I'm not usually a fan of direct action a la Greenpeace, PETA, inter alia, but I stumbled upon an article about a prank carried out by a Sea Shepherd Conservation Society crew that I actually don't mind at all. Why? First, seal clubbing is such a despicable, entirely unnecessary and unjustifiable practice, on par at least with cock-fighting, dog-fighting, bear-baiting and Spanish bull-fighting, yet is allowed to legally continue in Canada. I don't buy, nor will I indulge here, the arguments that it is an important cultural tradition and an important industry. Second, no one is being hurt here, except perhaps these bastards' pride.
Someone's got to keep bringing attention to this and other issues 'til enough public pressure is brought to bear on the government to ban the cruel practice. This prank is one way of bringing attention to the issue while having a little fun at the expense of the perpetrators. Check it out here.
