Today the annual debate regarding the seal hunt has opened up for another season. 100 Spaniards stripped nekkid and painted themselves like seal carcasses to protest the hunt.
I don't quite understand what all the fuss is about. Seals are kinda cute, this is true. But so are cows. And pigs. I understand PETA-type people objecting to the hunt: this is clearly their mandate.
But aren't people looking down on the seal-hunt while digesting last night's roast beef dinner?
Of course, people will argue that it is the manner in which the seals are slaughered, which is usually by striking the forehead with the traditional hakapik. This process has been sanctioned by various government and independent agencies as painless and humane.
Granted, this seems kinda gross. But anyone who has seen a cow or pig butchered will know that the process is far from gentle.
It takes some effort to stop a living being from living.
If you're a vegetarian, and wish to protest animal suffering, then great. Protest away. You have the right.
But if you're not, give your head a shake. Cute animals don't deserve life more than ugly animals.
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