OK this is insane...Cruelty to animals is wrong right? OK we all agree on that.
Skinning an animal alive is cruel, right? OK, great we all agree on that one too.
If your government does something that you don't agree with, you vote that person or people out of office right? Or you lobby against it or you do everything in your power to stop it right? The government is not YOU and YOU are not the government. (Well, technically you are but...you know what I mean! This is the same story as in America...it's a democratic society, the people rule. While I understand that may not be the case in reality, it's the idea behind it and with perseverance, it works!
The issue here is the seal killing, not Canada! My father is Canadian, from Montreal and many of his family members still live there. There are loads of Pet Talkers from Canada, many whom I call friends! Others I don't know so well but have great respect for and find fascinating.
This thread was not started to bash Canada. Americans are not in the business of bashing Canada, they're really not. This is about the animal, not the country. If America was/is doing something of this nature, I would surely expect someone, from ANY country to call attention to it. And being extremely patriotic, I would do what is within my rights, and that is, lobby to stop it, get the word out to others, VOTE! And still love my country.
Please, this is not personal, it's about the animals, not you.