Seal Clubbing - What do Canadian Divers Think?

[Diver Dennis]

Sorry Eric...

 

[wardric]

It sicken me and most serious deer hunters (which I'm not but hunted with many when I was younger) but there are MANY hunters who don't manage to kill a deer with one shot and the deer suffers. Even worse there are "hunters" who will shot and not kill a deer who don't bother to follow and kill the animal because they know the meat is ruined when you don't kill them cleanly.

I agree with that. There is also the trophy hunters who will shoot many animals and keep only the nicest antlers. I myself hunt with a bow. I practice long range (100-120') but will never release an arrow from more than 30-40 ft, just to make sure it is well shot and will suffer the least.

 

[wardric]

Sorry Eric...

lol

 

[Diver Dennis]

It all depends what gets the most publicity. I never see veal farms or a Foie Gras duck on TV.

http://www.goveg.com/feat/foie/

 

[cerich]

Just a couple quick points about the video that was linked in the OP post.

It has been illegal in Canada for years (misd 80's if I remeber) to kill yearling seals (the cute white ones and young ones called blue backs).

Most of the videos you see on clubbing white seals are not shot in Canada, in fact one that was really gruesome and ugly a few years back was shot in the US and the hunter was with one of the anti sealing groups.

Make no mistake the seal hunt is a very visually disturbing sght for most people, then again so is watching cattle, chicken or hogs slaughtered.

 

[wardric]

Like this image:

This is misleading the public.
This ex-beatle would not be clubbed. Has-been singer clubbing is illegal in Canada

 

[letterboy]

Like this image:

This is misleading the public.
This ex-beatle would not be clubbed. Has-been singer clubbing is illegal in Canada

What a cute critter. . .

 

[cerich]

That seal is cute!, my parents wouldn't give in when I wanted to catch and keep a baby as a pet...

My step dad pointed out that I wouldn't be able to catch enough cod to keep it fed!

 

[wardric]

Most of the videos you see on clubbing white seals are not shot in Canada, in fact one that was really gruesome and ugly a few years back was shot in the US and the hunter was with one of the anti sealing groups.

Exactly. Again, misleading information by extremist groups.

 

[wardric]

What a cute critter. . .

Are you talking about Paul McCartney's ex-wife?

(btw, she almost got bitten by the pup during her encounter. They were harrassing the poor creature)