Savagery At Sea

A South African paper writes of "Sadistic slaughter of sea creatures, gun shots at dawn and eyewitness intimidation ? This is apparently a daily occurrence just off our shores and indeed, those of the entire country."

Cape fishermen are accused of clubbing and shooting seals and sharks to death, as well as cruelly maiming them and leaving them to die every day. According to those in the fishing and maritime industry this has been going on for decades and the government is not only not doing anything to stop the carnage, but tacitly condoning it.

Last Tuesday an eyewitness sent a harrowing email to People's Post describing the killing of at least eight seals and a shark the previous weekend off Olifantsbos near Cape Point, a protected marine reserve. The sender of the email wrote under the name "Bill Fish", saying that he fears for his and his family's safety should his real name be revealed. His identity is known to People's Post and it can be assured that he is a respected member of the southern suburbs' community...