Some might argue that killing seals is different from killing, say, cows, since food serves a far more functional purpose than fashion, which is the main reason why seals are hunted. However, like Native Americans, Newfoundlanders are far less wasteful than one might assume, as this quote in the article from a Canadian animal rights activist reveals (although he's speaking pretty contemputously of the hunters):
"I have no respect for Newfoundland or Newfoundlanders. They debased Canada when they joined the nation in 1949 and they continue to embarrass us in the eyes of the world as they inflict bloody carnage on innocent creatures, peddling seal penises and their silly seal flipper pie to the ecological perverts who actually pay for these obscenities.
You know what? Rather than attacking rural communities trying to live in one of the bleakest areas of the world, maybe you should focus your efforts on the market that they are filling; if people around the world - mainly Russia and China - stop buying seal pelts then there'll be no more incentive for Newfoundlanders to kill them, and they'll have to find some other way to supplement their meager income. And won't you feel good about yourself then? Hey, here's an idea - if all these celebrities are really set on getting people to stop clubbing seals, how about they offer them a viable alternative? How about they pool their money and say, hey, we'll pay you X amount of dollars every year to not club seals? Maybe if people got off their ideological horses and had an actual dialogue, they might be able to reach a solution that both stops the seal hunt and improves the standard of living in Canada's often-forgotten rural populations.
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