14 DAY TRIAL // For those unaware, British rocker Morrissey is a fierce defender of animal rights, and he seldom shies away from letting other people know exactly what is on his mind.
Media reports say that the musician and animal activist has recently taken a stand against Canada's seal hunt, a practice labeled inhumane and utterly cruel by many before him.
Ecorazzi informs that, looking to twist high officials' arm into putting an end to this practice, Morrissey spared a few moments to criticize Canadian Fisheries Minister, Gail Shea.
Thus, in a post published on fan site True-to-You, the British rocker claims that Gail Shea is wrong in claiming that the seals that fall victim to such hunts are killed in a humane manner.
“Gail Shea, the federal Fisheries Minister for Canada, says that baby seals are ‘killed humanely,’ and explains how the baby seals are shot by high-powered rifles,” Morrissey argues.
“If she considers such butchery to be so ‘humane,’ why doesn’t she place herself amongst the tens of thousands of grey-coated harp seals that will be slaughtered within the next few weeks?”
“She could then test the humane aspect of having her head blown off for herself. Only then could she be thought to speak with any authority on the subject,” he adds.
I don't know about you, but I for one agree with Morrissey, more so after having watched footage of the Canadian seal hunt that the Humane Society of the United States shared with the public earlier this month.