HAHA I'm debating that activist zealot now. S/he is still trying to deflect the blame for the Inuit being negatively effected by the EU seal products ban onto others. The anti sealing lobby are cowards, they championed the cause. They won't accept that their lobbying to end the hunt is what has hurt Inuit communities economically.

Their last straw is to blame anyone of european descent who participate in the industry. Of course you won't be breaking any rules of political correctness if you vilify that group. Ironic that the anti sealing lobby is composed mainly of white urban people. One should view the video here on youtube by Mary Simon, the National Canadian Inuit Leader, titled Inuit on Sealing. She pulls no punches in her comments on the anti sealing lobby

Bitch ? LOL ! The Z snapping moron apparently hasn't heard that seals move even after they're dead because of this "swimming reflex", which can be quite pronounced.

Seals are known to trash about after they're dead but of course the anti-sealing groups would rather keep this information from their donators, who assume these seals are still alive. After all, it keeps the donations coming.

BTW, postmortem reflexes are common in chicken that are beheaded and cows who are hammered in the head in slaughterhouses through-out the world. Postmortem spasms are observed in human cadavers.

so whats your point with you swimming reflex ..... its just great that europe stop buying seal product .....bitch

Just stopping by to say hi. Is your August treating you better like you hoped?

shutton19, if they do decide to keep their ban they do so illegally in regards to international law and hypocritically. This is no black and white situation where the EU can claim a higher moral ground and if the ban holds it will do nothing to save seals, who will be culled to controlled their population.

It's time for a reality check. Culls happen in the Unites States and Europe, and nuisance seals are addressed in the same manner in these places as they are in Canada. These measures will not stop and this little game the activists are playing merely ensured less of the seals will be used after they're killed.

You clearly don't understand that you're being manipulated. This is a non issue that the activists groups are exaggerating to get people like you to send money to them.

Hi shutton19. You may think it is inhumane to not allow seals to swim before they are killed but it would be inhumane to hunt them in open water. A seal that is shot in open water can survive being shot and die slowly.

The Eu commissioned EFSA report, which can be found by Googling EFSA-Q-2007-118, clearly states in conclusions 3 (page 94) that the methods used are humane because seals are "killed rapidly and effectively without causing avoidable pain, distress, fear and other forms of suffering, using a variety of methods that aim to destroy sensory brain functions".

The EFSA also concluded, on general conclusion 4 (page 94), that a systemic non compliance has not been proved. So the EU vote was arbitrary and not based on scientific evidence, in clear violation of several WTO regulations.

The IUCN clearly state they are in no way threatened on their Red List web site by the hunt. 1.4 million of them are born every year and there are 8 million of them worldwide. Do the math.

Look it's in humane many of seals are killed before 3 months old and before there first swim ,it's dagerous to sealers, it's an unemployment scandal so the Canadia govt. looks good, and if you guys keep killing these seals they'l go extinct. there is many others but i just typed a really long message going into detail about all of this so if you want  more info on why the EU won't oveturn the ban contact me.

I'm doing good here, the weather could actually pretend it's summer though. I've heard Ontario hasn't had it much better. It was festival week here and during the fireworks Fri night we just about froze. Unbelieveable for this time of year.

Awww that sucks! Hopefully you're feeling better soon.

Hey, hey hey! Me thinks you've already left but wishing you a safe and pleasant journey on your travels out east! Hopefully there won't be any nippers to ruin your footage. Take care.