Yesterday marked the first day of Canada’s commercial seal hunt.
270,000 is the official quota. This makes me sick. Physically sick. This disgusting act of cruelty and complete lack of feeling is incomprehensible to me. I wrote about this last year, hoping I wouldn’t have to ever again.
They beat them, mothers and their babies, with clubs so as not to damage the pelt with a bullet hole. And we call ourselves civilized? Still running around like cavemen, killing animals and skinning them for their fur?
You think people would still wear it if they saw the bloodied and skinned animal it came from? Where’s that marketing campaign? Don’t believe me? Think it’s a painless and beautiful process? Go to images.google.com and do a search for “seal hunt.” See how luxurious that fur really is.
If this is turning your stomach, good– that means you have a heart. And that’s a pretty good sign you should do something, anything.
“The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
- Gandhi
