Comments on: Germany May Ban Seal Products http://muskokaoutdoors.ca/blog/2007/03/02/germany-may-ban-seal-products/ Pursuits in fishing, hunting and conservation in the Outdoors of Muskoka and Canada Tue, 22 May 2012 13:46:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Moose http://muskokaoutdoors.ca/blog/2007/03/02/germany-may-ban-seal-products/comment-page-1/#comment-1657 Moose Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:20:10 +0000 http://muskokaoutdoors.ca/blog/?p=584#comment-1657 Seals like a lot of things are a renewable resource and to end years of tradition and livelihood for many people because one thinks its barbaric is ridiculous. You may say you’re not an animal rights wacko but you sure sound like one. What is so wrong with harvesting a seal for it’s pelt? There are also many other uses for seals besides their pelts; [quote] Seals have been hunted for food, fuel, shelter, fur and other products for hundreds of years. DFO is no longer involved in product support or promotion activities, but the department does encourage the fullest possible commercial use of seals. Seal products consist of leather, oil, handicrafts, and meat for human and animal consumption as well as seal oil capsules rich in Omega-3. [/quote] Man harvests countless other species everyday for food, shelter, clothing etc. The big problem is the definition of “Humanely Killing” keeps getting redefined by many who live a la la land where all killing is wrong but that’s not a realistic view something has to die in order for life to continue. I as an American join with the majority of Canadians that see nothing wrong with the practice of seal hunting. Seals like a lot of things are a renewable resource and to end years of tradition and livelihood for many people because one thinks its barbaric is ridiculous. You may say you’re not an animal rights wacko but you sure sound like one. What is so wrong with harvesting a seal for it’s pelt? There are also many other uses for seals besides their pelts;

[quote] Seals have been hunted for food, fuel, shelter, fur and other products for hundreds of years. DFO is no longer involved in product support or promotion activities, but the department does encourage the fullest possible commercial use of seals. Seal products consist of leather, oil, handicrafts, and meat for human and animal consumption as well as seal oil capsules rich in Omega-3. [/quote]

Man harvests countless other species everyday for food, shelter, clothing etc. The big problem is the definition of “Humanely Killing” keeps getting redefined by many who live a la la land where all killing is wrong but that’s not a realistic view something has to die in order for life to continue. I as an American join with the majority of Canadians that see nothing wrong with the practice of seal hunting.

]]> By: Nancy http://muskokaoutdoors.ca/blog/2007/03/02/germany-may-ban-seal-products/comment-page-1/#comment-1642 Nancy Thu, 15 Mar 2007 03:46:20 +0000 http://muskokaoutdoors.ca/blog/?p=584#comment-1642 Why do you assume that people who want to stop the seal hunt belong to animal rights groups only? I am a regular citizen who thinks that bashing a seal's head to rip off its pelt and leave the carcass to rot is beneath us, humans. The seal hunt might be a source of income for some people but only because they have over-fished everything else to depletion. Forgive me if I'm not too concerned about their livelihoods. Your article was repulsive and your views, archaic. Just because something has been done for hundreds of years, it does not mean that it is sacred or ethical. I am with Germany and everyone else who wants to bring this disgusting seal slaughter to an end. I am a Canadian, and proud of it, but not blind. I can see our mistakes. Why do you assume that people who want to stop the seal hunt belong to animal rights groups only? I am a regular citizen who thinks that bashing a seal’s head to rip off its pelt and leave the carcass to rot is beneath us, humans.

The seal hunt might be a source of income for some people but only because they have over-fished everything else to depletion. Forgive me if I’m not too concerned about their livelihoods.

Your article was repulsive and your views, archaic. Just because something has been done for hundreds of years, it does not mean that it is sacred or ethical.
I am with Germany and everyone else who wants to bring this disgusting seal slaughter to an end.
I am a Canadian, and proud of it, but not blind. I can see our mistakes.

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