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The Life Of A Harp Seal During The Canadian Seal Hunt~My Heart is Breaking
Apr 2, 2009

I kissed my baby yesterday morning before getting to sea to catch some breakfast...

kiss.jpg seal kiss image by partyboy8383

 

And then strange objects arrived on our ice floes yesterday !

 

And then strange things took steps on our ice,our home...

They approached our friend,I didn't know what was happening...

I was so scared,i tried to hide between the ice,maybe they would not see me...I could see my baby hiding too...

But what happened to our friend? I didn't understand why this was happening...

Our friend tried to get away,but he wasn't fast enough...

Our friend was dead ! My baby cried and screamed of fear and hurt...

Then they heard my baby....Now it was her turn...I couldn't save her...

My baby could see a glimps from above and saw our friends,our family,our home...

I can smell my baby, but can't find her...

I am so sad i can't kiss my baby tomorrow...

CryingSeal.gif Crying Seal image by all4animals

As a mother my heart double breaks,because of this cruel seal hunt,because of the mother seals who loose their babies, because of the mother seals who loose their own life and leave their babies behind...

My heart breakes... Claudia *For the Oceans* *For the Seals*

photocredits : ClaudiaForTheOceans/Care2, HSUS.org, Sea Shepherd.nl, Paul Darrow/Reutersphoto,IFAW, HSI/V4A, AP Photo/ IFAW, StewartCook
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Posted: Thursday April 2, 2009, 12:47 pm
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PipperLea N. (272) 		Thursday April 2, 2009, 12:57 pm
Claudia,
You can feel the Sadness with your words. Thankyou for Sharing..

Tami S. (94) 		Thursday April 2, 2009, 3:50 pm
Makes my heart hurt~~thank for sharing this beautiful but sad tribute!

Past Member (0) 		Thursday April 2, 2009, 5:11 pm
Heart Wrenching reality! this is great Claudia!

susan f. (30) 		Friday April 3, 2009, 7:59 pm
So sad, but true and beautifully written. May God bless the seals as he welcomes them to heaven...

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