nikki4982 wrote:I think you mean moot.
Anyway, it's barbaric and stupid regardless of whether certain people only support protection of "cute" animals or not. The practice should be stopped. Period. I see nothing "stupid" about wanting to stop the pointless murder of defenceless animals.
So, um. No.
I really don't want to come across as being mean, but in cases like the seal hunt it seems like no one knows what’s actually going on expect for the ones targeted.
First of all, I don't know why famous people keep coming to Canada and the Maritimes to protest for animal rights. There are so many worse things going on in regards to animal treatment, and even as far as seals go, it happens more in other places like Alaska than it does here. To me, the fact that people keep bringing up the seal hunt in relation to Atlantic Canada is just perpetuating a stereotype with no real validation.
What I sense is that people also seem to have no idea why there is a seal hunt in the first place, either. They seem to think people just go out with a golf club and bash animals. Which is insane. People that have been living here for years have always made a living off of the fishery. That does include cod fishing and all that, but it also includes the seals. People make a living off of hunting these animals. Which, I know, isn't so nice to talk about but so do a lot of people. Farmers and fishermen make a living off animals and so on, so I don't know why this is all that different.
The other thing that people seem to conveniently ignore is that seals are at the top of the Atlantic food chain. Part of the reason why we have no cod left is because of a population rise in seals. If there wasn't a seal hunt and seals were allowed to just grow in population they would literally devour all the resources that people live off of. Seals are little cod-eating machines! There has got to be at least some level of population control or the whole ecosystem would go to hell.
So, in response to what Nikki said, no. The seal hunt is not barbaric and stupid. It just gets labeled that because of the word hunt. You wouldn't call fishing barbaric but if it was "the fish hunt" you might. The practice should most certainly not be stopped. It is absolutely not pointless. And in no way are seals defenseless.
If your vegitarian and support animal rights and all that, than fine. Hell, I even support that most of the time. But don't point fingers at the seal hunt because they are cute and furry. They would bite your foot if given the chance. There are so many worse things going on today anyway. I mean I heard on the news about people selling pets without licences and when they don't sell they just kill off puppys. Kind of sick. And what about genetically altered farm animals, like chickens who are grown to be so fat that their legs can't support their body weight and many end up with broken legs. I just don't get why people care so much about seals when they really don't know anything about it.