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[BabysMomma]

Well there are two kinds of seal hunt, the inuits seal hunt and (for lack of a better term) 'everyone elses' seal hunt (although both happen at the same time of year).

The inuit have been hunting seal for over 4,000 years, it is a mainstay to their diet and part of their traditions and culture.

'Everyone else' started tagging along for the pelts to make clothing. Lately (because of all the negative media hype) however the demand for seal pelts has gone down.

That is how it was explained to me anyways. Despite all the negativity, it is no more cruel or inhumane than an average commercial slaughterhouse.

Not only that, but the kinds of seals that are hunted (grey seals, there's strict restrictions on harp seals and there's talk of putting them under protection for a short period) NEED to be culled every year, because they're all eating, all killing, all breeding little hellions that would destroy the fish stocks otherwise.

A hakapik, while it may be icky, is actually more humane than a rifle because it kills the seal instantly by destroying the brain - the same method we espouse here for killing reptiles. Seals are fast, it's easy to miss with a rifle and only wound the poor thing, and a wounded seal quickly becomes prey for the bigger things in the water up here. Polar bears and orcas aren't quite as kind as humans.

People throughout eastern Canada eat seal. They're not endangered, there's no reason for the seal hunt to be any more controversial than moose season, deer season, duck season or rabbit season.