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Why We Should have a seal Cull and support our Sealers
Nobody seems to mind a Deer Cull in southern Ontario. Most years now there is a deer season in southern Ontario to cull the thriving deer populations. There is not a sweeter graceful more harmless creature than a deer, but nobody complains about slaughtering them for fur and food. After all it's your corn and petunias they are eating.
The seal is a fierce and clever predator, Their populations are thriving. Each seal eats 5 kilos of fish a day as we are trying to restore the cod population. Every fisherman has lost thousands of dollars to seals destroying mackerel nets and shellfish traps. The seal is also a killer he is in the foodchain he is in the game.
what is the difference between between a Seal and a Deer?
Our Maritime fisher folk are always hard pressed to make a living. The sea is a harsh mistress and no fishery or harvest or market is a sure thing, especially in modern times. The seals need to be culled and it makes sense to give the fisher folk an other opportunity to add to their livelihood.
The Hypocrisy of the European Union should be especially troubling. it as the fathers of these same sealers who first out of the gate to save these same ingrates in two wars.
The Seal Protesters are the most despicable because they use this cause as their cash cow they will say and do anything to keep the cash coming.
Even worse is the propaganda film that they produced that portrays sealers as brutal sadistic killers.
it is just not true. They are honest hard working family men trying to make a living.
If they had any integrity they would be making peace with the sealers and setting up a reasonable and humane seal cull. the sealers (fisher-folk) are closer to seals and could supply valuable information. Believe me more seals are suffering because there isn't one.
Blood and Ice make for great contrasts dramatic photos. But it should be clear that sealers are no crueler than any others in the killing of animals for food and fur. All harvesting of animals is brutal
I don't like killing anything but I am what i am. Just because we are distanced from the abattoir and let others do our butchering for us and we buy our meat in plastic packages. We should not impede others who haven't forsaken our hunter/gather heritage to make their living. If you eat meat or fish you are in the game and should't condem the people who supply you.
and when we have Foreign Governments attacking our own we should rally to their defence.
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The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans supports sealers
“For Canada, sealing is about much more than fur. Our government is strongly encouraging industry to continue to look for new and innovative ways to make the fullest use possible of the animals harvested each year. In fact, the trade of other seal products, such as oils and meat, represents a growing share of what is already a multi-million dollar business providing an important livelihood for remote coastal and Northern communities.
“This Government is committed to supporting these endeavours in several ways. For example, we are actively working to advance and expand markets at home and abroad for Canadian fish and seafood, including all kinds of seal products. In January I visited China, the world's largest consumer of fish and seafood to promote Canadian seal products there. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans continues to work with the Canadian Food inspection Agency to have seal meat certified for human consumption in that country.
“We are also supporting ongoing research into potential use of seal heart valves in human transplants by providing a team of medical researchers with a developmental allocation of seals for research purposes for up to five years.
“Finally, we will continue to counter campaigns of misinformation that too often get spread by certain animal rights activists. We respect the right of individuals to voice their opinion; all we ask is that these opinions be based on facts. Many activist groups appeal to the emotions of Canadians while misleading them about the facts of the seal harvest. The government will continue to oppose these campaigns at home and abroad.
Media Relations
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Ottawa
613-990-7537
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
613-992-3474
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