United States Senate Condemns the Canadian Seal Slaughter

[Staff]

United States Senate Condemns the Canadian Seal Slaughter
Monday, May 11, 2009

United States Senate Condemns the Canadian Seal Slaughter - Sea Shepherd
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"It is truly gratifying that the U.S. Senate has passed this resolution," said Sen. Levin. "Canada needs to understand that the rest of the world will not stand by and allow this slaughter to continue. Ten countries have now either banned trade in seal products or have indicated their intentions to do so and the European Union has just enacted a prohibition on seal product trade."

With the market for seal products devastated, Canada is now considering subsidizing the kill for the sake of killing seals.

"If my country wishes to host the 2010 Winter Olympics with dignity, the government must put an end to this nonsense of defending the cruelty of a massive seal slaughter that contributes nothing to the Canadian economy and is a source of extreme embarrassment to millions of Canadian," said Captain Watson. "Speaking as a Canadian from the Maritimes, I can only say that I have opposed this bloody obscenity all of my life and it is with anger and sadness that I have watched my government kiss the rear ends of savage baby seal killers for decades. This slaughter is a perversion and a crime against humanity and nature and it must be ended once and for all."

[Equilibrium]

Those who live in glass houses should not be throwing stones. We Americans have our fair share of bloody obscenities ourselves. I'm glad the seal slaughter is going to stop because it's cruel and inhumane but I've long believed the loss of them has been contributing to the decline of whales. Let's face it, their market dried up and they don't want to lose a chance at hosting the Olympics so what kind of a message is this sending? He opposed the bloody obscenity his entire life but only steps up to the ball plate to comment after 10 countries banned the trade of seal products and after they risked losing the revenue from the Olympics?

[LadySapphire22]

I was thinking we maybe ought to be sweeping our own doorstep first, here. What hypocrisy!