A great website with the other side of the story. They post and respond to the hate mail and encourage an open dialog - makes for great bedtime reading. tags seal hunt fact canada conservationaistIt's really important for people to have holistic educated views on the facts of an issue before damning the people involved. This site uses the fact for it's own biases, but no more than anti-seal hunting groups. It's so easy to fall into the "don't kill cute animals!" mentality. And I just ask people to think with facts instead of emotions. in response to picked by misslesh 2 years ago |
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Although it makes global headlines, many people are uninformed of the actual logistics of Canada's annual Atlantic Seal Hunt. This article clears much of the hype surrounding the seal hunt. 5 comments edit related share plime.comThose pictures of little baby white seals getting clubbed? They're all older than 20 years. picked by tundramonkey 3 years ago |
Canadian officials have tried to maintain the illusion that seals are killed in a humane way, a point of contention with animal activists who say this is not the case. The proposed EU ban on seal products has been lauded by animal rights activists who have long maintained that the Canadian seal hunt is a barbaric, cruel and antiquated practice. picked by equinox 10 months ago 3 comments edit related share world |
Canada's annual seal hunt is under way amid continuing protests from animal rights activists and an international effort to ban imported seal products. 17 comments edit related share plime.comDepartment of Fisheries and Oceans spokesman Phil Jenkins says about 20 sealing vessels have ventured out into the ice floes in the southern Gulf of St Lawrence, while some land-based hunting is also under way. picked by horsefeathers 8 months ago |
Two officers of the Farley Mowatt, an anti-sealing vessel seized by the Canadian government made a brief court appearance this morning. 0 comments edit related share worldIf convicted, the two men could be jailed for up to one year, fined up to $100,000 -- or both. picked by tundramonkey 2 years ago |
Amazing pictures of a shark hunting a seal picked by kamaloo 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share weird |
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The furry robotic seal was developed for therapy sessions in care homes, and is also used by autistic and handicapped children. Robots are looked on as a solution to Japan's ageing population - nearly 19% of the 130 million people that live in the country are aged 65 and over. picked by hazelly 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share technology |
PEEP will be using the marshmallow whale Peeps as decoys, hopefully tricking Japanese whalers into harpooning those instead of cute and cuddly whales. If successful, PEEP will look into other decoy opportunities. Baby seal Peeps are under strong consideration, especially with Canada’s seal hunt underway. PEEP stands for People for Everything and Everyone on the Planet; it is a joint effort ... read full post picked by amabaie 8 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
As a member of a combined SEAL and Iraqi Army sniper overwatch element, tasked with providing early warning and stand-off protection from a rooftop in an insurgent-held sector of Ar Ramadi, Iraq, Petty Officer Monsoor distinguished himself by his exceptional bravery in the face of grave danger. In the early morning, insurgents prepared to execute a coordinated attack by reconnoitering the area ... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 9 comments edit related share plime.com |
Central Otago farmers are rid of 14,799 rabbits following the 18th annual Great Easter Bunny Hunt held throughout the district over 24 hours during the long weekend. 0 comments edit related share world*kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit* picked by Bornbad 8 months ago |
The Canine Easter Egg Hunt, held by the Hawthorne Animal Hospital and now in its fourth year, is a benefit event for the TreeHouse Wildlife Center near Alton, which takes care of wounded and orphaned wildlife. The event has cultivated some regulars, now veterans of the hunt, generating hundreds of dollars for the center. picked by kakana 8 months ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
Britain used to ship convicts to Australia. Now it is about to send overweight youths. New reality television series "Fat Teens Can't Hunt" -- a kind of "Survivor" meets "The Biggest Loser" -- will see 10 overweight British teenagers sent to Australia's outback to live and eat with remote Aboriginal communities. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Great white sharks have some things in common with human serial killers, a new study says: They don't attack at random, but stalk specific victims, lurking out of sight. picked by bornbad 5 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
The video does not show what happens, but there are other videos out there that do. Canada's Action on Climate Change last year: sponsor a massacre of over 215,000 harp seal pups on top of 250,000 dead seal pups due to the lack of sea ice. In about 49 days, it starts again. picked by TraumaMamma 2 years ago 20 comments edit related share plime.com |
A photographic catalog of a traditional whale hunt. Photographer Jonathan Harris accompanied a family of Inupiat Eskimos on a whale hunt. During his week long journey, he took 3,214 photographs, including pictures taken every 5 minutes while he was sleeping. Really creative and interesting interface picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
A dozen or more people in Trinidad [California] Tuesday witnessed one of the world's rarest wildlife phenomena when an orca flushed a harbor seal onto Indian Beach in what may have been an attempt to teach its young to hunt. It may be the first occurrence of its kind in the United States, researchers said. picked by psycmoe 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share science |
A young inexperienced seal thought he'd eat the penguin at first, but then he changed his mind and attempted to engage in more of an amorous affair instead. 3 comments edit related share scienceThe penguin tried to get away but was unable to. In the end the seal gave up trying to get some and swam away. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago |
Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean joined a seal hunt Wednesday night as controversy continued to swirl over her eating of a seal heart during a community feast this week in Nunavut. 2 comments edit related share plime.comJean accepted an invitation by a group of Inuit to join the seal hunt as she defended her controversial gesture, saying it wasn't intended to be a political statement. Update to this story picked by bingo 6 months ago |
A brazen young harbor seal found a seafood feast today after she broke into a state fish hatchery in Sandwich and dined on an all-you-can-eat trout buffet before being nabbed and returned to the sea. picked by mattgup 11 months ago 5 comments edit related share weird |
Yes, people do really walk in circles—but only when stripped of important visual clues, such as the sun or moon, according to a paper published online today in Current Biology. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago 11 comments edit related share science |
This is a rarely seen perspective: a video of a U.S. Navy SEAL extraction, it was filmed from inside an CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter...the pilot has lowered the ramp, dipped the tail end into the water to partially flood the compartment and awaits the Navy SEALs to board in their F470 Zodiac. picked by marli 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |