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Dan KotelesA couple years ago I seen a documentary on seal killing and I turned the channel, I had wish that I could have stopped it and tried to forget about it. This year with the Canadian Goverment allowing 275,000 baby harpseals being tortured for their pelts I have no choice but to speak out. Rick Smith of the Canadian International FUnd for Animal Welsare or IFAW states that the hunt is carried out in an unnaceptable inhumane act. One of the reasons for the hunt is that the seals are blamed for the smaller levels of Cod. These baby seals cannot even swim , so how arethey getting the cod?...basically it is overfishing and greed and nothing more. Seals only make up 3% of the overall COd take , so I hardly believe that they are any problem at all. Plus what are they supposed to live on ,ICE? There means of killing them is clubbing. If clubbing is humane, why does it take them 3 or 4 times to do so? They are also being shot in the sides and wreathing in pain & blood trying to crawl away to avoid further attack. one picture showed a seal pup trying to defend its attack on being knifed with its little paw and rolls on its stomach and quickly the hunter rolls him back and guts his stomach while the seal pup IS STINKING SCREAMING ALIVE!!!
I frickin cried , this is so barbaric and has to stop ,if any of you have a true heart for GODS creatures this is one that needs help now. I spent some time Friday& Saturday researching and creating awareness. I emailed a radio station, the guy from Boston , RED LOBSTER- who buy the way is the largest importer of Canadian fish....go figure. Several emails to friends and other groups. I emailed the seal hunt organizers and spent over 12 hours Sunday doing my part. Veternarians stated that 42% of the carcasses they examined were SKINNED ALIVE .These reasons are that the skins are better that way. These are being tortured right in front on their mothers -no mammal is treated in such a way that the mothers helplessly watched there harmless pups be savagely clubbed to death .I seen where they missed the head and hit them in the side of the face....blood everywhere. This isnt right and too many of us take life for granted and want others to react while we sit back and do nothing. A faithful and innocent creature trusting that will crawl right to you harmlessly, should NEVER be treated this way.
Paul McCartney has visited the seals and is a major advocate of
this issue. I emailed Larry King and gotten a quick response, but just that all emails will be answered and thanks for writing. I emailed Gucci and other who buy these pelts and asked where their heart was? If just one little card that you could care less about to sell or go to harpseals.org,save the seals, Humane society of the United States on how you can help. For those poor creatures, I personally thank you from my heart ! GOD HELP THEM !
Save the seals !
Best regards
Dan Koteles