From: gandlbrothers@ns.sympatico.ca   
      
   While the seal hunt is outdated, archaic and yes cruel, Ms Anderson had a   
   lot of her facts wrong,  small white coat seals are no longer killed, 90% of   
   them are shot not clubed, and the economic value to the people involved in   
   the hunt, mostly fishermen, is substantial, while hardly significant to the   
   sums of money that celebrities rake in.   
      
   She seems sincere in her concern for animals, which is admirable, but  there   
   should be some concern for people's livelihood, and also she should have   
   shown more respect for the music and musicians gathered there for the event.   
   If I had a gripe it  would be with  the organizers who booked her in spite   
   (or perhaps because) of her long established  support of PETA.   
    wrote in message   
   news:1144094026.144437.196180@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...   
   >I wached the Junos Award last night and have a couple of comments.   
   > First and formost, we must really get someone different to do the sound   
   > because, it sounded very bad, and don't think all this artists really   
   > sound that bad.   
   >   
   > I also want to give two big thumbs up for Pamela Anderson , who   
   > apparently was suppose to be the host, for making the statement; "my   
   > favorite artist couldn't come tonight. Seal was afraid he would get   
   > clubbed".  Pamela a long-time spokesperson for PETA was responding to   
   > the brutal tradition in the east coast where hunters and viciously   
   > killing small seals by taking clubs, some with a large spike on the end   
   > and hitting seals in the head.   
   >   
   > These hunters then take the seals and start skinning them before   
   > verifying their even dead yet. The east coast hunters and government   
   > claim that this is their only avenue for income during this part of the   
   > year, when in fact, seal hunting only makes up 1 to 2 percent of the   
   > east coast industry revenue.   
   >   
   > Ms. Anderson has shown that she has more "balls" than most men, making   
   > this statement right in the east coast (Halifax) territory where this   
   > tradition and taking place, and doing so on National Television.   
   >   
   > As for that other celebrity who came out and boasted about wearing pure   
   > seal skin outfit, just shown to us how little class she has and has   
   > given me a repulsive picture of who I thought she was before the show.   
   >   
   > Way to rock the boat Pamela !!! Keep it up!!   
   >   
      
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