No slaughter is a good slaughter

Pwease suh, put dat cwub down.

The rich and famous are protesting the seal hunt. Who will defend the fish from the seals though? Who will defend the hunters against restrictions on their livelyhoods (fishing), because of depleted fish stocks (due in part to the shear numbers of hungry lil fellas like fluffy up there).

Now, I don't agree with skinning live seals, dragging them on a hook across the ice while they struggle for their lives. Clubbing is likely a bad idea, but at the time it was likely the most advanced technology available to some people, and some purists likely would argue that it's the principal of the conservation of their heritage (see Simpsosns episode 79 Prod. code 9F18 "whacking day"). The poeple of Canada are 60% in favor of this hunt. I'll bet that further East the number is well above 80.

Honestly I'm on the fence on this one, but I know when deer and moose season starts, that Mr. McCartney and spouse won't be flying over the prairie land trying to save these creatures.

Maybe I'm wrong though, maybe somewhere Angelina Jolie is devising a plot to eliminate the wildlife hunt in Texas... Yeah, good luck with that.

***Update***

It seems that by landing them 5 whirly birds on the ice near the pups may endanger them AND the seals.

"I'd be a bit leery about landing a heavy machine like that loaded with people on ice that should be a bit thicker in terms of safety," Frank Ring, spokesman for the federal Fisheries Department told The Canadian Press Wednesday.
McCartney will also have to avoid getting too close to the animals because federal regulations prohibit people from disturbing marine mammals "unless authorized to do so under a valid licence."

Regulations prohibit people from disturbing marine mammals.... Barbarians! Somehow I am convinced that Paul may look the tool on this venture. Given his opposition, I'd say it's a big deal... b'y.