The Canadian Seal Protest Business

The total number of known threatened species in the world today (2009) stands at 16,938, of the 44,838 species assessed using the IUCN Red list criteria. Threatened species are those listed as Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable.

http://www.endangeredspeciesinternational.org/overview2.html

With so many species of animals threatened today, why are the animal rights protest groups screaming about Canada's seal hunt? The Canadian harp seal is one of the most abundant animals on the planet . According to the department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada, the Canadian harp seal is listed as "least concerned". The harp seal population is healthy and abundant. The Northwest Atlantic harp seal population is currently estimated at 5.6 million animals, nearly triple what it was in the 1970s, and has been at that level for the past ten years.

http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/seal-phoque/myth-eng.htm

What animal right protest groups have learned is that through cleverly worded propaganda messages, they can get the public to go running for their checkbooks. The animal rights groups use the seal hunt as an annual fundraising event and their attacks fill up their coffers by using emotional pitches and half-truths. The fact is that these groups are actually making more money from the annual Atlantic seal hunt than the sealers themselves earn. Take for example the $77.5 million U.S. the International Fund For Animal Welfare raised last year and it's easy to see the benefits seal hunting actually bring to protest groups. Greenpeace pulls in 35 million dollars a year. PETA makes close to 40 million. HSUS earns a hefty 100 million a year. Fund raising, not protection of species, is often their prime objective.

Animal rights groups were very quick to see the economical gold mine in "Saving Canadian Seals". In 2007, it is estimated that animal rights groups earned nearly 300 million dollars worldwide protesting the seal hunt in one year. How much money have the animal rights groups made since they started protesting the seal hunt. The figures must be staggering.

Solely for the purpose of fundraising, animal rights protest groups argue against the Canadian seal hunt, one of the most numerous animals on the planet. All the while, 16,938 species of animals that are in trouble seem to be ignored.

Go figure...
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