Seal Cull in Canada!

[Betty Boop]

I can't believe a country such as Canada allows this vile inhumane practice to continue. The suffering of these animals must be terrible, surely the international community must act to stop this barbarism! Disgusting!!:boo hoo:

[Wembley67]

I can't believe a country such as Canada allows this vile inhumane practice to continue. The suffering of these animals must be terrible, surely the international community must act to stop this barbarism! Disgusting!!:boo hoo:

I tend to agree, but I also see why the cull is necessary. If it was done in a more humane way and controlled better then so be it but running around whacking them over the heid or shooting them to then leave them dying is extremely cruel and as you say barbaric.

All because Mr Neanderthal wants his Haddock supper on the way home from the boozer (bit exaggerated but you get my drift).

[givescotlandfreedom]

Just being the devil's advocate here but I doubt there's much else to do in the North of Canada to earn a wage even though it's not pretty. As an aside I saw on BBC Breakfast News the other day that Canada agreed after pressure to outlaw killing of the youngest seals for the first few weeks of their lives but they are supposed to live 30 years so it's obviously not too much.

[manewhut]

the killing of 100,000 cows a day in america are culled with the same tools that are used on the seals, as are the animals in Scotland, in a few weeks it's the tiny wee lambs that are bouncing about our country side - the only difference is the seals are culled outside.

Shame it's only the fluffy wee seals that people bother about, more seals less fish

big mac anyone!!!!!

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the killing of 100,000 cows a day in america are culled with the same tools that are used on the seals, as are the animals in Scotland, in a few weeks it's the tiny wee lambs that are bouncing about our country side - the only difference is the seals are culled outside.

Shame it's only the fluffy wee seals that people bother about, more seals less fish

big mac anyone!!!!!

Cows and Lambs are killed for their meat(and nice meat it is to) they are bred for that reason.

Killing seals or any other wild animal to me is barbaric, personally I'd rather kill the barstewards that kill these animals ie: seals, whales, the poachers who butcher Gorillas, tigers etc that the animals themselves.

Barbaric ***** the lot of them.

[Johnny_Leith]

The seals meat does get used also

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The seals meat does get used also

Seals are not specifically bred for their meat though, they are wild animals, and are essentialy being murdered.

[Johnny_Leith]

Seals are not specifically bred for their meat though, they are wild animals, and are essentialy being murdered.

:agree: Just pointing out that the meat does get used, however they're mainly killed for their fur I believe?

On the other point in your post ("Killing seals or any other wild animal to me is barbaric") what about a large amount of people who survive on hunting wild deer, wild boar or other animals? I think that killing rarer animals (like Gorilla's and big cats as you said) is wrong but the killing of animals for the proper uses suley can't be described as barbaric?

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:agree: Just pointing out that the meat does get used, however they're mainly killed for their fur I believe?

On the other point in your post ("Killing seals or any other wild animal to me is barbaric") what about a large amount of people who survive on hunting wild deer, wild boar or other animals? I think that killing rarer animals (like Gorilla's and big cats as you said) is wrong but the killing of animals for the proper uses suley can't be described as barbaric?

I see what you mean mate, I've worded my point wrong.

Animals such as cattle and game I can see the purpose of killing if it is a means for survival.

There seems to be to much of the killing of wild, rare animals for no such reason other than greed though and that enrages me.

[Johnny_Leith]

I see what you mean mate, I've worded my point wrong.

Animals such as cattle and game I can see the purpose of killing if it is a means for survival.

There seems to be to much of the killing of wild, rare animals for no such reason other than greed though and that enrages me.


Agreed mate :agree:

[HibsMax]

Killing for the sake of killing, something that pretty much only man does, is barbaric and it's been going on for a looooong time. I have no problem, well, few problems, with animals being killed for meat but I have lots of problems with animals being killed for sport. And I mean JUST for sport e.g., so you can mount its head on the wall and say, "Hey, I killed that!".

As for the annual seal cull. Here's my issue. The seals are culled because they eat the fish and that hits fisherman where it hurts. In other words it's a question of economics. Maybe the problem isn't with the seals, maybe it's man's insatiable appetite! It's us that are emptying the oceans, not the seals. There maybe plenty of seals just now but I'm sure we've said the same thing about many other species years before they became extinct. Maybe if I was a fisherman I would be singing a different tune but I say we should share the oceans with the other animals, not crush the ones that stand in our way. For the amount of power we have we sure have a knack of wielding it very irresponsibly.

As ridiculous as it sounds, not to mention terminal, I can't wait for the day that humans are wiped off the face off the planet....in some manner not catastrophic to other life. I just have the impression that the world without us would be a much more beautiful place. Sure, there would be a lot of animals killing and eating each other, etc. but that's kinda how I think it should be. The funny thing is, I don't really need to be that concerned because the day IS coming and our reign WILL come to an end. That is a certainty. It may not be global warming, it may not be a comet or asteroid, it may not be some prolific virus, it may not be overpopulation, etc. but something will get us. Our best case scenario is surviving until our sun gives up the ghost and nothing can protect us from that.