Federal Fisheries Minister Calls Seal Butchers 'Manipulative'
by joe posts on Apr.12, 2008, under Blogs, Politics
EDIT: All sarcasm aside (Hearn was talking about the animal rights activists lol), the Daily Mail has an enlightening article about this year’s seal slaughter. Seems it’s pretty hard to even get a permit to observe the butchers:
I spent almost a week on the east coast of Canada trying to observe the cull but at every step the local authorities did their best to stop me.
They consistently refused to issue the media and animal welfare campaigners with the necessary permits to observe the cull.
On Saturday afternoon, though, I finally managed to get hold of one (which has since been withdrawn).
They were lucky to be able to any get pictures at all. A recent CBC report explains why it’s so darn difficult to see this “hunt.” Officials wait until the afternoon to issue the permits so that they can first determine the “exact level of sealing” Hmmm. Hearn, of course, makes it sound like just about anybody and their vegan friends can just hop in a boat and say hello to the “hunters.”
Tories wouldn’t lie, would they? I thought they wuz accountable. It must be that these reporters are just lying to endear themselves to wealthy soft-hearted philanthropists. Activism is SO profitable these days…
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I was surprised to see Canada’s Fisheries Minster go up against Canada’s all-powerful seal killing/fur trading lobby!
“They are a bunch of money-sucking manipulators,” said Mr. Hearn, “and their sole aim is to try to suck as much money out of the pockets of people who really don’t know what’s going on.” – National Post
Exactly! That’s why they try so hard to restrict ‘outsiders’ from viewing what the hunters do. Fortunately some brave souls (such as those pictured below) are willing to risk their lives to get pictures. If only the fur industry were so honest. Instead they hide behind government rules and depend on the coast guard to keep them from drowni.. oh wait..
