Caro18 0 Posté(e) le 23 mars 2007 Canadian seal hunters: we're not a 'savage race' Published: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 OTTAWA—Mark Small is fed up with being portrayed as a bloodthirsty killer for his part in an annual cull in which about 300,000 young seals are shot or clubbed to death on ice floes off Canada's east coast. "It gives you a terrible feeling as a human being," said Mr. Small, a veteran hunter in Newfoundland. "We're not a cruel, savage race that came out of the forest somewhere." As animal rights activists gear up for their protest against this year's hunt, the sealers complain no one wants to hear their side of the story. The hunt is a humane operation closely monitored by Ottawa, clubbing seals is the best way of killing them, and it supports a traditional way of life, they say. Poursuivre la lecture: http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=63f0be6c-07a6-4c2a-b8f7-04d0d1073e10&k=7735 Partager ce message Lien à poster Partager sur d’autres sites
Caro18 0 Posté(e) le 23 mars 2007 Seal Hunters Fight Long Cruelty Label By Douglas Belkin Word Count: 1,046 In a marketing twist that is infuriating animal-welfare activists, a government-backed coalition of Canadian sealers is trying to cast its industry -- long associated with images of blood and death -- in a new and more favorable light: green. The message is simple: While the Canadian seal hunt isn't pretty, it is sustainable, regulated and humane. The seal hunters are courting European politicians, hoping to defeat a seal-product ban now being debated in the European Parliament. A sealers group is contributing to an ad campaign from the Fur Council of Canada that calls fur "the ultimate eco-fabric." The campaign aims ... http://online.wsj.com/google_login.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB117460866865346208.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj Partager ce message Lien à poster Partager sur d’autres sites
