SEAL HUNT INHERENTLY INHUMANE

CAN YOU IMAGINE THIS HAPPENING TO THIS LITTLE WEAK AND INNOCENT PUP..TRY PICTURING YOURSELF AS ONE OF THEM

CRUEL..what happen to the humanity in this world!DOOM!

I was reading my emails..deleting those junk emails and trying to clear some of unread emails..and when i open one of the many emails randomly..guess what i bum into..SEALS!I just couldn't stop myself scrolling down to look at those really really adorable pups(baby seals)..but when i scrolled further i was shock looking at those gruesome pictures.How can a person kill them?Are they humans or some kind of demon possessed human?MURDERER!Okay..maybe i shouldn't judge too early about them..maybe they are force to do so for a leaving..But wait a minute..how can a person work as a seal hunter or what so ever in harming those seals to earn a leaving?Wouldn't he be leaving in a guilt?OR are they insane or has the world lost its sense of humanity?Just cant get it out of my head...

THIS IS HAPPENING IN CANADA!

I'm not talking bad about Canada..for it does happen to many other countries..such as Africa,China, etc..we should protect the wildlife before they goes extinct!Not only wildlife la..but all living creatures...(maybe except cockroaches )We should be more aware of such gruesome things happening around us.WE SHOULD HELP TO STOP THE KILLING!

The Canadian commercial seal hunters had been taking more than 270,000 live of seals and virtually all pups just days or weeks of age.

Global opposition to the hunt has grown dramatically over the past few decades.

The United States, Belgium, the Netherlands, Croatia and Mexico have already banned the import of seal products. And the European Union is currently considering a comprehensive ban on seal product trade—a move that many believe could spell the end of Canada's commercial seal hunt.

The hunt draws opposition from many quarters—for reasons ranging from economic to ecological. But chief among them for most observers is how inherently inhumane the hunt really is.

p/s:information below taken from a page about the killing of seals in Canada

THE SPEED OF KILLING.

This is dangerous, expensive work, and sealers hurry to get in and get out of the area—spending little time to ensure the limited suffering of seals. In many years, hundreds of thousands of seals are killed in just a few days.

The sealers literally compete against each other for quotas, killing as many animals as quickly as possible before the region's quota is reached. Vessel owners are loathe to remain in the treacherous ice conditions of the seal hunt for any longer than they have to, putting added pressure on the sealers to work quickly. The speed at which the hunt is conducted increases the suffering of the seals as sealers fail to take the time to ensure each animal is unconscious prior to cutting them open. HOW MEAN IS THAT!

THE PRICE OF INACCURACY!

BRUTAL TOOLS

Long hours, slippery ice, fragile ice floes, pressure to work quickly, and moving targets all contribute to the suffering of the seals. In recent years, The HSUS has consistently filmed hunters beating seals repeatedly on the jaw, the face and the body—failing to render the animals unconscious. Veterinary studies have confirmed that sealers often fail to crush the skulls of the seals they club, instead striking them in other areas such as the jaw—failing to ensure unconsciousness, let alone death.

Some of this has to do with how inappropriate the weapons used to kill seals are for use in the sealing environment. Seal hunters use wooden bats, hakapiks (clubs with metal spikes on the end) and rifles to kill seal pups. Post mortem examinations performed by veterinarians in recent years have revealed that an unacceptably high percentage of seals were not even rendered unconscious after being struck with clubs or hakapiks or shot with rifles.

STUNNING

Sealers also shoot at seals from moving vessels, from distances as far as 50-70 meters.

The Royal Commission on Seals and Sealing stated, "Many Canadian hunts take place, or have taken place, under conditions which make it impossible to obtain an acceptably high proportion of kills with head shots …The causes include long-range shooting, shooting from moving boats, and shooting at seals in the water."

In recent years, The HSUS has consistently filmed sealers shooting at seals but failing to kill them, leaving the wounded seals to suffer in agony for extended periods of time. Sealers on boats have difficulty maneuvering through thick, broken ice to swiftly retrieve the seals, who are often still conscious and suffering from their wounds.

When the ice is too broken or fragile, the sealers are unable to get onto the ice to test the seal for unconsciousness. Instead, hunters frequently lean over the sides of their boats, impale the seal with a gaff (a long wooden pole with a steel hook at the end), and drag them onto the boat—skipping the unconsciousness test and bleeding process. The HSUS has documented this on countless occasions.

TESTING FOR UNCONSCIOUSNESS

The Royal Commission on Seals and Sealing stated, "The testing of the blink reflex as a check on unconsciousness [a Marine Mammal Regulation] is probably often omitted … It is easy to imagine that the sealers would neglect this check when they were tired or in a hurry, as they usually are."

Veterinary studies as recently as 2007 confirm the vast majority of seal hunters do not check for unconsciousness in the seals prior to hooking, dragging or skinning them. The HSUS has repeatedly filmed this violation in recent years.

But more and more, the world is turning its eyes to this senseless and cruel slaughter. The HSUS and HSI are off the east coast of Canada again this year, bearing witness to the killing with the hope that this year will be the one to galvanize public sentiment into action, persuade the European Union to ban seal products, and finally shut down this hunt forever.

WE SHOULD HELP STOP THE CRUELTY!