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There are many sides to this story.
Last week, I heard a senior PETA person (New York based) implying that greedy Newfoundland sealers were still murdering baby harp seals. If you tell a lie often enough, it gets believed.
Then there are those European seal culls ...
Fully agreed that we need an ethical, humane, sustainable, seal harvest, particularly in light of the explosions in some populations.
----- Original Message -----
From: jen cooper
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 10:53 AM
Subject: [NatureNS] RE: re seal issues in N.S. & Can. & world
Hi All,
Every year the seal hunt issue gets brought up by someone finding some gruesome evidence of it. Some of us make a few comments, others wont touch it with a ten foot pole, and then the hunt is over and our thoughts are hushed until next year. Its rather an annual event now, isn't it?
Its not in my nature to be a fan of hunting in any flavour. I do realize that in many places in Canada the seal hunt is a cultural event and that the seals are harvested for pelts and oil, ect. I have never come across Nova Scotian seal products, although I'm sure there isn't much of a market for such wares here. Through my, admittedly not all knowing, eyes the Nova Scotian seal hunt is neither for product, nor culture. It seems to me that its fisher people, the most threatening of fish predators, blaming the seals for low numbers.
This link, to this really quite beautiful site, was brought to my attention:
http://www.sealsonline.org/seal-universal-declaration.php
Very nice, non? So the illegal seal hunters must be an even larger pain in the frozen toes to these people than to regular humans, like myself, who are hurt and disgusted by the massacre. We touched last year on the corpses that wash up decapitated, all around Nova Scotian shores. Some said that it was ice berg decapitation. My reply is that thousands of ice berg decapitations a year would eventually result in some sort of evolutionary response. By now seals smart enough to see it coming would have been selected for, bringing the headless corpse numbers down to single digits a year, if any.
Last year the Bras D'or Institute held a conference on the seal hunt. I asked a friend who was part of it if the illegal hunt was addressed:
we hosted a workshop last November on the future of the grey seal hunt in eastern Nova Scotia. one of the most interesting workshops i've ever attended. the illegal hunt was addressed, but the whole situation is a mess (industry, research and government). the power of PETA is outstanding and unfortunate. because of government bowing down to their propaganda, the evolution of a sustainable and ethical industry is hindered.
I'll see if i can find some more information...
Jen
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To: iffercooper@hotmail.com
From: jimwolford@eastlink.ca
Subject: re seal issues in N.S. & Can. & world
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 17:16:09 -0400
Thanks, Jen, for providing this resource for those interested in all of this, like myself. Jim in Wolfville
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From: jen cooper <iffercooper@hotmail.com>
Date: February 3, 2010 2:58:00 PM AST
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] seal
Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
'tis the season.
http://www.fisherycrisis.com/seals/greysealhunt.htm
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From: jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] seal
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 10:51:33 -0400
While out walking on Point Michaud beach in Cape Breton with friends we came across a dead seal which looked to have been clubbed on the head.I have a photo if anyone would like to confirm this.If it is true I think it's just awful that someone would do this!
Jeannie
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>There are many sides to this
story. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Last week, I heard a senior PETA person (New York
based) implying that greedy Newfoundland sealers were still murdering baby harp
seals. If you tell a lie often enough, it gets believed.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Then there are those European seal culls
...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Fully agreed that we need an ethical, humane, sustainable,
seal harvest, particularly in light of the explosions in some
populations.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=iffercooper@hotmail.com href="mailto:iffercooper@hotmail.com">jen
cooper</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
href="mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 04, 2010 10:53
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] RE: re seal issues in
N.S. & Can. & world</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT><BR></DIV>Hi All,
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Every year the seal hunt issue gets brought up by someone finding some
gruesome evidence of it. Some of us make a few comments, others wont touch it
with a ten foot pole, and then the hunt is over and our thoughts are hushed
until next year. Its rather an annual event now, isn't it? </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Its not in my nature to be a fan of hunting in any flavour. I do realize
that in many places in Canada the seal hunt is a cultural event and that the
seals are harvested for pelts and oil, ect. I have never come across Nova
Scotian seal products, although I'm sure there isn't much of a market for such
wares here. Through my, admittedly not all knowing, eyes the Nova Scotian seal
hunt is neither for product, nor culture. It seems to me that its fisher
people, the most threatening of fish predators, blaming the seals for low
numbers. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>This link, to this really quite beautiful site, was brought to my
attention:</DIV>
<DIV>http://www.sealsonline.org/seal-universal-declaration.php</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Very nice, <I>non</I>? So the illegal seal hunters must be an even larger
pain in the frozen toes to these people than to regular humans, like myself,
who are hurt and disgusted by the massacre. We touched last year on the
corpses that wash up decapitated, all around Nova Scotian shores. Some said
that it was ice berg decapitation. My reply is that thousands of ice berg
decapitations a year would eventually result in some sort of evolutionary
response. By now seals smart enough to see it coming would have been selected
for, bringing the headless corpse numbers down to single digits a year, if
any. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Last year the Bras D'or Institute held a conference on the seal hunt. I
asked a friend who was part of it if the illegal hunt was
addressed: </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 11px"
class=Apple-style-span>we hosted a workshop last November on the future of the
grey seal hunt in eastern Nova Scotia. one of the most interesting workshops
i've ever attended. the illegal hunt was addressed, but the whole situation is
a mess (industry, research and government). the power of PETA is outstanding
and unfortunate. because of government bowing down to their propaganda, the
evolution of a sustainable and ethical industry is hindered.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span color=#333333 size=3
face="'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11px" class=Apple-style-span><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span color=#333333 size=3
face="'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11px" class=Apple-style-span><FONT class=Apple-style-span
face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" class=Apple-style-span>I'll see if
i can find some more information...</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span color=#333333
face="Verdana, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span color=#333333 size=3
face="'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11px" class=Apple-style-span><FONT class=Apple-style-span
size=3 face="Verdana, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"
class=Apple-style-span>Jen<BR></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT><BR>
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To: iffercooper@hotmail.com<BR>From: jimwolford@eastlink.ca<BR>Subject: re
seal issues in N.S. & Can. & world<BR>Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 17:16:09
-0400<BR><BR>Thanks, Jen, for providing this resource for those interested in
all of this, like myself. Jim in Wolfville<BR>
<DIV><BR>
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face=Helvetica><B>Date: </B></FONT><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3
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face=Helvetica><A
href="mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A></FONT></DIV>
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face=Helvetica><B>Subject: </B></FONT><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica"
size=3 face=Helvetica><B>RE: [NatureNS] seal</B></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 13px" class=ecxApple-style-span>'tis
the season.
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://www.fisherycrisis.com/seals/greysealhunt.htm">http://www.fisherycrisis.com/seals/greysealhunt.htm</A><BR><BR>
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From: jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca<BR>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>Subject:
[NatureNS] seal<BR>Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 10:51:33 -0400<BR><BR>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>While out walking on Point Michaud beach in
Cape Breton with friends we came across a dead seal which looked to have
been clubbed on the head.I have a photo if anyone would like to
confirm this.If it is true I think it's just awful that someone would do
this!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Jeannie</FONT></DIV></DIV><BR>
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