HAS Mandy Carter (Stop the Slaughter, Readers' Letters, August 31) ever been to the mouth of the St Lawrence River on the east coast of Canada and seen the amount of seals there are in the area or is she going by hearsay?
The seals need to be controlled.
There are too many of them already in the area.
This is why the fish stocks around the east coast of Canada have been depleted. The annual seal hunt is controlled by the Ministry of Fisheries. A quota is set every year for the cull and officers are present on the ice floes when the seals are killed. The seals are killed as humanely as possible.
This year, I think the quota for the year was not met.
How about seagulls? Is there not a cull on these birds? What about foxes that go after lambs, or mice and rats that invade people's homes - or is that another story?
Trev Audin, Avonhurst Road, Islington, Ontario, Canada.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article