Well, I See The Media Is Still At It

Not that I am in favor (or particularly against for that matter) the hunting of seals, the media is willfully being misleading in the coverage of the just started Canadian seal hunt. Every single story I have seen has a picture of a cute little doe-eyed white baby seal.

Canada banned the killing of the white-pelted babies many years ago under international pressure. The media is fully aware of that, but they still run the baby seal pictures. Canada also banned the clubbing that used to be the norm for taking the baby seals.

As I said, I don’t particularly care about the matter, but I detest misleading the public. The alternative to the hunting will be a huge increase in the seal herd. That will lead to increased pressure on the already stressed fisheries. There are negatives to the inhabitants of the area who depend on the hunt for their very livelihood. Limousine liberals like Paul McCartney telling the inhabitants they are free to starve to death is really not much of an endorsement of a hunting ban.