Originally posted by carole

There is nothing wrong with genuine loyalty to one's country, but when it goes beyond my beliefs, that can go out the window as far as I am concerned.
Well, I believe that animals were put on this earth to be used, enjoyed, and taken care of by people. If someone wants to make a living off seals or have a seal coat. Fine so long as the animal is not tortured or hunted to the point of extinction, and I feel that most of the seals are killed as fast as humanly posible, and those that are not killed as quickly as one would like, is sad, true, but no one is perfect. I know you all dont like hunting of any kind, but hunting is natural, I personaly dont hunt, but I have taken Archery and rifle lessions. The first time I tried archery a doe and her fawn were in the field grazing, they were so pritty, eventually they left (unharmed), it was so cool. I understand if you are a vegitarian but not everyone is and hunting is normal for them, I personally love steak and prarie deer, buffloo, and I hate forest deer and fish. I dont bash you for not eating meat dont get mad at me for eating meat and believing in hunting. I started defending my country because right from the start great emphasis was put on the fact that the seals were in Canada. You get mad at me defending my counrtry saying I am missing the point (what point is "the" point there is more than one out there, why do you usume yours is the right point!) but you are missing my point, I believe in hunting, and I accept it why do you think that I am not getting it I am, and I am ok with it. I am ok with you not having my opinion, I keep on writing because I have a problem with you thinking that I am apsolutly positivly wrong. I try to write on this board in a way that shows you why I think the way I do not in a way that atempts to dissprove you opinion. I dont like people thinking I am close minded and not looking at all the facts. I have looked at all the facts and listened and thought about your opinions and points and I stick by my opinion. Your opinions are all good but they come from (or seem to) the view point of all hunting is bad, and I dont think like that. I am not aiming to accept my opinion I am for you accepting that I have a different opinion and that I could be right. My opinions so far have been looked at as totaly wrong with no way of being true, that is wrong and close minded. Anything is possible maybe the seal hunt is cruel maybe it is not. You cant judge one as totaly wrong and the other as totaly right, because we dont know, only god knows for sure. I will put my money on that it is not cruel and you will put yours on that it is. Stop bashing me for what I think is right. Police are trained to know that by shooting a person in the head will kill them instantly, I bet a seal getting hit in the head with a club has the same effect. You can not expect every single seal to die instantly it is imposible, not even with drugs could that be possible. If the situation was different, like if the seals were tied up to die on the ice flows to starve, or if they were cut and left purposly to bleed to death then ya I would get mad too. But they are killed quickly.