Wanda would be cold and slippery, not at all what mammals like to cuddle.:laughing7:
Fisheries minister says Canada backs seal hunt despite market concerns
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Wanda would be cold and slippery, not at all what mammals like to cuddle.:laughing7:
Aparently they were.Old bone piles indicate mass killings, cliff kills, ravine kills things like that, they were a huge pile of meat, hide and building bone in one package.The big stuff gets hunted out first.
Herman, more blarney from you. Do you just make things up as you go along?:
2. What about those cute whitecoat seals?
Whitecoats are newborn harp seals. Most Canadians can recall pictures of whitecoated seal pups being clubbed. The images were so inflammatory that Canada banned all hunting of whitecoats in 1987. You'd never know that from some of the anti-sealing groups that still prominently display pictures of whitecoats on their websites and in fundraising materials. One site even features a downloadable video of people hugging whitecoats. But the reality is that whitecoats can't be hunted anymore. But it's also true that young harp seals lose their white coats (and their protection) at about 12 to 14 days of age. After that, they're fair game for hunters, although they're usually about 25 days old before they're hunted. Most harp seals taken are under the age of three months. ..
Under three months old... and hunted once they're 12 days old or a day or two older. That's repugnant.
2. What about those cute whitecoat seals?
Whitecoats are newborn harp seals. Most Canadians can recall pictures of whitecoated seal pups being clubbed. The images were so inflammatory that Canada banned all hunting of whitecoats in 1987. You'd never know that from some of the anti-sealing groups that still prominently display pictures of whitecoats on their websites and in fundraising materials. One site even features a downloadable video of people hugging whitecoats. But the reality is that whitecoats can't be hunted anymore. But it's also true that young harp seals lose their white coats (and their protection) at about 12 to 14 days of age. After that, they're fair game for hunters, although they're usually about 25 days old before they're hunted. Most harp seals taken are under the age of three months. ..
Under three months old... and hunted once they're 12 days old or a day or two older. That's repugnant.
OK fair enough. they're not as old as i thought. how old do seals get anyway? I admit I assumed no whitecoats meant no younguns. sorry for the assumption. I still don't feel bad about it. I've eaten veal too.
I don't feel bad about it at all. People kill animals for food and pelts. Yawn. It's a living. Or part of one. I've never understood why so many people get their knickers in a twist over seals, when there are lots of real issues to be dealt with.
Wally, this thread is not for jokes. We have some individuals on here with serious moral ambivalencies. I can't think of anything that should be condemned if the seal hunt isn't. The world has virtually arrived at a consensus on this one and our government, currying favour with the throwbacks on our eastern coast, is simply making us all out to be international misfits.
seems to me child pornography deserves a little priority.
its an animal, motile protein and little else. and as cute a picture it may take for the glossies it would just as soon eat your nose than look at you if you gave it a chance. and at the worst its making us out to be non-conformists which all things considered isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Serious moral ambivalences,throwbacks on our eastern coast,international misfits, you forgot to mention anal-retentive blowhards without a sense of humour.
You are so right,accept my humblest of apologies. My thoughts on this subject are that the controlled harvest of any animal on this planet for the benefit of man is acceptable. Even if you are a vegan who never wears any animal product,that does not give you the right to impose your beliefs on the rest of us. I will do my best to be serious on this subject.
Sorry,......A horny old walrus walks into a tupperware party looking for a tight seal...........
Wally: "My thoughts on this subject are that the controlled harvest of any animal on this planet for the benefit of man is acceptable."
Well, I guess that says it all. No sacrifice of biodiversity is to be impeded. We all know who's first in line.
Well, I guess that says it all. No sacrifice of biodiversity is to be impeded. We all know who's first in line.