch: The Humane Society of the US video report

The legalised annual slaughter in the Gulf of St Lawrence and around Newfoundland has this year been set by the Canadian government at 275,000 harp seals, out of a herd of more than 5.5 million, as well as 8,200 out of 600,000 hooded seals.

But protesters say that of the 224,000 seals killed last year, 98 per cent were pups under the age of three months.

Canada's commercial seal cull by fishermen - who harvest the creatures for their pelts, blubber and meat - is the world's largest hunt for marine mammals.

Here.

***zhenya*** · 04-02-2008, 08:43 PM

It was one of the sadest things I've ever read about when I first read it. I haven't been in Canada ever since, and I don't think I'll ever go visit again.

Not that it matters much, of course.

03-26-2008, 10:38 AM	#1
Ninong Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Louisiana Posts: 19,500	Oh, Canada! Enough already! It's that time of year again! Hundreds of thousands of seal pups will be clubbed to death in Canada over the next few days despite protests. Watch: The Humane Society of the US video report The legalised annual slaughter in the Gulf of St Lawrence and around Newfoundland has this year been set by the Canadian government at 275,000 harp seals, out of a herd of more than 5.5 million, as well as 8,200 out of 600,000 hooded seals. But protesters say that of the 224,000 seals killed last year, 98 per cent were pups under the age of three months. Canada's commercial seal cull by fishermen - who harvest the creatures for their pelts, blubber and meat - is the world's largest hunt for marine mammals. Here. __________________ Ninong

04-02-2008, 08:43 PM	#2
*zhenya* Owner Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: new jersey,usa Posts: 7,653	Re: Oh, Canada! Enough already! It was one of the sadest things I've ever read about when I first read it. I haven't been in Canada ever since, and I don't think I'll ever go visit again. Not that it matters much, of course. __________________ Kind regards, Gene.

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