seal hunt

Hotel Tango · Post by **Hotel Tango** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:58 am

I agree with everyone elses sentiment. IF the seals looked like rats nobody would care. Why do all the pretty animals/people get all the attention. I noticed he was wearing Canada Goose gear, the down filling came from an animal that had to be killed. Think about it.

Why is the seal special? Save them all or treat them all equally. One or the other, enough with the hypocrisy. He probably sat on a leather first class seat on his way over here. Treat the cow like the seal.

BTW I don't think we should save them all. Just search for that PETA discussion from last week. Crazy animal liberators. Meat tastes good and my pets seem to want to stay at my place.

still_bluenoser · Post by **still_bluenoser** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:27 pm

did anyone catch "Sir" Paul and his little lady on Larry King Live? they didnt know the difference between PEI, and Newfoundland. Why the hell do they think people will listen to them when they say things like "Were already there" (Newfoundland) while they are doing the interview in Charletown. Heather is obviously emotionally charged by this thing and sounds a little fanatical. she claims that this is also wrong because they dont eat the seals, I think everyone knows that people eat seal meat.
Anyway just a little sick of the "rock stars" becoming bleeding hearts when they get washed up. (Bono) for one. please shut up and continue eating from your silver platters.

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:51 pm

Baby seal walks into a bar
"What'll ya have?"
"Anything BUT a Canadian Club!"

CLguy · Post by **CLguy** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 1:07 pm

Wonder where Sir Paul and his new squeeze were when the Cod stocks were being decimated. But then, petting a Cod doesn't really make for a good Kodak moment.

Hell, after a few weeks the cuddly little white things will just be an ugly seal and know one will care so go ahead and cuff it upside the head.

Hotel Tango · Post by **Hotel Tango** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 4:26 pm

Did you see the shot of them lying on the ice talking about the sweet innocent baby seals?

The thing tried to take a bite out of his wife! That'll only leave her with one leg and one arm. (I know that was insensitive of me)

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:14 pm

I'd be more than happy to lie on the ice and take a bite out of his wife! Did I say that out loud???

EI-EIO · Post by **EI-EIO** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:50 pm

how come L A R R Y is starred out (as in Larry King Live)

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:53 pm

For a while we couldn't type the name Bob.

Floats · Post by **Floats** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:16 am

Well everyone seems to be on the same page here, Paul, get lost!!! Go into your local slaughter house and see how things are down there. These rich fucks dont have a clue

CID · Post by **CID** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:27 pm

Its sad that a guy with all that money can't find a more worthy cause to put his name and fame behind.

This is nothing but an attention grab from someone who's used to being the center of attention.

Wild Cat · Post by **Wild Cat** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:34 pm

Personally, I dont have a problem with killing an animal for the purpose of eating it, but at the very least, they should shoot it in the head, instead of clubbing it to death.

w squared · Post by **w squared** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 2:08 pm

Two things, wild cat.

-I don't think the primary purpose of killing the seals is for food. I think it's primarily for the pelt.

-According to the Newf premier, 90% of the killing is now done with bullets as opposed to clubs. (I didn't know that until recently)

I do however agree with you that the additional cost is justified in order to make the killing as humane as possible.

niss · Post by **niss** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 2:40 pm

But I cant practice my Mark Mcgwuire with a rifle

CID · Post by **CID** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:14 pm

Personally, I dont have a problem with killing an animal for the purpose of eating it, but at the very least, they should shoot it in the head, instead of clubbing it to death.

From the Toronto Star reporting on Larry-King Live:

(Premier) Williams insisted the seals are killed humanely, saying 90 per cent of them are shot, not clubbed a claim McCartney's wife called "absolute rubbish."

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:20 pm

Sir Paul has enough money to make a REAL difference for someone, somewhere. What a waste that he chooses to "harp" about a few seals.

w squared · Post by **w squared** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:26 pm

Wild cat

I was wrong when I said earlier that the newborn harp seals are killed ofr their pelts.

I found out tonight that it's actually illegal to harm a harp seal before it's colour changes.

Thus it looks like you were right - they're being hunted for their meat. My earlier information was outdated. Mea Culpa.

The redoubtable newf premier also had lots of facts to back up his contention that hte hunt is indeed carried out in a humane manner.

Go home and munch some tofu, Paul and wasshername. You're no longer welcome here.

scm · Post by **scm** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:30 pm

So who markets the seal meat then?

Dust Devil · Post by **Dust Devil** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:42 pm

scm wrote:So who markets the seal meat then?

Mcdonalds. you didn't think that was beef in that burger did you??

scm · Post by **scm** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:48 pm

Dust Devil wrote:
scm wrote:So who markets the seal meat then?

Mcdonalds. you didn't think that was beef in that burger did you??

So that's their dirty delicious secret

ScudRunner · Post by **ScudRunner** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 12:15 am

Whats all this about some boycott of Lobster as a result of the seal hunt? I never heard of it before this and it didnt seam like danny williams had either.

heron · Post by **heron** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:08 am

Actually they hunt them for both (meat and pelts). But it's illegal to hunt them before they lose their white fur, but even the darker fur is really valuable (I heard they get up to $70/pelt). Some of the oils in the meat is used in medications.

heron · Post by **heron** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:13 am

. wrote:Whats all this about some boycott of Lobster as a result of the seal hunt? I never heard of it before this and it didnt seam like danny williams had either.

Red Lobster and some other seafood restaurants have boycotted Canadian seafood until the seal hunt is stopped.

Bede · Post by **Bede** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:11 am

Something interesting I read: the seals as shown in all the Greenpeace ads (the cute ones) are actually banned from clubbing, but they make nice emtional advertising.

heron · Post by **heron** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:18 am

Yeah, the cute one's are the one's with the white fur.

Intentional Left Bank · Tue Mar 07, 2006 12:40 pm

What I don't get is why shooting a seal is considered more humane than clubbing them. I mean how many seals survive the first blow? I'd say unless they're being shot from fairly close range, the likelihood of them suffering pain is greater from being shot than being clubbed.

I watched the L'arry King "debate" and I'd have to say that while McCartney was poorly informed, he was polite. Mills-McCartney on the other hand was annoying to the point that I just couldn't listen to her. You'd want to have some sort of high-frequency noise-cancelling device to survive around her.