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| Seals clubbed to death on a Kaikoura beach | |
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| Topic Started: Dec 7 2010, 12:56 AM (129 Views) | |
| Kahu | Dec 7 2010, 12:56 AM Post #1 |
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Possible that disgruntled fishermen did this, although its hard to credit. More seal pups are likely to die as a result of a brutal clubbing in Kaikoura, an expert says. Twenty-three seals, including eight newborn pups, were clubbed to death in a "callous and cowardly" attack at the Ohau Point colony on the Kaikoura coast. Some of the pups killed were just a few days old. The dead seals also included 13 females and two bulls. Other live seals have injuries that suggest they were also struck. The case has been passed on to police but DOC could also prosecute under the Marine Mammals Act. The penalties included a fine of up to $250,000 or imprisonment of up to six months, plus fines for each animal killed. DOC has appealed for help in finding the seals' killer. Story Link |
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| Vanilla | Dec 7 2010, 01:01 AM Post #2 |
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I thought this barbaric sport/hunting or whatever its called, had been long outlawed and illegal. If not, its about time it was. |
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| Kahu | Dec 7 2010, 01:09 AM Post #3 |
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There's a fine and/or imprisonment penalty for it Vanilla ........ however some fishermen think there's getting to be too many seals eating 'their fish'. NZ Fur Seals have been protected since roughly 1894. |
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| Deleted User | Dec 7 2010, 04:48 AM Post #4 |
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When we were in NZ we were very impressed with the many protections afforded animals. This was a real shocker. |
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| eraser | Dec 7 2010, 05:38 AM Post #5 |
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An exploding seal population can indeed have something of an effect on local fisheries. That was, and is for some, partial justification for the continuation of the annual seal hunt on Canada's east coast. But overfishing is usually the real culprit. Long-line netting that does not discriminate between species is raping our oceans. Their bounty is finite and local fisheries are learning that - to their dismay. Canada's east coast fisheries which once supported generations of Nova Scotians and Newfoundlanders are all but dead. Half the population has had to move, or change their livelihood, or live out their days on welfare. It wasn't just our own greed. It was the Portuguese and Spanish and Italians and Japanese and just about any fishing boat flying the flag of any country. If the UN wasn't such a ball-less organization of ninnies, maybe something could be done to slow down the carnage but I fear mankind is going to learn this lesson the same way we learn most of them -- the hard way. If local fishermen did indeed commit this terrible crime, I can muster some compassion for them. As thousands of our east coast fishermen found out, it's heartbreaking coming to grips with the fact that you cannot continue to support your families in the only way you know, in the manner of your forefathers. (However, I could muster more compassion if they at least made use of the dead animals for food, clothing etc.) My armchair guess is that is was local fishermen's teenage sons who did it. Many Canadian First Nations people would not make any major decision without considering its effect on the next seven generations. They were good stewards of the land. We are too short-sighted to see past our own daily wants. If we don't change our ways, and quickly, I fear our grandchildren's children will pay a terrible price. Sorry for the sermon and semi-hijack. We now return you to your regularly-scheduled thread. |
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| Kahu | Dec 7 2010, 09:31 AM Post #6 |
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Quite frankly we're all rather shocked at this incident ..... however the supposition that it was 'disgruntled fishermen' is just that, it could very well be the action of some completely irrational bestial low life getting their kicks out of the local wild life. We do have them, I'm sorry to say. Incidentally, the major fisheries are owned/ or shared by the local South Island tribe (Ngai Tahu ..... our equivalent of your First Nations) who also have developed and run the Whale Watching centre in Kaikoura. |
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| awake | Dec 7 2010, 12:21 PM Post #7 |
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Sure they eat fish and I bet I eat more ! I for one have never seen a fish come on board with teeth marks that the sealers claim. A cod can and even be larger than the seal. Ever think that they are hurting the Eskimos ! Fur seals were skinned alive, and the last pic I've see on the news was a seal on the end of the hook being dragged back to the boat with it's tail thrashing about. Can you see what they do out of camera range. This is why they do it at night ! |
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| TexasCountryGal | Dec 7 2010, 04:01 PM Post #8 |
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How awful! I will never understand how human beings can be so cruel. |
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| awake | Dec 8 2010, 12:03 PM Post #9 |
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It's money or greed but the animals have no voice of their own. This is why they need humans to speak for them. Whales too need help and yet people have found ways to make money without killing them. Whale watching could be seal watching too but no the fisherman got to have a bath to keep costumers. |
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