Bridget Curran, Director of the Atlantic Canadian Anti-Sealing Coalition

Article Posted in the Barrie Examiner



(Re: "Seal hunt talk one-sided" in the March 4 edition of the Examiner)
Susan Moore criticizes Carolyn Breen Morton for urging an end to Canada's cruel East Coast commercial seal hunt.
Ms. Moore then devotes the entirety of her letter to the northern Inuit subsistence hunt.
Clearly, Ms. Moore is confused and is unaware that the subsistence and commercial hunts are two separate hunts.


The East Coast commercial seal hunt is the large-scale, industrialized slaughter of pups aged as young as 12 days for their skin, conducted by white men from Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec.
The northern Inuit hunt is a subsistence hunt conducted by northern aboriginals, utilizing the entire seal.
Commercial and subsistence hunts are separate and distinct.
The Canadian government has been running a campaign to hide the sins of the commercial seal slaughter behind the Inuit subsistence hunt, blurring the lines between the two in an attempt to make the commercial slaughter appear necessary, and playing on the general public's acceptance of subsistence hunting.
I would suggest Ms. Moore spend a few hours researching the commercial seal hunt to learn about the difference between Inuit subsistence hunt and East Coast commercial hunt before she criticizes anyone else for voicing their opinion on the subject.
Bridget Curran
Director, Atlantic Canadian Anti-Sealing Coalition Halifax, N.S.

Article Posted in the Barrie Examiner