For decades the Canadian Fisheries staff (and the respective minister) have claimed to properly set sealing quotas based on conservation principals. Expanding the quota yet again, in spite of catastrophic sea ice scarcity, shows the conservation lie for what it is. The seal hunt is supposed to start in a few days from time of this publishing (March 18), and the quota has increased to 330,000. The sealers can kill an additional 50,000 seals over last year’s quota. Gail Shea (of the Conservative party), the current Minister of Fisheries, continues to claim the quota is based on conservation principals; maybe she means conserving sealer votes for the federal election.
The government needs to earn their votes by following the wishes of the majority of Canadians (whom polling has consistently shown are against the hunt). There's no market for seal products this year, and with almost no useable sea ice, it's more expensive than ever to hunt seals; with little or no economic value from killing seals this year, the seal hunt is more of a waste in 2010 than any previous year.
The quota this year is outrageously reckless, and an abuse of responsibility; we demand the resignation of the (dis)Hon. Canadian Minister of Fisheries, Gail Shea
Updates
March 28, 2010
The department is staying silent as usual but they must be seeing these emails piling up because there is no other way to explain why the media phone lines are suddenly so busy. I read every single story you leave in the comments about the ice and honestly it just confirms that this hunt is entirely about politics and nothing to do with conservation.
March 28, 2010
I really thought this might just float into the void unnoticed but it feels like the momentum is actually sticking now. It is honestly bizarre to see so many people getting behind this because I was just frustrated at my computer screen when I started it. I am still trying to wrap my head around the fact that there are actually this many people who care about these seals.
Reached 100 supporters
March 28, 2010
6 Comments
ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING. The ice is gone and they still want to kill them? No humanity at all.
Its all about votes and nothing else. They dont care about the environment its just a show for the east coast.
This is just sick. Why are we still doing this in 2010? It makes me ashamed to be Canadian.
Gail Shea is completely out of touch with real people. Stop wasting our tax money on this garbage.
Horrible. Just horrible. How can anyone look at those babies and want to bash them? Need to end it now.
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For decades the Canadian Fisheries staff (and the respective minister) have claimed to properly set sealing quotas based on conservation principals. Expanding the quota yet again, in spite of catastrophic sea ice scarcity, shows the conservation lie for what it is. The seal hunt is supposed to start in a few days from time of this publishing (March 18), and the quota has increased to 330,000. The sealers can kill an additional 50,000 seals over last year’s quota. Gail Shea (of the Conservative party), the current Minister of Fisheries, continues to claim the quota is based on conservation principals; maybe she means conserving sealer votes for the federal election.
The government needs to earn their votes by following the wishes of the majority of Canadians (whom polling has consistently shown are against the hunt). There's no market for seal products this year, and with almost no useable sea ice, it's more expensive than ever to hunt seals; with little or no economic value from killing seals this year, the seal hunt is more of a waste in 2010 than any previous year.
The quota this year is outrageously reckless, and an abuse of responsibility; we demand the resignation of the (dis)Hon. Canadian Minister of Fisheries, Gail Shea
Updates
March 28, 2010
The department is staying silent as usual but they must be seeing these emails piling up because there is no other way to explain why the media phone lines are suddenly so busy. I read every single story you leave in the comments about the ice and honestly it just confirms that this hunt is entirely about politics and nothing to do with conservation.
March 28, 2010
I really thought this might just float into the void unnoticed but it feels like the momentum is actually sticking now. It is honestly bizarre to see so many people getting behind this because I was just frustrated at my computer screen when I started it. I am still trying to wrap my head around the fact that there are actually this many people who care about these seals.
Reached 100 supporters
March 28, 2010
6 Comments
Shea is a heartless patsy. There is none other who stands so vile and upright for killing seals. Not now, since the 80s, whenever public opinion became aware and demanded the end of clubbing. Its is unconscionable, it is vile and terrifying. Shea must be confronted and defied, she must be defeated and submitted. There should be no pardon for people who stand for a world without compassion or tolerance. Killing any animal is wrong, killing any animal inhumanely, purposelessly, or for selfish reasons is and will always be a terrible crime.
ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING. The ice is gone and they still want to kill them? No humanity at all.
Its all about votes and nothing else. They dont care about the environment its just a show for the east coast.
This is just sick. Why are we still doing this in 2010? It makes me ashamed to be Canadian.
Gail Shea is completely out of touch with real people. Stop wasting our tax money on this garbage.
Horrible. Just horrible. How can anyone look at those babies and want to bash them? Need to end it now.
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Shea is a heartless patsy. There is none other who stands so vile and upright for killing seals. Not now, since the 80s, whenever public opinion became aware and demanded the end of clubbing. Its is unconscionable, it is vile and terrifying. Shea must be confronted and defied, she must be defeated and submitted. There should be no pardon for people who stand for a world without compassion or tolerance. Killing any animal is wrong, killing any animal inhumanely, purposelessly, or for selfish reasons is and will always be a terrible crime.