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Cat45
09/17/09

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As a small-scale farmer I know first hand how hard it is to make a viable living off of my land--impossible just about covers it. As a Canadian, I do not oppose the seal hunt. Why? Because this is a major source of income to those hunters, both native and non-native. I've noticed that PETA only opposes the non-native hunt which takes place before the native hunt does. The animal is not wasted by either community and, contrary to popular belief, the carcass is not left on the ice. It is mostly used for beta-carotene suppliments and meat. The skins are highly sought after in Europe and Japan and are very warm and durable. The hunters have quotas and the hunt is monitored by the Fish and Wildlife Department. Baby cows are cute, yet people still eat veal even though how the animal is treated is terrible. The baby chicks I've raised are wonderfully fluffy and adorable and live extremely good lives on my organic farm before ending up in my freezer.
For those of you who choose not to eat meat be aware that the tofu you're eating is responsible for the continuing destruction of rainforests and is one of the most highly sprayed crops on the planet.
For those of you who refuse to wear leather "for the animals" know that the use of unrenewable fossil fuels go into the production of those pleather shoes and jackets you think are so much better.
There's a consequence to every choice, and right or wrong is mostly a grey area. And please, if you think stopping the seal hunt is the right thing to do, send a monthly donation to all the hunters whose livelihoods you've taken away--their kids need to eat and go to university too.
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GirlFailer
09/17/09

@Cat45: I'm going to promote this because I think it's an interesting point of view that many people don't hear.
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FormicaLinoleum
09/18/09

@Cat45: "For those of you who choose not to eat meat be aware that the tofu you're eating is responsible for the continuing destruction of rainforests and is one of the most highly sprayed crops on the planet."

The majority of soy, especially that grown in rainforest areas, is grown to be fed to livestock. So in fact, it is people who eat meat--not those who eat tofu--who are supporting these desctructive, often GMO, and heavily-sprayed crops.

"For those of you who refuse to wear leather "for the animals" know that the use of unrenewable fossil fuels go into the production of those pleather shoes and jackets you think are so much better."

The tanning and preparation of leather also uses chemicals, which may be highly toxic.

I get your point that there are loads of issues to be thought about and simply being vegan doesn't address all of them. However, I see things like the above (especially the mistaken claim that vegetarians are the main consumers of soy when it is actually overwhelmingly the livestock industry) often and just wanted to correct them.

I am a vegan because I believe it is wrong for us to "own" animals and see them as products and means to our ends rather than beings who have a right to their own lives. Being a vegan isn't automatically going to make my diet/buying habits eco-friendly, healthy, etc. I can be vegan and either care or not care about my food being non-GMO, organic, local, etc.
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sybann
09/17/09

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When PETA can protest (in clothes) the brutal clubbing of a creature SO adorable and we can still make jokes, methinks they have almost NO effectiveness left.

They DO good work people - we have segments devoted to proper pet care they've done for air. I'm afraid they've gone so far in most cases they've turned off almost everyone.
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fishlikesequins
09/17/09

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Well it's about time
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elliebean
09/17/09

@fishlikesequins: Baby seal: "I'll never forget the first time I went clubbing. It was with Lindsay Lohan and her sister Ali. I was 12 days old."
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WaltzingMatilda
09/17/09

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I bet that seal is wicked pissed that those PETA folks threw fake blood all over his fur coat. Bastards.
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Conrad
09/17/09

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I like the middle poster. Minus the STOP part. I also get great pleasure from playing the clubbing portion of Overlord II.

Not a whole lot of people eat seal, Eskimos deserve their blubber treats. Have you not seen the joy in grannies eyes? Have you not seeeeen?
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sybann
09/17/09

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LEAVE HEIDI'S HUSBAND ALOOOONE!
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sybann
09/17/09

@sybann: Wrong Seal?
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Dodgergirl
09/17/09

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This is why all Canadians should be lumberjacks. Then they'd be okay. They'd sleep all night and they'd work all day. And they wouldn't club baby seals.
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TransFat
09/17/09

@Dodgergirl: And you know, if they put on womens clothing, that's they're own affair. I still say they're rugged!
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funzette
09/17/09

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He walked out of the hotel furtively, feeling uncomfortably warm in his fuzzy bunny fursuit. He let out a gasp as he saw his bed partner from the night before, dead on the sidewalk.

He knew then this Furry convention wouldn't be like the others.
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badmutha
09/17/09

@funzette: Suddenly, a women walked up to him. "FSI" she said. "Can I swab the inside of your mouth and get a paw print? We may need to question you in this seal's death."
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badmutha
09/17/09

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Because really, do those damn Canadians have to take out their frustrations with their healthcare system on the baby seals?
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littlemissvan
09/17/09

@badmutha: DAMN YOU SEAL! YOU ARE SO THE CAUSE OF MY LACK OF INSANE MEDICAL BILLS!! NOW I WILL BEAT YOU FOR YOUR FUR!
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badmutha
09/17/09

@littlemissvan: You mean Canadians don't hate their healthcare and Rush Limbaugh is a big fat idiot? Oh, well.
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Snowbunny
09/17/09

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I read that as "TOP THE SEAL SLAUGHTER" and I was totally going to put fairy wings on and run around with a flashlight and dog's correction collar pretending to be an oppressed mosqutio. I WILL TOP YOU PETA!
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badmutha
09/17/09

@Snowbunny: I'd oppress your ass with my big old flyswatter. In Texas we are serious about getting rid of mosqutos.
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lilbobbytables
09/17/09

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At first I thought it was supposed to be an alien, then I thought sperm. It is sad when realizing it is supposed to be a seal is a relief.

Admittedly, after the relief came the sad.
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EkaterinaBallerina
09/17/09

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Fakers. If this was a true PETA protest there'd be naked women covered in fake blood carrying dead seal signs. Clearly these women did not get the memo. Protesting for animal rights is only done in the nude.
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Katxyz
09/17/09

@EkaterinaBallerina

They could've at least put the seal in a bikini.
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sybann
09/17/09

@EkaterinaBallerina: My FIRST thought - damn I can't heart you twice.
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Lymed
09/17/09

@EkaterinaBallerina: The seal did a strip tease later on
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curiousgeorgiana
09/17/09

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Wait, do they want to create a new Olympic sport of seal clubbing? Cause that's unfair. The Canadians will probably win the gold every time. Damn PETA.
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hatepaperdoll
09/17/09

@curiousgeorgiana: I knew I'd been maintaining my amateur seal clubber status for a reason!
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curiousgeorgiana
09/17/09

@hatepaperdoll: 2012 will be your year of glory.
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FireflyinJuly
09/17/09

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Dude, that looks like a storm-trooper. Club it!
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ceejeemcbeegee is not here
12/04/08

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The Prez makes $400K per year. Even if Bush saved every cent of his pay, he's have to be in office 9.25 years to afford that house. Which begs the question: where'd he get money?
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PinkSoxHat
12/04/08

@ceejeemcbeegee: He comes from money. The Bushes are really, really wealthy.
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