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Hi Fritz & All, May 27, 2010
A closing window of opportunity, as in an imminent hanging, focuses the mind wonderfully and stimulates action that otherwise might be postponed. So the seal cull may have been planned on a now or never basis. (Or could it be a hoax ?)
Along these same lines, a neighbour who had been converted to the merits of having broad-leaved 'weeds' on his lawn (to the point of asking for some Forget-me-not seed about 10 years ago) went over to the dark side this year and had his lawn sprayed with herbicide for the first time; now or never can be convincing.
I know less about seals than most but have noticed that protesting the hunt is a great way to raise money but feeds only the protestors.
Intuitively, I tend to side with fishing industry interests because profitable primary industry is the driving force that pays the bills of an economy.
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
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From: Fritz McEvoy
To: NS NATURE
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 8:52 AM
Subject: [NatureNS] seal cull on Sable Island
Hi All,
I don't have a strong opinions on the seal hunt one way or the other but the DFO plan to cull seals on Sable Island that The Coast & CBC are reporting on this morning is so over the top as to be laughable.
The fact that it comes to light a few days after the island has been named as the latest National Park is a public relations disaster on a scale is hard to imagine outside the BP handling of the gulf oil spill.
I expect the walk back to be fast and furious but whomever in DFO thought this was even worthy consideration let alone putting out a report with maps and photos deserves an award for PR ineptitude.
Let the outrage begin.
All the best.
Fritz McEvoy
Sunrise Valley, CB
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Fritz & All,
May 27, 2010</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> A closing window of
opportunity, as in an imminent hanging, focuses the mind wonderfully
and stimulates action that otherwise might be postponed. So the seal cull may
have been planned on a now or never basis. (Or could it be a hoax
?)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> Along these same lines, a
neighbour who had been converted to the merits of having broad-leaved 'weeds' on
his lawn (to the point of asking for some Forget-me-not seed about 10 years
ago) went over to the dark side this year and had his lawn sprayed with
herbicide for the first time; now or never can be convincing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> I know less about seals than most but
have noticed that protesting the hunt is a great way to raise money but feeds
only the protestors. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> Intuitively, I tend to side
with fishing industry interests because profitable primary
industry is the driving force that pays the bills of an
economy.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 27, 2010 8:52
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] seal cull on Sable
Island</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi All,<BR> I don't have a strong opinions on the
seal hunt one way or the other but the DFO plan to cull seals on Sable
Island that The Coast & CBC are reporting on this morning is so
over the top as to be laughable.<BR> The fact that it comes to
light a few days after the island has been named as the
latest National Park is a public relations disaster on a scale is
hard to imagine outside the BP handling of the gulf oil
spill.<BR> I expect the walk back to be fast and furious but
whomever in DFO thought this was even worthy consideration let alone
putting out a report with maps and photos deserves an award for PR ineptitude.
<BR> Let the outrage begin.<BR> All the
best.<BR>
Fritz
McEvoy<BR>
Sunrise Valley, CB<BR><BR>
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