After reading the pros and cons and the explanations of 'conservationists' on both sides I find this practice totally abhorent and the seal-killers less than human.

wow we have a thread on this yearly, we are running out of causes if seal harvesting is a major issue

this totally is turning into PCU

Seal killers are providing a good and service, which is completely human. Your disdain for them is misplaced.

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I have no problem with adult seals being hunted or harvested to provide income for people who depend upon it as well as to keep the population from growing too large as long as it's done in a quick, humane fashion that doesn't cause the animal to endure undue suffering. These a-holes who use clubs rather that invest in the price of a bullet really are sub-human IMO.

I agree wholeheartedly and without reservation.

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Ipso- if the rights of the individual get in the way, the rights of the individual must be sublimated.

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Oh, you never kill a seal
just because you want a meal.
You kill it 'cause you want to hear
the little fucker squeal.

You bash it in the head
and you do it just for kicks
then you poke it in the eye
with you eye-poking sticks.

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It is far more humane then most meat producing processes used in modern farming. Is there anything that you have found that indicates anything worse? The amount of relative attention that the seal hunt gets is quite large for its scope and status.

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A juxtaposition of sadisms, your tasteless 'verse' and your signature's odious support for the IDF.

they are just friggin seals.

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The dead arseholes were just friggin seal hunters.

People should be wary of spreading dispassion.

*waves to the mighty moon*

ahoy master moon, tis good to see ye wanderin' o'er to the ports 'o environmental issues.

*shakes his head*

i seen these images 'o folk jumpin' outta helicopters and clubbing these seals...and aye, i have to admit it looks beastly.

i thought about the whole business of this seal killin' fer a bit, though.

i guess what it comes down to, really, is what each culture thinks is acceptable, aye?

the swiss slaughter domestic cats 'n kittens to make nice fur coats and hats.

in some parts 'o korea, lassie or snoopy may be whats on yer menu fer suppertime! (i don't know the korean way to say, "they are just friggin dogs")

lamb and veal come from the slayin' 'o young cows and sheep (they be like children, grrrr..., but often childmeat is tasty and delicious to consume, i guess).

even meadhallpirate has felt bad throwin' blue crabs into a bubblin' cauldron, hearing them poor critters thrashing about as he boils them alive...and he felt guilty, but them critters were tasty.

mankind be king 'o the foodchain, and all beasts that share the world with us just have to deal with bein' in our kingdom....to do with as we will.

its sad sometimes....aye....but thats life, matey.

*bows*

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It's a matter of scale, shipmate. Subsistence hunting is a way of life, factory-scale culling is a way of death.

Why is this such a big deal? Animal cruelty and killing is found in so many other ways, I don't see why this gets the attention it does. And who determines what life forms are worth this attention and which ones aren't? People kill insects and rodents in droves, and I don't see protests against that.

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Insects & rodents get into homes & spread disease. Some of them destroy crops. They can legitimately be classified as pests. When has an arctic seal ever gotten into your kitchen cupboard & chewed holes in your cereal boxes, or bitten you & given you malaria?

Come on.....

Plus, keep in mind that these seals are not being raised & bred in captivity for the sole purpose of obtaining their meat & skin, etc. These are animals that live in the wild & are being cruelly clubbed to death.

Animals that are annoying to us, or that we breed solely to kill, are justifiably slaughtered; wild animals, no? I certainly understand animals that are dangerous to us, but I just don't see much consistency in the animals rights crowd. Then again, I've never really followed it. That said, though, if Canada started "farming" the seals instead of just letting them live wild, would that sate the animal rights activists? I doubt it.

Btw, the hakapik is supposed to be relatively humane if it used correctly, right?

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Each man's death diminishes me,
Because I am involved in Mankind.
And therefore, never send to know
For whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee.
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