tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15261221.post114131053015158913..comments2020-02-17T09:03:08.400-03:30Comments on Our Place in Canada - The Newfoundland Experiment: What's Your Beef? (The Captain the Knight and the Sheep)BornandBredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02621175900522933856noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15261221.post-1141669284582488992006-03-06T14:51:00.000-03:302006-03-06T14:51:00.000-03:30Thanks for the links ex-pat, greatly appreciated a...Thanks for the links ex-pat, greatly appreciated as always. I'll have a better read of those when I get a moment.<BR/><BR/>Isdaby. Ya I certainly agree with you there. I really have no big issue with ARA's in general. My specific issue is that the seal hunt really has been used as a flagship protest for many of these groups. Look at websites for Sea Shepherd and IFAW especially, you won't get far without seeing the image of a seal. Given that the seals are not endangered and there are so many bad things happening to animals all over the world, why is this seal hunt such a large issue in the context of the rest. Hell look at the logo of the IFAW. The reason is that the image of the seal is a license to print money, and we are an easy target.<BR/><BR/>I can appreciate that the ARA's do fight other issues and that is fine. But who gets the Larry King interview? My blog was really directed at that vast middle ground you spoke about which is the real support behind these groups.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reading - I e-mailed the National Film Board about the Annie Troake film "My Ancestors were Rogues and Murderers". I'd like to see that, I heard it is well done.<BR/><BR/>http://www.nfb.ca/trouverunfilm/fichefilm.php?id=51455&v=h&lg=en&exp=BornandBredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621175900522933856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15261221.post-1141655433466433022006-03-06T11:00:00.000-03:302006-03-06T11:00:00.000-03:30you make some good points here BNB, but you should...you make some good points here BNB, but you should be aware that the core of the antisealing movement is full of Animal Rights Activists (ARA's) who do target most of the other uses you mentioned in your article. However, they need to gain wider support from the masses of people who could care less where their food comes from, or their leather couch, etc, so they play up the emotional aspects...hence the images of cooot widdle baybees followed by narration re: barbariclly beaten to death, skinned alive....<BR/><BR/>the middle ground is where the action is.<BR/>IMOISDABYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05172954922854496993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15261221.post-1141654323349643922006-03-06T10:42:00.000-03:302006-03-06T10:42:00.000-03:30Way to highlight the hypocrits. Here are a few lin...Way to highlight the hypocrits. Here are a few links of interest.<BR/><BR/>Balanced Nature Not Balanced ARA's check books<BR/><BR/>Myths<BR/>http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/seal-phoque/myth_e.htm<BR/><BR/>Canadian veteranarian study<BR/>http://canadianveterinarians.net/Documents/Resources/Files/130_Seal%20Hunt%20Report.pdf<BR/><BR/>Seal killing 8 foot sturgeon<BR/>http://www.katu.com/stories/76832.html<BR/><BR/>Video of dead fish on bay from seals<BR/>http://www.exn.ca/Stories/1999/03/09/56.asp<BR/><BR/>Real reason<BR/>http://www.activistcash.com/<BR/><BR/>Meet your meat<BR/>http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/video.asp?video=meet_your_meat&Player=wm&speed=_med<BR/><BR/>Endangered fish<BR/>http://nl-outsidethebox.blogspot.com/2005/09/cod-wash-i-cant-see-difference-can-you.htmlNL-ExPatriatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938647714308913350noreply@blogger.com