Kill the Seal
There are a lot of things that come under the tag “only in Russia”, and we try to cover each one. It’s a big pity but this thing happens only in Russia too. These photos come from the the well-known white-coated seal farms. If you are not aware about such a way of Russian farming I will explain a little. In Russia there are farms where white-coated seals are breed. They are being valued much for their fur, it’s something like a rolls-royce in the world of furs, the top fur on the market. It gives warmth, it’s soft like a silk and looks terrific at least this is what the consumers say. What does differ this fur from other furs, is the extreme cruelty in its production. The seals are being clubbed to death at the age of one month. And that’s the only way to do it, according to the fur industry strict standards. The fur-coat makers say holes from bullets spoil the virgin white skins of those 1-month old small seals so they demand them only to be smashed with a good old club.
So here are some photos from one of such farms, or it could be better to say concentration camps. No violence on the photos in order to save your nerves.
This particular farm is in Arkhangelsk Oblast, North-West Russia. The seals are being transported in cages to the farm, there they grow up to one month age and then are hit to death with clubs. The average salary of people who execute is around $150/month, and that’s a lot of money for them, so we can’t blame them, they have families etc. The final fur-coat made of the one-month-old white-fur seal is around $7,000 for the small size
Russian Wooden Highscraper
Today we have hand made stories. Another one is submitted by Timo.
This one is really strange. It is a wooden multi-stored building. It looks like a real skyscraper in Arkhangelsk city. All the houses in the town are mainly two- three- stored and here it stands - a twelve stored wooden tower, more than 120 ft high (38 metres).
There is not elevator and you can reach the top of the building climbing by a carved wooden stairs.
The building can be seen from all the town. The city authorities claim that the building spoils the town view and demand to reduce it by… 10 stores. But he refuses. He really likes his creation and most of the local people think that it looks nice.
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