"Karen Gordon" <ar231@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> "Chom Noamsky" (e@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
) writes:
>> Excellent article in sup****t of a sustainable seal hunt:
>>
>> http://www.thetyee.ca/Views/2007/03/07/SealHunt/
>
> (K): An even better one would be with PHOTOS and VIDEOS demonstrating
> just how 'humane' the seal hunt is.
The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association says the methods used are
humane:
"Young harp seals, approximately 3-4 weeks old, account for 90% or more of
the commercial catch in Canadian waters. These seals are weaned at about
12
days of age and have lost their newborn white fur ("whitecoats") by the
time
they are hunted, although they continue to spend the majority of their
time
resting on ice floes. These animals have particularly thin skulls that can
be completely crushed by one or a few strong blows with a hakapik (a long
club). Therefore, the CVMA considers this a rapid, efficient, and humane
means of killing young seals if conducted properly."
"Specifically, the CVMA recommends that, when a hakapik is used, each seal
should be hit with a minimum of three strong blows to its skull in order
to
ensure complete destruction of both cerebral hemispheres. When rifles are
used, the CVMA sup****ts the current Marine Mammal Regulations specifying
the
minimum velocity and energy of bullets that can be used in the hunt, as
bullets meeting these specifications are more likely to kill an animal
even
if they do not directly hit its brain case, as compared to bullets of
lower
velocity and energy. "
http://canadianveterinarians.net/ShowText.aspx?ResourceID=378
Here's what the Independent Veterinarians' Working Group has to say about
Canda's seal hunt:
"The Group notes that the Canadian harp seal hunt is professional and
highly
regulated by comparison with seal hunts in Greenland and the North
Atlantic.
It has the potential to serve as a model to improve humane practice and
reduce seal suffering within the other hunts."
http://www.ivwgonline.org/IVWGRe****tAug2005.pdf
> And the meagre profits ($16 million)
> that are giving Canada a black eye over such a barbaric hunt....
What's getting a black eye are the real environmental causes. This one is
about AR organizations getting funded to operate for another year.
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