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Can Taylor Swift help Canada's seal meat industry, senate committee asks (ottawacitizen.com)

submitted 9 months ago by NightOwl@lemmy.ca to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Previous government efforts to boost the sale of seal products have also failed, noted Fink. As an example, she pointed to a 2014 plan which recommended the Fisheries and Oceans department try to revive the market for the sale of seal penises.

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[–] blazera@kbin.social 25 points 9 months ago (3 children)

they dont even make a case of what benefit this provides besides money for specifically them. Go into a different industry if consumers dont want what you're selling.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 4 points 9 months ago

But... What if clubbing baby seals is their calling? /s

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Maybe the seal population needs to be controlled? 🤷‍♀️

[–] fidodo@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

If that were the case you'd think they would mention it

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca -1 points 9 months ago

Don't worry, great white sharks have been spotted not far from where the seals live. Soon the seal population won't need to be controlled by a quick death by humans. It'll be controlled by great white sharks tearing them apart!

Then we can all be happy!

[–] fidodo@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

But they want money without having to adapt, why won't people just give them money for things they don't want?