Seal Killing in Namibia

Today signalled the beginning of my activism towards helping the beautiful creatures on our planet! I went to my first protest today! I am passionate about animals and have always been sensitive to the plight of creatures in distress, but I had never acted upon it. So when I was sent an email about the clubbing to death of pup seals in Namibia, my heart lurched and my soul cried out in anguish for these beautiful creatures. Hosted by Anastaysa from the wonderful vegan restaurant, Earth2 in Emmarentia, the protest was organised outside the Namibian embassy in Pretoria today, in the hope of putting an end to this senseless murder. The killing of innocent, baby seals will start on July 1st. This is the 2nd largest Seal Slaughter in the world, the commercial Seal Hunt in Canada, being the 1st. Baby seals and their nursing cows are rounded up on the beaches of Namibia and senselessly clubbed and stabbed to death. Namibian's pup quota is 85 000 seals for 165 days. The seals are rounded up and killed in the early hours of their nursing morning, afterwhich the sealers cover up the bloody evidence for the sweep of tourists visiting the beaches every day.
The protest was creatively inspired by a funeral procession. Various placards and fake seal pup coffins were distributed to the 30 protestors while a melancholic drumbeat accompanied the march around the Namibian Embassy. The commissioner fled as soon as he discovered the reason for the gathering. A couple of reporters took photographs and the scene was one of sombre compassion. It was a protest of calm, austere sincerity and I was honoured to be among people with such passion and care for our creatures. Well done Anastasya! I was so happy to be a part of this event and I will surely be doing more in the near future. Please see the link for more information on this desperate situation. http://www.animalrightsafrica.org/NEWS_Jun07_SealsNamibia.php