Save The Seals
One of the best things about having a widely-read website is being able to share our thoughts about important issues. From gay rights to health care reform, Perez has spoken out repeatedly about social concerns that matter to him. That's why we jumped at the chance to star in PETA's 'Save the Seals' Celebrity Ad Campaign.
Every year, sealers bash in the skulls of baby seals and hook them in their eyes, cheeks or mouths, then drag them across the ice – sometimes while they are still conscious!
This is disgusting and wrong!!!!
The European Union and the U.S. have banned seal fur. And world leaders as diverse as Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Obama have condemned the massacre of baby seals.
Get with it, Canada!
We are so outraged by this unnecessary cruelty! We've taken part in the 'Save the Seals' Celebrity Ad Campaign alongside Kelly Osbourne, Jennie Garth, and more. And we encourage our Perezcious readers to CLICK HERE to find out what YOU can do to help!
Please join us in trying to STOP the seal slaughter!
Perez
Update: CLICK HERE to get your own Save The Seals t-shirt!
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LET'S SAVE THE SEALS
I only saw a few comments on the first page and big P does finally look like a normal person. Good for you. However, this is bullshit and publicity for him and that is why it is done. He couldn't give a fuck. Look at all the BS remarks about Hayden and the dolphins over the years. If it lines his pockets…He's in.
People, give me a break. If he continues this "crusade", I agree it is good in the long run, but right now, I am not buying it. I personally sent more money to this charity than this poser ever will. P.S. True peta loons are terrorists.
Perez: You're an uneducated idiot jumping on a bandwagon you have no sense of. The Seal hunt controls the population of these breeding "sea rats" -seals eat the dwindling fish reserves in the canadian arctic/east. without this hunt the balance is completely tilted. Seals are WAY over populated and the method is swift and quick. As with PETA you have been led by misguided information. Tell me Perez.. when was the last time you had KFC? I'm sure if you've eaten it since the whole PETA/KFC scandal.. that makes you a sell-out and your exposure in this campaign is just a gimmick to make yourself more known. Get a life.
Hey Perez: Just wondering what your stance on leather is? Also, what's your stance on vegetarianism or the treatment of animals destined for consumption in the US restaurant industry? Didn't you run Chili's ads a while back? Here in Canada, I have found the European Union's criticism of the sealing industry amusing and a bit ironic - where's the condemnation of the Italian leather industry? What's your position on these matters? Solely shitting on Canadian sealing is a little bandwagon, non?
This is one of the few things my country does that makes me ashamed to be Canadian.
i wish u didnt do this cause now i have to like u
In our country, there are firm regulations surrounding our seal hunt. This is something that isn't taken lightly, as we know people may not understand it. Since when did you ever see a white coat seal pup made into a coat? I sure haven't. We do not kill seal pups - this is obviously something that people may do if they are BREAKING THE LAW.
However, why aren't people protesting the barbaric hunt of fish? With hooks? GASP!
The seal hunt is an important industry in Canada - especially in Newfoundland, as is any hunt in any other country. Many people rely on the seal hunt - a hunt that is not any more barbaric than hunting another animal - and to protest this is ignorance at its finest.
We do not condone poaching and we do not condone the hunt of seal pups. Get your facts straight as to what the seal hunt is all about before you climb on board the PETA train.
Speak to the people involved in the hunt and get both sides of the story. Don't believe the protesters who take pictures with the cute pups…. it's pointless.
For more info, go on the government of canada website. Or try and find a clip of Premier Danny Williams on Larry King Live facing off against McCartney. He's no fool. He's a Rhodes scholar and a very respected individual. Why is e defending the hunt?
Hmm….
Oh Perez, most dissapointed.
I don't normally bash on people for their beliefs and opinions, but this is ridiculous. To say that is completely ignorant. You can't justify any of what you said because you're clearly uninformed.
First of all these "cute littles seals" aren't the one's being killed. It's the big, savage ones that nobody thinks are cute and cuddly. Second of all, this method of sealing you talk about is dated, and is rarely every used. And most importantly, for ANYONE who has every put a piece of meat to their lips to call this inhumane and cruel is down right stupid. Chickens are tied together by their feet and hung from a wire while their heads get chopped off!!! How humane is that? Yes, the seal hunt looks disgusting. It's bright red blood on snow and ice! Put a white sheet in a butcher house and it won't look any different! Also, every part of a seal gets used, unlike most animals! From their fur, to their meat, to their OILS! How anyone can say this is wrong yet not speak out about any other butchering process is beyond me. Also, taking away sealing would be taking away some peoples way of life, and an income they depend on yearly.
Wake up people!
The seal hunt is part of native culture in canada. SHUT your mouth perez. stick to talking about celebs, no one really gives a shit about your opinion on anything else.
Re: BeNiceYall – you're a fucking tool.
PETA are a bunch of lunatics. When was the last time you attended a seal hunt fuck tard? Why don't you mind your own fucking business perez! Canada doesn't give a shit what you think! Fuck you america no wonder everbody hates you!
Re: winstongrape – Somebody should hit you with a bat you stupid Yankee fuck.
Re: bainn09 – the seal hunt has occurred longer than canada's been a country you dingbat! It hasn't hurt our image yet so why don't you sit down before you hurt yourself.
Re: Laroccakiddd – eat baby seal shit dorkstick.
it's not even baby seals that get killed!! it's the adults! they haven't killed baby seals for YEARS!! and you know those propaganda films you are seeing?? those aren't even of hunters! they are of people working for PETA and green peace to get the footage they need to send out their message! although the way they kill the seals isn't the most humane it is necessary since the over population is causing major fish depletion, which is many people's livelihood! and also they do not waste any part of the seal! i enjoy perez's website, but i'm from atlantic canada and this really makes me have a lack of respect for perez. maybe instead of crying about the seals him, and all of you should think about how the meat that you stuff into your mouth is killed so that your hypocritical asses can eat it!
Re: Laroccakiddd – Are you insane? Have you ever even seen photos of Arctic Canada or Newfoundland? It is a beautiful but barren lanscape. It is rock and tundra and COLD howling winds. Perhaps you would like to go there and see for yourself the hardships of living in such a place. Every part of the seal is used, the Inuit are not wasteful people, they have lived on the same land for thousands of years, surviving in conditions that would kill most of us. It is a cultural thing, and you may scoff and stick your nose up in the air, but the First Nations People of Canada and indeed all of North America have been witness to and victims of cultural genocide. Can we not leave them with some ties to there much revered ancestors? I promise you that they are NOT conducting this hunt so that they can get a new Prada handbag. We are talking basic human survival!! These are real people you are calling disgusting. Perhaps it would be to your benefit if you took the time to find out what really happens in the annual seal hunt. Find an unbiased resource and then open your eyes to the truth.
Re: RedWingsFan – Beaten to the post yet again.
God you people defending the seal hunt are retarded.
"The seals are overpopulated and eating all the fish!"
No you idiots, people are overpopulated and are eating all the fish.
Re: melissamay1 – Would you be willing to go to these isolated communities and share your opinions? How old are you, 8. There are people all over the world walking around dam near naked and starved and you want to save the seals cause they are cute!! Pick a cause that might benefit humanity instead of jumping on the bandwagon of the latest "IT" cause
What they show you in those vidoes of seal slaughter has actually been manipulated to show the seal-hunt as a in inhumane practice. The European group who has forbid seal-fur trade in Northern Canada went as far as forcing the Inuit to bury the skins, even though the main intent of the kill is to eat. What they fail to see is this is ridding the Inuit of their culture, and contributing to the amount of suicide, poverty and alchoholism in these communities. These manipulations are leading to the cultural genocide of Indigenous culture. What you see in those videos of seal slaughter in some cases has been paid for by the exact animal rights groups who have protested the act, just to give you the idea they are being slaughtered and killed inhumanely.
Life is life. I love how people feel that human life should always be held in the highest regard when it's human life that's ruining the world.
Maybe there would be more fish in the oceans if people weren't mass consuming fish while poisoning the oceans and destroying ecosystems.
Re: melissamay1 – Re: melissamay1 – Perhaps you would be kind enough to offer up some other means of earning a living to people that live on rock and snow! Who are you to tell the Inuit how to live, what to eat and what traditions are appropriate to pass down to the next generation.
I think its sad that so many people jump on the save the seals bandwagon when they have zero information about it. I live in Newfoundland and most of my community takes part in the annual seal hunt. for most of them, the seal hunt makes up one third of their yearly income. Also, I'm not sure why people think these seals are killed by their heads bashed in, because they aren't. they are shot. Also I notice you say "many of whom are still babies…". This is nothing but propaganda, as it is illegal to kill an immature seal and has been ever since 1987. We depend on this income, and we eat the seal meat, and make clothing out of the skins that aren't sold. This is a movement based solely on emotion and uses old photos and videos from the 80's to gain people's support. Maybe some of you should do a little research instead of believing everything you see.
Re: Wawawiwa – Re: Wawawiwa – Don't worry, we'll be okay without you and your 5 siblings.
Wow. I'm a teacher and when I read this all I can think is: "So many uneducated people, so little time."
I am from Newfoundland, on Canada's east coast. Just out of curiosity, who do you think has the facts, someone who was born and raised in (one of) the areas in question, or some outside organization that couldn't possibly understand the cultural aspects of the hunt or have a true understanding of what goes on, simply because they haven't bothered to ask?
Perez, I know you mean well, but you know absolutely NOTHING about the seal hunt. And by that I am referring to The REAL seal hunt (not the false picture of the hunt that PETA has created for you).
Listen, as many of the others here have alluded to, KILLING BABY SEALS IS ILLEGAL. So if your concern is that they are too cute to die and you believe that only ugly animals should die, you should waste your time on complaining about the hunt. (And you're probably not a real animal lover, either).
Many of Canada's Aboriginal people live off the land - and to whichever idiot that said "they don't NEED to live off the land," you are sadly mistaken. A sadly mistaken bigot. The Aboriginal people in Northernmost Canada DEPEND on this. But also, did you know that seals are overpopulating and as a result depleting the cod stock? The fishery is one of Newfoundland's main industries and A LOT of people depend on it. To live.
You are so fucking ignorant, Perez! Settle the fuck down, they haven't clubbed whitecoats since the 80's. For reals, the only reason they use images of whitecoats in their campaign is because they're so damn cute! Grown seals are still killed, yes, but if you were at all familiar with THE FOOD CHAIN, you'd know the story. Seals eat fish. People kill and eat fish. The higher the seal population, the lower the fish population(specifically cod, in the Canadian North Atlantic). The lower the cod population, the less likely people who make their living off of the fishery are able to live. Educate yourself before you advertise your opinion, you fool!
Re: Jinxed12 – Loves ya, my ducky!
Re: tbuck – you're an idiot. yeah, i went there.
Did you even attempt to get ALL the facts? Perhaps the individuals who are horrified by these events would be kind enough to put forth viable alternatives for the Inuit and non-natives to earn a living. These communities are in some of the most barren and forbidding parts of Canada. They can't farm because its hard to grow food on rocks, the can't keep livestock because its too damn cold for most animals to survive. What would you like them to do? Do you seriously think you are in a position to tell these men and women that you and others want them to stop a way of life that has sustained them for THOUSANDS of years. You have been duped my friend, just as all of you have. How about we concentrate on feeding and clothing starving and damn near naked children around the world. If all you animal rights activist put your efforts to help humanity, the world would be a much better place.
peta kills u dumb fuck
i'm just thankful peta asked you to do this and not their "i'd rather go naked" campaign…
you're an idiot. we don't kill baby seals. Plus, its a job. People need to PHYSICALLY work to get money, you know.
So awesome of you Perez!!!! Much love to you!
Do you know what happens to seal populations not when the seal hunt is stopped? ( because it was for a while) Do you care if they out eat humans, and themselves then? Do you care if fisherman on the East coast cannot sustain themselves as the cod populations have been in crisis for well over a decade, do you care if the seals start dying of starvation? No, you care if the cute baby seals die. Dear Peta, Greenpeace etc… and silly celebrities that don't do their research, come off it and please devote your wasted energy in preventing industries and hunting/fishing practices that are not sustainable rather than the ones that are. You silly people never have a realistic plan and no conception of the larger scope of things and the people and aboriginal groups who live off of these resources who would suffer cause it pains you to know anything cute would die. However a fisherman/woman who can't feed his or her family because of the dwindling cod populations garner no sympathy. Do Your Research.
omg. i can't believe you've joined forces with PETA! They are such hate mongers. Seriously. There are much more level-headed respectable animal rights organizations out there.
More and more these days, I think you're losing it PeeHee.
Re: cretzlaff – Very interesting about how seals can reduce the fish population that Canadians also kill. Stop eating Sea Kittens, you nasty Canadians!! tsk tsk
the photoshop guy did a rather good job on you. animals like seals, under whatever circumstances, have to be killed humanely. first thumbs up for you mario!
Here's my thought.. What does PETA actually DO for these animals? Just talk? Just ask you not to do something? Why don't we see more people supporting the World Wildlife Foundation, so that we can get these seals out of harm's way and put them in safe regions? Why don't "celebrities" devote their time and "fame" to a REAL cause, not just an "Awareness" campaign? PETA stands for awareness, but the WWF stands for protection. DO something, don't just SAY something.
I guess you don't realize that the fact that baby seals are killed in Canada is a lie.
That's alright. Sir Paul McCartney and his idiot ex Heather Mills made the same mistake. They took the next step and pet the baby seals down on their visit leading to the baby seals bothers abandoning them for death. That's the worst fate baby seals are facing here in Canada.
I don't see campaigns for save the baby sheep from the lamb chop slaughter. Probably because everyone has been raised eating lamb, right?
Plus, PETA is a terrorist organization, but then, I'm sure you already knew that.
Re: UptownGirl12 – You couldn't pay me enough to live in the States, either.
Facts about the seal hunt:
1) Most of the hunt is not done by natives. Even if kept around for them, not 100 000 seals would die.
2) It's only a minimal part of the income of those who do hunt. This incoming is hurting even more since the Europe ban. Projects to subsidize for this lost income have been made and have been refused. It's not about the income.
3) It is illegal to hunt ”baby seals”. However, the term baby is quite irrelevant since they are not considered babies after a few short weeks when they shed their white coats.
As a Canadian, I'm disgusted by some of our barbaric practices. Well done, Perez.
FUCK YES!!!! YOU GO PEREZ!!!! WHOOP, SAVE THE SEALS!!!!!!!! Canadians are fucked up! sue me!
yeah it's wrong but aren't there other things to save? This is what we are worrying about? love the seals but really?
WOW… I'm sick of the propaganda that PETA barfs out regarding the seal hunt, particularly in Canada. Killing baby seals is ILLEGAL! so does it happen, yes, in the black market and not often in this country because the trade is particularly within the South Pacific, not Atlantic Canada. However, time and time again, I read how Canada promotes the slaughter of baby seals while PETA issues out the same video taken 20 years ago- so another loss point for you in misinformation. Secondly, the ADULT seal hunt done in Canada is heavily restricted by numbers and hunting licenses, and is done in the most humane ways possible. To shoot or spear them is much more risky and likelier for the seals to feel pain and torture rather than a swift quick death.
Good for you Perez! I'm Canadian and strongly disagree with the slaughtering of seals!!! THERE NEED TO BE A CHANGE!
Thirdly, If the hunt did not occur, there would be an over population of Harp seals in the region of Newfoundland and completely destroy the cod population which thousands of people rely on in the fishing industry. Seals are over populated in these areas and are killing off types of fish, weakening the oceans' environment and forcing families within the fishery into poverty. I don't necessarily condone the slaughter of animals in any way, however before you people go pointing the finger and an issue you hardly know about, take a look into your own backyard, better yet fridge and realize there is no difference in the seal hunt than there is with the chicken or cow you eat for supper. Oh, wait there is ,the seal hunt is a wild hunt, the meat you eat is steroid injected, and farm bred to death.
Re: BritneyBee –
yes..because here on the east coast human overpopulation is a real big problem…
You know, Perez, you haven't got a clue, do you. Do you eat meat? Do you enjoy a chicken burger? (by the look of you, you've had a few). Do you give a hoot about how those food items are killed so you can stuff your face? Do you have a leather jacket? Gloves? Thong? What's your feeling on abortion? I'd be interested in knowing if your against killing all things or just the cute and cuddly kind? Once again, and listen this time, if there is no harvesting of seals, then it won't be long until you can't stuff your face with a fish burger because the fish stock will be gone! The actual killing of fuzzy, white furred baby seals hasn't occurred since the early 80s. Did you know that too? Or are you pulling a Paul McCartney and Heather Mills celebrety whoring of the media? Find a real cause, Perez, and leave something to don't know squat about alone.
SAVE THE SEALS!!! I'm buying one immediately.
Didn't u make fun of Hayden for doing the same thing??
Re: Wawawiwa – Tou are an idiot! Take the time to learn about the Inuit community and their culture before you start spewing out your bullshit. Money may be what you value most but I can assure you it is NOT for our fellow Canadians. Do yourself a favor and get educated about other people and their day to day lives before you give opinions you are not qualified to give!
Awwww great!!! Another celebrity sucker for PeTA - one of the most two-faced organizations in the world!
One - baby seals (the white one on your shirt) are illegal to hunt. Check out the big grey ones… not so pretty on a shirt Mario.
Two - seals are not endangered (ask WWF). There are HUGE numbers!
Three - the hunt is the most regulated one.
Four - guns are the most common weapon.
Five - the Hakapik (Wikipedia it) is shown to be a very quick instrument of death (more so than a bullet).
Six - the full seal carcass is used with no waste.
Why seal - a pretty little animal and small industry that's an easy target. I don't see PeTA going after cattle farmers or chicken farmers. That cause isn't as glamorous and is too controversial! No the big money is in the seal hunt - red blood on white ice - awww Hollywood! Veal anyone you hypocrites!!! Then again I guess only a small portion of the population eats seal… imagine eating your Big Mac and thinking of Bessie and all her friends taking one for the cause!
Check out a video of a slaughterhouse and put your foot back in your mouth.
Killing any animal inhumanely is horrible, but banning seal hunting altogether is not the answer either. Overpopulation of seals is a major issue, and affects those whose livelihood depends on the fishing industry. Want a similar example? Bear hunting in northwest Ontario was being heavily restricted by residents of southern Ontario who thought it was wrong/unnecessary/cruel, causing the bear population in northwest Ontario to increase, which only led to a massive increase in motor vehicle accidents involving bears, nuisance bear problems in the communities, and bear attacks on people and domestic animals. Who wants their dog snatched off their campsite by a bear or to be confined inside their home because a bear is wandering in the yard? People see these cute little baby seals being tortured and believe it to be an accurate representation of the way these animals are hunted, when in actual fact, the inhumane means of killing are the rarity and not the primary method of slaughter, and the adults are hunted far more than the pups. If you want to go after those who slaughter and torture innocent animals, fine. But broaden your search to include those who are cruel to moose, deer, bears, coyotes, and rabbits (among so many others), not just seals cuz they happen to be cute and cuddly.
It's not all of Canada that participates in this, it's only the north/eastern portion. Trust me, most Canadians do not approve!
omg that is so sweet
I am in no way condoning the slaughter of seals. I am a vegetarian and an active animal rights supporter. However I am also from Canada and I take offense to this post by Perez. The seals that are hunted in Canada are not for fur. They are hunted by the Inuit communities in the far North. There are laws in Canada that insure they are only hunted at certain times in the year following Inuit traditions. Canadians do not hunt seals purely for fashion purposes. Don't ever tell our government to "get with it" when the U.S is responsible for an unnecessary war that has taken the lives of men, women and children in the Middle East and ruined the lives of the families of American soldiers who have lost a loved one in Iraq. If you want to stay on the topic of animal rights how about we discuss American hunting seasons as well as all that brutal hunting equipment on sale at freaking Wal-Mart.
help save them! he cant do it alone… poor babies
I'm sick of all of the "stop the seal hunt" ads using images of seals that still have their white coats. The hunting of seals that still have their white coats HAS been banned. But, the image is cuter so that is the image PETA and others use. I don't see any difference between the way the seals are hunted and the way cows and pigs and chickens that end up on the dinner table are killed. Yet no one suggests banning the killing of these animals. At least the seals get to live wild, and not in some tiny box being force fed genetically modified grains.
Anybody against the seal hunt doesn't know anything more than what some celebrity has flased in front of their face. Do your research.
Fuck PETA, fuck Porkez… PERIOD
Re: ScubaCat – Quite frankly, you don't deserve to be a Canadian. Have you even bothered to go to the Canadian Fisheries web site?
No? Perhaps you should, you might actually learn something about your country instead of following behind some flawed self-serving organization like PETA and their equally shallow, head stuck up their asses celebrities!
Re: canadiancutie9 – Don't speak for the rest of us. Shut Your kokholder and let people have their own say/feelings. ..
I am really suprised you support PETA becuase PETA sucks. As someone who understands size issues I would have hoped you wouldn't support an orginization that calls refers to larger women as WHALES!
celebrity losers that don't work real jobs…this is a source of income for many people. Feed my kids or not feed my kids ??? Long live the seal hunt!!!
I am an atlantic canadian, and I Would be out there bashing seals myself if I could.
The fishing Industry is going down the shitter because we can't control the seal populations. Idiots like green-peace and peta are only profiting from the holes in the bleeding hearts of you fools. Seals are NOT endangered, and although they are cute they take away from our economy that has been struggiling LOOONG before this 'recession'.
I am more for putting the food on the tables of the struggiling families who rely on a once booming industry, and now have to rely on a crumbled system of Unemployment and have to put up with band-wagon jumping idiots trying to save a lost cause.
Why aren't americans this concerned about the slaughter of alligators in the everglades of florida? After all .. minus the fuzzy face, whiskers and big teary brown eyes they are BOTH animals, after all.
OH MY GOD PEREZ YOU STUPID FUCK! maybe you 'celebrities" dont understand or fully grasp the concept of other cultures but im gunna explain this to you right quick. THE SEALERS HAVENT KILLED BABY SEALS SINCE THE 80'!!! are you getting it yet? THE 80'S if your so gung ho about saving cute little animals, that you all decide to touch and cuddle and get up close and personal with which by the way is killing the babies, then why dont you kick up shit about VEAL and the mistreatment of farm animals? oh..i know! BECAUSE THEY ARNT CUTE! how about you confront Europe about the slaughter of wales off the shores of Denmark (?). you know, they drove all of the whales onto the shore then hacked and slashed until the water were BLOOD RED!! fucking hypocrites.
You are ridiculous.
Things aren't so black and white.
You do realize that these people do this to survive?
Its not hunting for fun.
Instead of getting on the backs of people who are trying to protect their culture and lively hood, why don't you go piss on Sarah Palin who supports hunting from helicopters for fun.
Re: walrus gumboot –
You are RETARTED.
Stop trying to "protect" the English language when you don't even know how to capitalize properly. Idiot.
Re: bainn09 –
Not for fashion. For food and population control. Ignorant idiot.
stupid stupid perez
im canadian, and we dont bash in the little baby seals heads!!!!
where i live fishing is HOW WE SURVIVE, and in case you dont know SEALS EAT ALOT OF FUCKING FISH!!!!, we kill them yes, but we use it for food, its not wasted and we dont bash them, we dont poke their eyes out, its culture, its how we live, you dont see us protesting about your culture all the time, what we do is a way of live, clubbing seals has ending long ago, none owns a fucking club anymore. i wish you would all understand.
i personally love seals, but you relly dont know how visous they are, my great grandfather was once mawled by two seals, and inresult died of blood loss.
oh yeah by the way we DONT KILL BABY SEALS!!!!!
i just wish everyone would get their facts right!
stupid ignorant celebs, need to do their research first.
"Help us raise awareness that we, the seal hunting communities, are concerned about animal welfare, balanced ecosystems, the preservation of living species and preserving human ways of life.
While the seal harvest is managed in most countries, we want to inform the public and governments around the world that we are determined to:
1. Establish a common international position on ethical standards for the seal harvest
2. Adopt national codes of ethics and certification of our hunting practices
3. Have a United Nations Universal Declaration on the Ethical Seal Harvest ratified"
To find out more… please visit sealsonline and read the
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON THE ETHICAL HARVEST OF SEALS