Caught in the Middle

The tapes made by the IFAW, showing Newfoundland Fishermen skinning seals alive were proven in court to be falsified. They paid people to dress up as Newfoundland fishermen to do this. These people themselves came forward in court and admitted this. Yet the IFAW continues to show this footage. They continue to show little white coats being struck, even though white coats are no longer being hunted. They claim that the seals are still “babies” when they lose their white fur, so that the Sealers are still killing infants, yet once the fur is lost, the seals are pretty much on their own. Doesn’t this mean they are no longer “babies”? And why do they show fishermen killing with sticks? Those hook-and-sticks have been replaced with guns for years now. At one time, yes, they did use them. Because rifles were too expensive for the average fisherman to use at sea. But tell me honestly, if you could safely shoot an animal from a distance, or go up to them and kill them with a stick, which would you do? Common sense says you would use a gun. It’s safer and cleaner.

Another thing I did not understand. Why do they only talk about Newfoundlanders killing seals? Why do they not mention that Boston has a group of fishermen who join the Seal Hunt every year? And why do they only seem to target Sealers as cruel? What about the poor bulls who are slain in Bullfighting every year in Spain? I seem to see no one there.

Betrayal

I am confused as to why they do not go against those that wear fur, if they feel killing for fur is wrong. I am confused as to why they say no one eats seal, when seal meat is a part of the Newfoundland diet. Seal Flipper Pie is a common dish. It seems the IFAW only wants to go after the little guy, the one who cannot fight back.

I am an Animal-Rights activist. I do not believe in wearing fur. And now I have lost one of my heroes. Sadly, I have lost all faith in IFAW now. I have been let down by a group I used to be believe in. I used to be a big supporter, but now I can see the tactics they use, the outright lies, to try and sway people to donate to them. And if they lie about the Seal Hunt, I cannot trust them to tell the truth about anything else.