I know what you are saying, every time I watch this I get so mad at these worthless guys. The seal is thin, exausted and scared.

I don't know, there is a channel that saves seals by tackling and netting them. It wasn't that bad. ukposts.info/have/v-deo/rnWAqp9rjZegwH0.html

I agree these guys are pussies. Cut the damn line already...

Shirin Latapie Yes Yes Yes!Good for you!

Contrast and compare with the guys in Namibia.?

I know, they were totally stupid... A seal doesn't "attack" people, unless you're close, and then they just bite to keep you away, so it's entirely "defense", not attack. What utter p****y's.

Why didn’t they take him closer to shore?? I hope killer whales weren’t hanging around! You know he was so tired w that heavy net around his neck. Men do not think. And there were many men.

i mean you could at least invite em in for some molson's

Veronica Ferraro Good for you!

Veronica Ferraro Yes Yes Yes!

It's what you could expect from a bunch of drop-kicks.

It was 4 and 1 with a camera

My first thought too!

Being fishermen they didn't want him to take their fish!

they could have spared a couple of fish for that pup.

Or they should have edited the video better to less of the beginnings and more of the seal resting and enjoying their company for however long it required. And especially no forced 'repatriation'! LOL.

ok i’ll take my time machine and redo it with them

that's what I think!!

I agree. It was kind of you to untangle him but he needed to rest. Why not use the friendly end of your gaff?

These are good Canadians --- aren't they all? --- but terrible videographers. Skip ALL THE WAY to time-mark 06:30 --- when finally they get the little pup under control --- and watch through 07:45 when all the netting is cut away. Nonetheless, NOT BAD AT ALL for non-professional pup-rescuers. I give them high marks.

yes..why not just back up and let him rest for a bit?

And compassionate, bunch of idiot assholes, yes you did good cutting it free, what took 4 or 5 men, one (1) woman could have accomplished in half the time and WAY more compassionately!

D, I agree. What a bunch of dumb asses. They should have realized something was wrong if it didn't immediately jump back in the water. I would of stayed there until it jumped off. It was probably hungry too. They should have given it some of their bait.

I want to smack all those idiots

I'm glad I wasn't the only one boiling while watching this pack of ignorant knumbskull anuses morons. Good post, Christine Taylor.

Really?

Rocio Martinez ....... is that said with a silly rising intonation?

Amen to that! How many men does it take to save a little seal oh my stars they're screwing around and wanting to get the video and afraid of getting bit and they've got all this equipment and they're screwing around just drives me nuts I see videos like this all the time of people just brainless so I feel your pain but thank God they were there and they finally save the poor little thing

My thoughts exactly! Food is a universal panacea, and the little guy was traumatized being on a boat with a bunch of inept humans. And what kind of fishermen put to see without at least one pair of heavy gloves??

Que imbécil,casi le entierran el gancho,por el afán de echarlo en el agua,el se estaba recuperando..🤔

@@auroracubillos3620 Can be quick, hanging in the water for a long time, come up and fear, in fact, very simple thing. Old bastard!

Clearly needed some food and I’m sure there was fish a plenty on that boat, poor thing would have smelt it too!

They didn't use to get along with this Pet that first of all behaved a little agressive, understand?

Andre Gregory Samuel Gilles since when are they pets? They are wild animals, key word ‘wild’!

@@jeffd.8917 Agreed Jeff! It amazes me when people cannot seem to see the good in anything. Don't know about you, but since all the craziness in this country started....I look for videos like this to bring a little brightness and joy to my heart.

Валентина Ковалева Точно,я тоже так на них разозлилась,что за люди?Во-первых,занесите его внутрь лодки,со спины перережьте веревки,дайте поесть что-нибудь.Я бы ни за что не выгнала животное,если он сам хочет побыть со мной.Слава Богу,много подобных комментариев на английском и люди многие возмущены и разочарованы.Хоть не все такие там.

LOL

To be fair, you really don't ever want to be bitten by a wild animal. Not because the sea lion itself can hurt you, but because it might carry harmful bacteria or diseases.

That guy made me so mad. He kept trying to wrap that baby's head up and was just scaring him instead. He didnt need to push him off the way he did. What a moron.

Yeah, I didn't like the way they shoved him off either, unnecessary!

That whole “rescue” just irritated me.

Rustic Box probably they had already finished a 6 pack each before coming across him maybe that's why they have so much trouble. Got to give them credit for helping!

It was like watching paint dry. Hurry up !!!!!! WTH , poor baby

Applaud the effort but next time. Just get it done. I promise it was more acared of you.

@@rickystrickland844 That's why the baby was gonna bite someone's finger. It's not powerful enough to do some damage but some people (me as well) don't like being bitten by animals. First of all, they carry diseases. If it bites you it may cause you big problems. And second, I just don't like being bitten even if an animal is playing with me - like cats or dogs. I don't like them drool all over me or my hand. Many people are OK with their dogs doing that but not me. I like dogs, but that's just disgusting.

Was trying to figure out why they took 2:15 mins of video, time where he tried to stop his head from bashing into the side of their boat... and clearly a lot of time off camera, before pulling him out of the water in 15 secs.

yeah.. instead of filming the poor thing how bout dropping the fuckin camera and help him.. I'm pretty sure they wouldn't like being hung by the neck either..

I like how these people go out of there way to help animal's but they don't have the right kit to do so. I Garden and can think of plenty of tools they could use to cut that rope off without getting bitten.mmdmmnsn

They tried to rescue him. I hope he made it.

I totally agree...all those big sissy men....every one of them lame. Happy they took the time to rescue the poor little guy. But they weren't very smart about it. Took to long because they were doing it wrong. A women should have done it. Ha ha. And yes...he should hve been fed....another given a women would have done.

Yeah, one big seamonster and 5 little girls

wolf310ii Interesting how some men liken being female with insults. “Five little girls” to describe people who work with these animals and are right to understand the pup they are trying to help has sharp teeth the size of a full grown 50 lb dog. Working with animals, these folks know that wild, scared animals in pain and exhausted can pack quite a punch. Bites to hands are most common in that situation and hands are a dangerous place to be bitten. Talk to a dog rescuer about multiple surgeries, hospital stays for iv antibiotics and amputation of parts of hands just from a dog bite. I hope if you have children you will think about this and make some changes because the attitude you’ve demonstrated is damaging to children who look up to you.

That are not people who work with animals, thats just 5 guys fishing on the lake, found a sea lion. Profesional animal rescuer would be better equiped and would not act like a pussy, and they would a exhausted animal not poke with a stick back into water, they would look for injuries or would take the the Sea Lion to the animal station

Totally agree with wolf,"thy're don't work with animal",because it wouldnt have taken 5min to figure out how to grab it.....

They wanted to carry on fishing and get the creature out of there way.

I know right? that guy is a moron.

Ikr!!!!!!!

I dont know who was scared more

Agreed, that guy with the wetsuit was really timid plus he kept doing the same thing time and again despite the same problems in earlier attempts. He should have let the girl on the boat do the job she would have certainly been more professional.

I agree, that guy just made the situation worse. And why the stick?

Yah, he was an awful big guy to be terrified by a seal pup trapped in a net.

Horrible.

It's a good thing you didn't have the Holy Hand Grenade

POKING HIM WITH A FUCKING GAFF is not quite my idea of "releasing" it.

You are right big f what a bunch of weenies

Maybe let it rest a little, but Jesus freaking Christ, they saved it's life. Quit nitpicking.

@@CarbonGlassMan There is no nit-picking. Do the job properly and let the animal rest.

@@HarrySmith-hr2iv It is nitpicking. How is that not obvious? It's like giving someone a free Ferrari and they complain about the color.

@Jennifer Coleman It's not a bad thing to do after the ordeal the poor thing has been through. Probably needed a few fish to give it some strength.

@Jennifer Coleman R U kidding?! Seriously? One damn fish isn't going to make him "too accustomed to humans"! Really? What planet do you live on?

@@dobegrama I agree!! The poor thing was exhausted and traumatized! I would've given him a fish and let him stay on the boat for as long as he needed to regain his strength and jump off on his own!! He was just a baby!!

My sentiments exactly.

I Garden and can think of plenty of tools they could use to cut that rope off without getting bitten the due was annoying.

Seriously, was so annoying he kept putting it over his face and then taking it off again and again.

Ignorance is bliss... It's common tactic to cover wild animal's sight so they are not so stressed and stay calm. It also block their vision so they won't see where to bite. Touching against their will is last thing they like. He was tired so struggling was not as bad, and how did you deduce he wanted to be touched? Did all that trashing give it away? Even tamed wild animals are likely to bite or scratch you if you touch or approach them when they don't want you to. Clips that you see about these wild animals letting people touch them, work because it's the animals being ones to approach us. Maybe he was bit nervous with the stick, but otherwise they did it right and did a great thing.

Linda these people shouldnt be let out on their own.....fair dues they did eventually help the seal pup......but ye Gods they made such a bloody fuss! Bet they are all useless middle management waste of spaces in real life. I half expected a conference call with a vote and expenses put in the way they were carrying on. Dont get in their company in an Apocalypse....they wont be god for anything (except food.....they are edible 😎)

Why a club with a hook? It could have poked him!

retardo's

it was a home made boat gaff ... the guys were not prepared to rescue a sea lion caught in netting - they used whatever they had available ... the gaff was just to keep the sea lion at bay ... it's still a wild animal and could have attacked them ... then we'd see the video in the category "rescuing a wild animal and getting bit for it ..."

ITS A DANGEROUS BEAST

@@DarkBath There is no dangerous Beast like human beings.

Sam McDonald maybe that's the problem they were at the Sea Lion Pub before they went fishing!

Killer baby seal with teeth scary big white men

These incompetent dumb assholes almost drawned him, then they f’ing pushed him off.

They be big pussies!!! That little seal would Not bite them.. Still I'm grateful to them for freeing Willie.

@@cwhyharris7473 really big teeth what did think he was gonna attack ..he was exhausted and just maybe he was showing his teeth while trying to smile .

Dunning Kruger effect.

Girls would have done a much better job and they wouldn't have made the poor thing suffer more. One of those moments when one is ashamed to be Canadian if these pussies were Canadian. Not a brain cell amongst them

wow! I was thinking too bad there isn't a female on board 'cause she would have babied that little guy; would have taken the net off of it a lot faster and then fed it!! so, they were not acting like a bunch of Girls!

I'm a woman and I take offence to that comment. If I were on board it wouldnt been nearly as difficult because I have brain, it wouldn't have taken as ling because I'm not a coward & it wouldnt have ended with an act of animal cruelty because I wouldve shown it some love & compassion...let it rest & give it some fish to eat if I had some on board.

Cat G They freed the bloody thing you stupid tart. Going by your picture you would have been busy doing your nails.

Burt Purvis your just as big an ass as he was! This has nothing to do with doing nails! Go Purv your but!

I would of smashed that fat fuck pushing poor thing back to the Water. they should gave it some baitfish and take it to a Rescue place! Tiny little Pup weakened like this one no way will survive without it's Momma! The first Orca will eat it up for snack! Fat idiot!

jozsefkacsa all of a sudden we are experts on wildlife. If you were there you would have been prepping your pants and ringing your mumma

Cat G I am with you. The jackass who was in a hurry to push it overboard should have been put in his place. The lil guy was tired and not aggressive. This is probably the only time those people would ever be this close to a juvenile sea lion in the wild and the jackass was in a hurry to end it. If it were my boat, the seal could have stayed as long as he wanted.

I like how these people go out of there way to help animal's but they don't have the right kit to do so. I Garden and can think of plenty of tools they could use to cut that rope off without getting bitten.ndnndn

I. Pity you

Please, there's Someone to Put the Net around these stupid Men and ...

Abida, I was just thinking the same thing. All they had to do was get it inside the boat, instead of on the bow, cover it’s head, and start cutting.

Well, there WERE only THREE big strong manly men against one small sea lion so...