Seal-hunting holidays, anyone?
Tourists are being offered the chance to kill seals, with the company offering the “sporting holidays” reporting strong interest from the UK, Germany and France.
According to a report in the Daily Mail, the Norwegian company NorSafari is offering one-day excursions for £110, with four-day trips costing £650. Tourists are guaranteed at least one kill on the one-day trip, with two kills guaranteed on the longer packages.
The newspaper quotes the country’s fisheries minister as saying that the initiative would “help restore the balance” between seals and fish along Norway’s coastline.
The boss of another company, Polar Events, is quoted as saying: “Seals have been hunted in Norway for many years and it’s part of the culture. We want people who are interested in hunting, not just people who come to shoot the animal. The tradition here is that we hunt the seal to eat it. It’s food.”
Unsurprisingly, the proposals have not found favour with everyone; Paul Watson, of the Sea Shepherd group, reportedly said: “Killing a baby seal is about the easiest thing you can if you’re inclined to be sadistic. You certainly can’t say there is any sport in it – the animal is totally defenceless.”
Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd
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