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Canada gives the go-ahead for the slaughter of 500 Narwhales
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| Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and star of Animal Planet�s Whale Wars, wrote a lengthy condemnation of the Canadian government�s decision. He noted that the government provides millions to fund ice-breaking for the annual baby seal hunt, but rejected the idea when proposed in order to save the whales. * � Read more on Nature & Conservation Canada allowed Inuit hunters to shoot the whales as they swam one-by-one to the one hole in the ice where they could come up for air. If minimizing stress was the goal, they miserably failed. Watson believes the decision was made purely for economic reasons: breaking ice costs money, while killing narwhals makes money. �Where Canada could have delivered the gift of life, they have instead unleashed a torrent of violence that has spewed the hottest of blood into the frigid seas of the high north,� wrote Watson, who is a Canadian citizen. �Narwhal tusks sell for thousands of dollars and this bonanza was 4 times [the Inuits�] allowed �legal� kill. This was an opportunity to put hundreds of valuable �unicorn horns� on the market and to bring hundreds of thousands of dollars into the economy of the far North,� he continued. �Every Canadian should hang their head in shame at this atrocious environmental crime.� |
I take it the only wales their in the business of saving are of the human kind?
fuck'em.
they're just unicorns from the sea.
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| Originally posted by BTG fuck'em. they're just unicorns from the sea. |
So this is where we put a narwhal pic again?
Shouldn't this be illegal under the IWC act?
Are they saying "Its for scientific research too". Fucking retards, really! Thats pissed me right off first thing in the morning.
FUCK THOSE NARHWAL KILLERS!
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Originally posted by Sykonee  |
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| Originally posted by Ghost Raver coolxd |
who the fuck cares?
Unicorns for trance.
Narhwales for minimal. So underground, it's underwater.
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| Originally posted by SuspicionVandit So underground, it's underwater. |
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| Originally posted by Sykonee So this is where we put a narwhal pic again? |
What both the article and the OP fail to mention (or realize perhaps) is that those being allowed to hunt the Narwhales are Inuits, exclusively. Hunting Narwhales has long since been a traditional way of life for the Inuit. Under the Indian Act, which is the act that established and governs the Aboriginal Reserve system in Canada, all aboriginal peoples are allowed to hunt and fish as they traditionally have irrespective of fishing/gaming laws applicable to non-aboriginals. In order to prevent the hunt the Canadian Government would have had to amend the Indian Act, which would have opened a multitude of land claim arguments (most notably the entire reserve system, as the ability to hunt and fish per tradition was one of the key trade-offs in negotiating the reserve system), social assistance reforms, and self-governance discussions.
It should be noted that the "economics" discussion is complete bunk. The Inuit do not pay income tax if they are residents of a reserve; the ability to hunt these whales only extends to Inuits who are residents of reserves, thus the Canadian government will see no revenue from this hunt.
Additionally, the culled whales are all from the Eclipse Sound area of Baffin Island. There were approximately 500 whales killed. The Eclipse Sound area has a population of approximately 21,000 Narwhales.
Finally, the whales hunted were all hunted in holes cut through the ice for the express purpose of hunting. Most if not all of the culled whales would have died of suffocation if not hunted as the hunting holes were the only air holes available to them... this is a traditional method of hunting for the Inuit; meaning, they only kill whales that would have been trapped and died anyway. What is concerning is that so many whales were trapped this year. Even more concerning is that this appears to be an ongoing trend, which is presently being studied and for which a number of the culled whales will be send to the Ministry of Natural Resources.
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THE FUCKING NARWHALES ARE FUCKING TOUGH THEY DONT GIVE A FUCKZ BOUT THESE KILLINGZ YO
I hadn't had the thought cross my mind that those were real until now. Internet, you amaze me.
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| Originally posted by bananas THE FUCKING NARWHALES ARE FUCKING TOUGH THEY DONT GIVE A FUCKZ BOUT THESE KILLINGZ YO |
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FUCK YOU TOO MANATEE YOU FUCKING SUCK CANT EVEN DODGE FUCKIN BOATS GOD DAMN
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| Originally posted by ziptnf FUCK YOU TOO MANATEE YOU FUCKING SUCK CANT EVEN DODGE FUCKIN BOATS GOD DAMN |
THE WAR HAS BEGUN!
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| Originally posted by Moral Hazard What both the article and the OP fail to mention (or realize perhaps) is that those being allowed to hunt the Narwhales are Inuits, exclusively. Hunting Narwhales has long since been a traditional way of life for the Inuit. Under the Indian Act, which is the act that established and governs the Aboriginal Reserve system in Canada, all aboriginal peoples are allowed to hunt and fish as they traditionally have irrespective of fishing/gaming laws applicable to non-aboriginals. In order to prevent the hunt the Canadian Government would have had to amend the Indian Act, which would have opened a multitude of land claim arguments (most notably the entire reserve system, as the ability to hunt and fish per tradition was one of the key trade-offs in negotiating the reserve system), social assistance reforms, and self-governance discussions. It should be noted that the "economics" discussion is complete bunk. The Inuit do not pay income tax if they are residents of a reserve; the ability to hunt these whales only extends to Inuits who are residents of reserves, thus the Canadian government will see no revenue from this hunt. Additionally, the culled whales are all from the Eclipse Sound area of Baffin Island. There were approximately 500 whales killed. The Eclipse Sound area has a population of approximately 21,000 Narwhales. Finally, the whales hunted were all hunted in holes cut through the ice for the express purpose of hunting. Most if not all of the culled whales would have died of suffocation if not hunted as the hunting holes were the only air holes available to them... this is a traditional method of hunting for the Inuit; meaning, they only kill whales that would have been trapped and died anyway. What is concerning is that so many whales were trapped this year. Even more concerning is that this appears to be an ongoing trend, which is presently being studied and for which a number of the culled whales will be send to the Ministry of Natural Resources. link to less biased article |
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| Originally posted by Moral Hazard What both the article and the OP fail to mention (or realize perhaps) is that those being allowed to hunt the Narwhales are Inuits, exclusively. Hunting Narwhales has long since been a traditional way of life for the Inuit. Under the Indian Act, which is the act that established and governs the Aboriginal Reserve system in Canada, all aboriginal peoples are allowed to hunt and fish as they traditionally have irrespective of fishing/gaming laws applicable to non-aboriginals. In order to prevent the hunt the Canadian Government would have had to amend the Indian Act, which would have opened a multitude of land claim arguments (most notably the entire reserve system, as the ability to hunt and fish per tradition was one of the key trade-offs in negotiating the reserve system), social assistance reforms, and self-governance discussions. It should be noted that the "economics" discussion is complete bunk. The Inuit do not pay income tax if they are residents of a reserve; the ability to hunt these whales only extends to Inuits who are residents of reserves, thus the Canadian government will see no revenue from this hunt. Additionally, the culled whales are all from the Eclipse Sound area of Baffin Island. There were approximately 500 whales killed. The Eclipse Sound area has a population of approximately 21,000 Narwhales. Finally, the whales hunted were all hunted in holes cut through the ice for the express purpose of hunting. Most if not all of the culled whales would have died of suffocation if not hunted as the hunting holes were the only air holes available to them... this is a traditional method of hunting for the Inuit; meaning, they only kill whales that would have been trapped and died anyway. What is concerning is that so many whales were trapped this year. Even more concerning is that this appears to be an ongoing trend, which is presently being studied and for which a number of the culled whales will be send to the Ministry of Natural Resources. link to less biased article |
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