Four seal hunters drown after boat capsizes

Hunt Monitor | 29.03.2008 15:06 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | World

Four seal hunters drown during hunt

Mainstream media outlets are reporting that four seal hunters have drowned off the coast of Newfoundland after their trawler capsized in the ice.

The Canadian Navy states that the three bodies have so far been located with one still missing presumed dead.

Footage obtained from the hunt has shown the hunters ignoring guidelines on animal welfare distributed by the Canadian government, seal carcasses have been left on the ice, whilst some reports are emerging on seals being skinned alive despite a ban on the practice. Further reports of malpractice and illegal activities are still incoming.

The direct action conservation group Sea Shepherd is expected to arrive off the coast of Newfoundland within the next day, despite threats from the coastguard warning of arrest. Sea Shepherd founder and director Captain Paul Watson has this to say:

"The Minister is making some very irresponsible statements here. Canada has no right to restrict entry of a foreign registered ship into the 200 mile economic exclusion zone when said ship is not engaged in economic activity. The Farley Mowat is a Dutch registered yacht crewed by international volunteers, none of who are paid to be on that ship. The ship has the right of passage and that is guaranteed by international maritime law. We suggest that the Minister consult with his attorneys before making further threats"

With the prospects of a European seal pelt ban looming and increased pressure by activists, it is only a matter of time before the hunt is finally stopped. By hitting the sellers of this product the hunt can effectively be bankrupted.

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Tragic.

29.03.2008 20:54

Oh dear. How sad. What a pity. Never mind.

Sgt Major Williams

Ha fucking ha

29.03.2008 21:09

Hope the scum suffered greatly as they died. Hope all the rest die soon.

Alf

how fkn

29.03.2008 21:46

they are human beings asshole

humane

oops

29.03.2008 22:04

Talk about Karma in action :)

Mike

Errr!

29.03.2008 22:12

So you think that slamming a f'kin hammer right into an animals skull, that cannot run away or defend itself is human? Could you do it asshole?
Although after reading your comment you probably are capable!

how fkn

30.03.2008 00:40

In answer... no I certainly could not kill an animal by smashing a hammer into its head, unless it was a matter of survival (ie me or it)

I also wouldnt take joy in the death of another human being... i see little difference between the morality of clubbing seals to make a few bucks and laughing because three human beings are dead.

perhaps you would care to point out the difference

humane (2)

well, i stepped on a cats head, heard it crack!

30.03.2008 02:35

it had been in an rta (run over by a car, bloody things!)
Could you people do it to be kind to the poor sod???
My mum didnt have the guts to put the cat out of its misery, I did, end of story.

kind to animals

Humane and Kind to animals!

30.03.2008 09:14

There is a great difference to caving thousands of seals skulls in to make money and laughing about the drowning of seal hunters, Firstly having seen the footage of this bloody carnage you can imagine that there would be a feeling of a lot of stress and frustration to say the least and posting a comment like ha ha and good may have felt like a release of these traumatic feelings. Allow such comments to be made in the context that they would have been felt. If these comments were true to the real sense of the meanings there would be no animal abuser alive, yet violence commited by ARA's is rare in fact none existent.

Euthanasia is different to killing fit, healthy families of seals. I am sure or I would hope that you felt sick and would have found it a very traumatic and would not like to have to do that again, although you did sound a bit weird with your description of the cracking of the skull!!.............................................

how fkn

30.03.2008 12:59

well firstly I am thinking you object to the clubbing of seals as they are living feeling creatures, but you then went on to dehumanize the men involved in the clubbing by suggesting they were not human. The fact is they are human beings, living feeling creatures, though we may disagree with their actions.

Dehumanizing groups of people because we do not like what they do, are tricks normally played by governments, television and Rupert Murdoch. I suggest you throw your television out with the rest of your weekly rubbish and stop reading newspapers as they are both apparantly impacting on your humanity and freedom to think.

The men who club the seals must do so by detaching themselves from the fact they are living feeling creatures and you detached yourself from the fact that these men are living feeling creatures. That is what I meant by "I can see no difference in the morality of them clubbing seals for a few bucks and you laughing at the mens death."

Both of you, seal clubbers and laughers of death, are detaching from your humanity.

You would better serve the seals cause by remaining humane.

humane (3)

Stupid arguing

30.03.2008 15:06

FFS. Why do people always argue between themselves over such stupid issues. The main issue is the seal hunt here and we should be spending our time trying to stop it, along with the many other injustices in the World, not arguing about a stupid comment someone made.

I do, however, have this to say.

I don't feel particularly sad about the fact that the hunters died, I'm pretty indifferent about it. But I don't hope that they suffered. And I think that posting a comment so harsh as that, especially when calling yourself "Alf" is a pretty shit thing to do.

Fair enough, don't feel sad for them, by all means be happy if you want to be, but don't make it public knowledge. It's a shit thing to say about any life - human or other animal, and it makes the (already tarred) reputation of the animal rights movement even more looked-down upon.

A guideline of the ALF, furthermore, is that no animal's life, whether human or non-human should be harmed during an action. I know this wasn't an action, just an accident, but I think it applies that no life should be made to suffer or have suffering wished upon it.

What the hunters do is absolutely disgusting, and they must have some kind of mental problems to be able to cause such suffering to animals, but I don't wish suffering upon any animal.

That said "Karma in action" is a comment I'd def' agree with.

Keep up the good fight(s), don't fight among ourselves.

Humane!

30.03.2008 15:42

Seal clubbers do not have feelings!

It is because we have feelings that we feel distressed and emotional about animal abuse, abusers don't, that is why they are abusers! ARA's do not attack or injure animal abusers precisely because we have feelings!

Do not compare me and other ARA's with Blood merchants!

Evil governments/regimes abuse and kill, ARA's fight against abuse and murder. So if you are going to compare anyone make the comparison with the animal abusers themselves.

Read my posting again and stop looking so deep into the issue of someone posting "ha ha"

RE: stupid arguing!

30.03.2008 15:50

I wasn't aware that we were arguing, we have a bit of a philosophical debate going and that is what indymedia is all about, to swap and discuss differing opinions!

Other than that I agree with you!!

humans are not sacred

30.03.2008 21:40

These murdering pieces of utter shite known as sealers deserve to be beaten and skinned alive. Drowning was way too good for these freaks. Inbreed scum-I'm glad they are dead. I rejoice in their death-and I'm not alone. Look what they do ffs. They are there because they like to torture and murder-2 years ago a millionaire offered to donate the amount of money(20 odd million dollars?) the scum made from the massacres if the hunt/slaughter was abandoned. The gov and the sealers turned it down because they revel in the murder-fucking cowards they are. They are up there with child rapists.

jub

Jub!

31.03.2008 05:50

Just don't go shouting it to the animal abusers! I shouted every word and description you have just said and more right to animal abusers faces, now I'm in crown court!....................... In a few weeks time I wont be able to post to indymedia, so I am making the most of it!!!!!!!!!!!

WISH US LUCK WILL YOU?............please!

Re: humans are not sacred

31.03.2008 14:28

That's debatable - personally I value a humans life over that of another species precisely /because/ it's another species. The more AR folks run around trying to claim that clubbing a seal is exactly the same as beating a toddler to death in the middle of Tescos the harder it is to get people to openly support the aims.

There are plenty of people who would support you but just roll their eyes and walk away when you equate the value of the life of an animal to that of their own child. Imply that valuing a human life more than an animal is tantamount to condoning abuse and 90% of the population will write you off as a nut and ignore you.

If the issue you are trying to make the public aware of is so wrong, then it shouldn't need a human analogy - the treatment will be self-evidently cruel.

MonkeyBot 5000

Re MonkeyBot 5000

31.03.2008 22:26

Do you value the life of a baby rapist(a human) over that of a peaceful giraffe? Do you value the life of a amerikkkan fighter pilot(a human) who drops napalm on kids over a harmless mountain gorilla? If you do you are sick. Fuck so-called public opinion-I know right from wrong if the brainwashed masses don't. I've travelled the world and I met many many people who wish the Sea Shepherds would sink the whalers and sealers boats. Don't believe the corporate shite media that say ARA have no public backing-we fucking do!

jub

luvey jubbly

01.04.2008 08:25

gorillas are capable of acts of extreme violence too, they just dont have the same technology as us.

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wow

01.04.2008 16:20

Do babies rape giraffes? That is f***ing sick! What is the world coming to?