Balzac

Sounds like a deal! You think Stephen Harper will go along with that?

dbd33

Stephen Who ?

Balzac

I thought not, though I did hear the Conservatives are the only major political party not supporting the hunt.

Rich_007

Of course the rich and famous need fur coats, more than one each in fact.

How else would they differentiate themselves from the scruffy masses....by bling, and fur, and poor taste, and wanton expenditure, and gated communities, and chauffered limousines. Optional is bizarre sexual experimentation (not an exclusive of the rich and famous).

It is of the world, of how it has been and always will be.

Rich.

iaink

Seems harsh if thats to include all Lennon/McCartney too

"Maybe Im Amazed" or whatever it was was OK in its own way too, but perhaps is the exception that prooves the "sucks as a solo artist" rule.

Not entirely sure how fisheries canada was responsible for every bloody nation under the sun coming to international waters and hauling in the Cod

Ignorance is bliss I suppose.

love_it_here

I agree with you regarding the ineptidude of the Canadian fisheries dept.
With the melting ice there is a now a problem with the harp seals breeding grounds shrinking. Also the krull (not sure of spelling!) which is linked to the welfare of many marine animals is in drastic decline probably due to global warming the end result of which means the delicate food chain that exists in the arctic and indeed the antarctic is at risk. Back to the seals;" In 2002, a poor ice year, Canadian government scientists assume that three-quarters (75 percent) of the pups died as a consequence of bad ice conditions. In 1998 and 2000, they estimated that one-quarter of the pups died due to lack of ice before the hunt began"...seems to me that they are adjusting the numbers to suit the needs of the fishermen.
“Harp seals depend on a stable ice platform to give birth to their pups and successfully nurse them. When ice fails to form, or is unusually thin, normal pupping and nursing is drastically affected and large numbers of newborn pups die,” said Dr. David Lavigne, IFAW’s Science Advisor and internationally renowned marine mammal expert who has studied harp seals for the past 30 years. “The combination of a lack of ice and a seal hunt could result in the loss of almost all of this year’s pups born in the Gulf and, possibly, on the Front, as well.”
Dr David Lavigne- marine biologist.

There is no plan to account for the effects of climate change and the melting ice thus we could reach a stage whereby the numbers reach a dangerous low as has happened with cod...we cannot just "hope for the best" . ...oh and unfortunately not all the cubs are shot and then humanely skinned. I saw some footage of it last year.
It is difficult to get this stuff filmed as it is illegal to film the cull courtesy of the canadian government.... I have no opinion on Paul Mcartney but if it gets some much needed coverage for this issue then kudos.

oceanMDX

What a total moron!!

.... as though it's legal to skin the seals alive.

.... as though you could possibly totally avoid consuming or using animal products.

..... as though the seals in the Gulf are increasing fish populations.

..... walk into any bar in Atlantic Canada then spout off your rubbish and see just how apathic Canadians are.

oceanMDX

Bingo.

dingbat

Wonders will never cease. I will have to slit my throat. I actually agree with you on something.... :scared:

oceanMDX

Does that mean you think that engine block heaters are to be used at any temperature below 0 degrees C?

dingbat

PMSL...

London7

oceanmdx,
hummm interesting post...........
walk into any bar???? thats says it all!!!!!!!!
hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

dbd33

Everything post Lennon. It seems to me that McCartney's solo efforts have caused as much suffering to humanity as the hunt has to sealdom.

steve of 5-0

HELLO PEEPS` - nearly missed out on this thread.

We live in a world that is yet to arrive at a point of "shan-gra-la" dom!

Whilst one must respect (as millions died in two world wars for them) the PC brigade.

I have just one thing to say to those people.

When you people are next out on a street or sat around a dinner table, protesting your de-stain regarding "animal cruelty", consider this -

Some time during that day you all would have used a soap or makeup product on ya body.

How do ya think it was decided that it was safe FOR YOU to use.

.........................Yes that`s right ya hypocrite - on animals that were restrained / held captive and even chemically burnt, so that yours and my modesty - could be satisfied.

So unless you animal rights people want to be filth for life - SHUT IT NOW!

Souvenir

That is also my understanding. Clubbing makes for better TV though.