Tuesday, February 04, 2003
International seal of disapproval
Just when you thought that the US Government had a lock on environmental crimes, Canada waves it's hand and says "Me too! Me too!"
Canada increased sharply the number of seals that can be culled over the next three years Monday, dismissing protests from environmentalists who say this will have a devastating effect on the seal population.
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Robert Thibault said hunters would be allowed to kill a total of 975,000 seals over the next three years, with the maximum catch in any one year set at 350,000 animals.
Here's one of the fearsome creatures.
Just when we start to forgive Canada for Celine Dion and Tom Green, they pull crap like this.
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