Hunting seals in Canada!
Sealing(witch is the sport of hunting seals) is an off-season activity conducted by fishermen from Canada's East Coast. They make, on average, a small fraction of their annual incomes from sealing, and the rest from commercial fisheries. Even in Newfoundland, where 90 percent of sealers live, the government estimates there are less than 6,000 fishermen who actively participate in the seal hunt each year. Hunters are usually permitted to kill around 325,000 harp seals in March and April. The furs are made into coats and other clothes and there is a growing market for seal oil, which is high in omega 3 fatty acids.
How Many Seals Are Killed Each Year?
Hundreds of thousands.Over the past three years, nearly one million seals have been killed. The current kill levels are higher than they have been in half a century. During the 2006 hunt, the Canadian government allowed fishermen to club and shoot at least 354,344 seals. And the actual number of seals killed is probably far higher than the number reported. Many seals are shot at and injured in the course of the hunt, and studies suggest that a significant number of these animals slip beneath the surface of the water, where they die slowly and are never found.
What's there reason?
The only reason to the question why do these people do this to harmless animals like Seals and any other animal that man kills just to sell there skins or any other part of there body what is there reason; the only reason is selfishness and money, some people don’t care what they have to do to get lots of money, well our world is the result every day we suffer consequences on man kinds selfishness, and some people just want to get to the top no matter how even if that means killing harmless animals that can’t do anything to fight back. That’s why in Canada killing seals is so popular because people are cruel and just want money; like in 2004 the value of seal harvest was worth $16.5 million. This disgusting what they call sport should stop and animals should suffer for what people do.
Alyssa
Um comentário:
While I’m reading posts like this I always get to the same conclusion: world is still lead by economic interests.
It’s really frustrating to know that so many seals are killed by man just because of money.
I believe the theme of your blog is very interesting. People should be more sensitive to animal issues like this.
I think seals are an endangered species because of ice melting, too. If seals extinction happened, their ecosystem would be unbalanced (for example, polar bears wouldn’t have food). That may lead to more extinctions. That’s why biodiversity is so important.
On the other hand, I read that seal hunt helps controlling their population, which contributes to keep the balance of ecosystems. Still, I disagree the way they do it.
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