Scene From The Club
“Hey Ria! Want to go clubbing?”
“Yeah sure. I mean, the scene is a bit played but whatever. I’m down.”
“Cool”
“Cool”
So I put on my best outfit for the event and meet my friend out there.
“Nice outfit! You ready?”
“Born ready baby!”
“OOOooohhh, you see that cute babe out there?”
“Yeah the one in the white. With those big black eyes?”
“That’s the one. Let’s go over there.”
“Yeah, let’s go!”
And WHAM! BAM! CRACK! SPLAT! (insert more onomatopeias here).
The brain gets crushed, the blood gushes everywhere, the momma seal is looking on in terror and her nursing pup is clubbed to death in the name of the seal industry. One that is banned in Europe. Mostly exported to Norway. They can start clubbing at 12 days old. And here I had to wait until I was 16 years to sneak in to have my experience clubbing.
Oh and what was that like?
For me it was listening to anthems and having sex for the first time on a motorcycle, and singing the American national anthem by the oceans of Crete, and gyro stands for late night eating of my pita with tzatziki and french fries with the freshly shaved lamb. I was not aware I was eating a baby sheep at the time or even conscious of what I was doing; today, I am woken up from my willful ignorance.
For the pup it is just chillin on an ice pad with mom and suddenly some human walks up to my helpless self and sticks a hackapik into my skull. Although most of the time, they miss and they just hook my throat and drain me of my blood and skin me while I am still semi-consious as I see my bright red blood pool around me in the white snow. They also just leave the rest of my carcass for my moms to cry over--natch.
Jacques Cousteau said, “Those who are moved by the plight of the harp seal could also be moved by the plight of the pig – the way they are slaughtered is horrible.” You got that right brother. But that one, is for another day.
April Mission Seven- This industry is dying and yet governments in Ottawa and St. John's have contributed over $50 million toward subsidies and trade junkets for sealing. On the other side of the Atlantic, the EU has banned all seal products. Like all clubbing, this one must close down too. Many petitions you can sign to send a message to the PM of Canada are out there at the moment at the Humane Society, PETA, International Fund For Animal Welfare, Causes and/or you can learn more at the link from the Dodo about what on Earth is happening here:
https://www.thedodo.com/canada-government-seal-hunt-failing-1167543122.html