Animal rights

Animal rights, also referred to as animal liberation, is the idea that the most basic interests of non-human animals should be afforded the same consideration as the similar interests of human beings. Advocates approach the issue from different philosophical positions, but agree that animals should be viewed as non-human persons and members of the moral community, and should not be used as food, clothing, research subjects, or entertainment. They argue that human beings should stop seeing other sentient beings as property, rather than as property to be treated kindly.

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Slaughter of seals

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During this time, year by year in North American country, thousands of seals are slaughtered and killed with permission from the Canadian government. They are hit in the head with hooks and poles, or are shot in the brain area to avoid damaging their fur, which is highly prized by European and Asian fashion. Because deaths are not always instantaneous, the vast majority of seals are skinning still alive, while others fled bleeding, crawling on the ice badly wounded, deep into the Arctic Ocean, where they die after a few hours.

Each year, activists put pressure on the sealers and the fishing industry that supports the yearly massacre. Join or organize a protest or other event to spread the word in 2010, and help put an end to this atrocity forever.

Strange or Unusual Facts

Seals are able to dive 1000 feet and can stay underwater for 30 minutes. They have more blood for their body size than any other land animal. They come on land or ice to mate. A seal's milk is forty-five to fifty percent fat. Because of this, some seals grpw extremely fast adding almost three pounds a day until they are weaned around three weeks of age. The grey seal's scientific name Halichoerus grypus comes from the Greek and means "hook-nosed sea pig." Sea lions can dive up to 475 feet deep and can stay under water for 20 minutes at a time.

Seals Behavior

Seals do not dive deep or stay under water long. The maximum is only a couple minutes. However some seals while hunting, can stay under water for as long as thirty minutes and dive as deep as 1,000 feet (305 meters.) They are able to do this without running out of oxygen because scientists believe they have more blood in their body than land animals do which gives them enough oxygen to do this. They swim, breed, and pupp in large groups for protection. Seal's legs were adapted into flippers so they could swim and catch food easier.

Habitat

Seals are marine animals that live in the sea. There are seventeen different kinds of seals but most live in the artics. The group ranges in size. The Ringed Seal measures 4 feet long and weighs about 140 pounds. The Northern Seal Elephant may grow to be 20 feet and weigh up to 4 tons. Seals have a temperature that remains the same all the time. They have hair or fur. Mother seals bear live young which they nurse with milk and care until the young can take care of themselves. Two groups that are only distantly related (seals and sea lions) are often confused. However, there are a few ways to tell them apart. First, true seals do not have ears on the outside. They simply have small holes that lead to their ear. These holes close when the seals go under water. Sea lions, however, have small ear flaps instead. Also, sea lions have nails on their flippers and seals don't. Some sea lions have spots and most seals have plain skin in different colors. Both seals and sea lions have whiskers like cats. Another difference is that sea lions have shorter snouts than seals. Both seals and sea lions have a thick layer of fat on their bodies. This layer is called blubber.

Description

Most seals live in the artics and survive in the harsh and bitter cold weather because they have a layer of thick fat called blubber. Seals and sea lions live most of their lives in the water but come out on land to bask in the sun. They come up during the breeding season. They like deep salt water because it provides plenty of fish to keep them alive and healthy. Seals live in places where disturbance is minimal. They like islands and rocky shores where they can bask in the sun and be close to their source of food. Also, they like sandbars, where they can also bask in the sun. They feed in cold open waters so that there is a wider variety of fish to choose from.