Killing is usually the first solution that comes to the reason-starved human authorities whenever they face a problem – be it the killing of animals or of other innocent humans. Take the latest case of sea lions for example. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has permitted killing of sea lions that swim up to eat endangered salmon in the Columbia River.
This despite the fact that seals prey on no more than 2.4% of salmon population in the river. And Washington and Oregon states have got the permission from NOAA to kill 85 seals that prey on salmon. Reason would ask “why kill the seals?” Safer solutions of saving salmon without harming the seals can be thought. It seems NOAA, like many other entities, know of only one solution – killing animals to save others, which’s both unnatural an inhuman, given the limited occurrence of seals themselves.
But caring souls speak up against the cruelty and unreason. Care2 has created a petition page asking all caring people to sign the petition that asks NOAA to repeal its decision of killing seals. Please sign the petition and have innocent animals from losing their precious lives. We believe and hope that salmons would be protected by other methods without harming the seals. And you are all, of course, encouraged to send your suggestions to NOAA in your personalized note as the petition’s content.
Thank you all,
PS: I am particularly thankful to our nature-lover friend Caroline Vimla who shared the petition page’s link to the above issue on Facebook.
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